Should have been a landmark day for the company today, with all FIVE of us in the office for the first time. Mel turned up for her first day and West duly arrived, jetlagged but looking well at 10.30, and it would have been a full house but for Jo calling in sick.
Not bad, after just one day at work after the holidays.
For the first time, her abscence today annoyed me a little and I questioned whether it is 'right' of us to keep letting her take a couple of days every time she splits up with her boyfried,
Seems to be the way their relationship goes, and this is the third time in her year with us that this has happened.
And apparently (again) it's permanent this time. Third time lucky, perhaps?
So should I keep on letting her have sick days for this?
I think so, and it feels OK, but how regular is it going to be? She doesn't actually take much other time off, but as Mel put it today, it's 'unusual in her experience' to justify this kind of thing as sick leave.
Not so sure.
Weird to think that this time last year we were wondering if we could afford to take on Jo. Now we have two part timers as well and still enjoy a five-figure bank balance.
So so busy too. At least three big new jobs to quote for with mapping, the cruise terminal media campaign to launch and three VGs going to print this month.
Spent some time at the sales at lunchtime, mainly to exchange Tx Christmas coat for one two sizes bigger so that she can wear fat jumpers underneath? Huh?
There was me thinking a big coat would eliminate the need for fat jumpers?
And surely it needs to get cold first anyway...
Hey ho. Her birthday next week so I'm looking for other reduced clothes.
And LC is three on the weekend . She's so excited she's waking up at night.
That's for the first time ever, so things do get a bit fraught here lately.
Picked up Mojo today. Why is a mag on sale at the end of December called a "Febrauary" edition??
Interesting review of Movies - Holgar Czukay by John, which is what I bought it for, not to mention the very average review of From Trash. Fairy nuff though - it is a very average album.
Great free CD with this issue - the first magazine I have purchased for several years.
John was on Berlin - Soundz Decadent on Radio2 last night so I'll pick that up and record it on the interweb tomorrow in the office.