Thursday, 17 July 2008
Today was D-Day
Today I can finally reveal that the office I work in will be closing - though not yet. We now start a whole round of meetings with our managers to discuss our personal circumstances and precisely why we can't travel to various points of the compass on a daily basis. Fortunately there is something called RDT - Reasonable Daily Travel - an hour each way. They can't make you use a car if you normally travel by bus etc. There are lots of rules and regulations surrounding the whole thing fortunately. My next nearest office is also for the chop. I can see lots of confusion and misinformation being spread by all and sundry. Basically the whole thing is not much fun and I suppose I really shouldn't be saying anything more about it in public so I'll stop there. I'm not too concerned for myself as I have various options being fairly close to retirement, but for others this is desperately serious stuff, especially as wages round here are on the low side as it's a rural economy. Ho hum.
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So sorry to hear this, Jilly. Sending hugs to you. Hope it's sorted as smoothly as possible.
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Thanks Anne. Knowing the organisation I work for it's unlikely to be quick but we live in hope.
Have only just caught up with this - sorry to hear it. Frankly, a scenario which those of us who work in the public sector get too much experience of - I wouldn't mind, but it seldom seems to achieve much good for the user/ taxpayer, and half the time needs to be replaced later at even greater expense. I second Anne's wishes for the best solution as soon as possible, of course.
Hugs,
NAM
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