Hello fluffy nutcase - I don't know how I would get through the day without seeing your gorgeous face on here (or insta)
Take a deep breath!
That’s such a shame, it’s miserable if you just can’t get on and do your job without all the crap! I’ve been there and it’s no fun
Here’s a photo of my old rainbow boys Bill and Ted
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These two Thank you so much. It really is awful working for the people I work for, makes me hate the industry I work in, and that's not why I went into it in the first place. Such a shame. 
Try working for an arm's length government company, massive loads of politics and pink fluffy rubbish, I now bite my tongue, get my patrol car and stay out for the whole shift on my own, key performance indicators for this, targets for that, I spoke my mind on certain things - nothing rude or out of line and got a 2 year final written warning for misconduct! Then there is the online e-learning for stuff which is totally unnecessary, and getting causes for this, that and the other rammed down my throat at every opportunity. Then on top of that, I have to have eyes in my backside every time I step out of the car as one wrong move could kill me!
thankfully I have 6 years till retirement. I will be grabbing it with both hands. 
That all sounds so familiar! Minus the stepping out of the car part (or at least I hope......). I also don't fit in because I refuse to kiss the bottoms of management (I don't see that as an option for ladder climbing to be perfectly honest), but it's so frustrating to watch everyone else do it relentlessly! I think I am also close to a misconduct warning for simply voicing my opinion. I've brought years of industry expertise to a department managed by those with paper qualifications and no industry experience. Recipe for disaster in my opinion - paper and experience would work best in this line of work (I better not voice that one out loud again, but how can people not practice what they preach)?Try working for an arm's length government company, massive loads of politics and pink fluffy rubbish, I now bite my tongue, get my patrol car and stay out for the whole shift on my own, key performance indicators for this, targets for that, I spoke my mind on certain things - nothing rude or out of line and got a 2 year final written warning for misconduct! Then there is the online e-learning for stuff which is totally unnecessary, and getting causes for this, that and the other rammed down my throat at every opportunity. Then on top of that, I have to have eyes in my backside every time I step out of the car as one wrong move could kill me!
DA BOSS Velvet , Handsome Silver Fox Christian and Little Meg.
Oh my... just for me?Here are my original 5 in a line up just for you @Bradshaw Piggies.
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Cutey Pie Dennis, The Ever Beautiful Betsy,
Here they all are fast asleep.
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meltdown averted. Absolute beauties Thank you so much for the gorgeous photos!
It can't come soon enough, I had a new manager sideways transfer from the land registry, trying to tell me how to do my job, I've got 35 years operational experience and can do the job in my sleep. I'm not bothered about climbing the greasy pole, I go in, fill my flask, grab my patrol car keys and personal radio, transfer my kit bag from my car boot to back seat of the car and hit the motorway. At the end of shift, I wash my car and flask, put my kit bag back in my car, hand my keys and radio in and go home. Rinse and repeat. Some days I have an operationally calm shift, other days I'm chasing my tail! Luckily, I now have my community first responder team leader role to take my mind off the day job.That all sounds so familiar! Minus the stepping out of the car part (or at least I hope......). I also don't fit in because I refuse to kiss the bottoms of management (I don't see that as an option for ladder climbing to be perfectly honest), but it's so frustrating to watch everyone else do it relentlessly! I think I am also close to a misconduct warning for simply voicing my opinion. I've brought years of industry expertise to a department managed by those with paper qualifications and no industry experience. Recipe for disaster in my opinion - paper and experience would work best in this line of work (I better not voice that one out loud again, but how can people not practice what they preach)?
Retirement is a long long time away for me, hopefully I can build my other businesses enough to be able to step away from my current employment. I'll just have to hope hard work pays off! I'm also hoping and praying that the daily rubbish from current role doesn't drive me into a deep depression beforehand...
Bet you can't wait to enjoy retirement!
It does very much feel like a rinse and repeat deal here also. Feels like I just survive each day, rather than enjoy each day? What a waste of life that seems.... Every day I say to myself 'there has to be more to life than this', but change doesn't come easy. I spent years in a role building that department, then they restructured and replaced a few of us with newer, younger models (with far less experience). I haven't had the same passion for the place since.It can't come soon enough, I had a new manager sideways transfer from the land registry, trying to tell me how to do my job, I've got 35 years operational experience and can do the job in my sleep. I'm not bothered about climbing the greasy pole, I go in, fill my flask, grab my patrol car keys and personal radio, transfer my kit bag from my car boot to back seat of the car and hit the motorway. At the end of shift, I wash my car and flask, put my kit bag back in my car, hand my keys and radio in and go home. Rinse and repeat. Some days I have an operationally calm shift, other days I'm chasing my tail! Luckily, I now have my community first responder team leader role to take my mind off the day job.
I too used to hate my job and it was a blessing in disguise when they dismissed me due to ill health back in 2018. I used to dread going in and would lie awake worrying about it (((hugs))) and here are my piggies to hopefully make you smile 
They really do make me smile and have also prevented the impending meltdown!I’m so sorry that you’re hating your job so much
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I feel the same as you. I dread the thought of going in and don’t sleep. Thank you so much for your support
Ahh gorgeous distraction spam! You guys have also made my day (as have all the beautiful piggies on here). Thank you so much for the support
Thank you so much for the support. I’ll have to try the visualisation tactic.... though with my managers not sure I want to!
Thank you so much. You are correct. Well I wasn’t around to work in the 80s (I was born 87), but I can imagine it must have been a hundred times better than it is now. I just hope I can build my other businesses enough to step away from the horrendous full time job. But balancing time to do both can be tricky.
