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goodbye, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodnight
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
2 Oct 19
Beautiful Italian has left my place of work in order to pursue her dream of gaining a degree. We used to be a group of nine souls, in our own friendly little office. Then we were amalgamated with The Others and the...
personal
friendship
drama
on the job
7 responses
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9 people
if you're happy and you know it
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
10 Sep 19
Being back at work following the summer hols is both lovely and horrid. The *horrid* is simply the fact that I'm back and have ten months of madness and chaos looming ahead of me. The *lovely* is knowing that - at least today -...
personal
on the job
young folk
4 responses
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5 people
i miss the sunrise
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
19 Mar 19
For a few brief weeks my morning bus journey was accompanied by the orange and pink glows of the rising sun, and I was awed and inspired on a daily basis. The skies here in the Flatlands have a tendency to look spectacular,...
personal
on the bus
on the job
no more sunrise
6 responses
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5 people
windy writing
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
7 Feb 19
Wind is back with a vengeance this morning. He didn't bring Rain this time. I wish he had; with no Umbrella to play with, he turned his attention fully on me. Wheee!!! I squealed as he swept me down High Street. Then he blew my...
personal
on the job
musing
the future
4 responses
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4 people
the victim
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
18 Oct 18
I think I can safely assume that every single one of us knows at least one person suffering from victim mentality. This post is about my one person. Daphne {not her real name, obviously} is a young colleague at work....
personal
on the job
at work
playing the victim
5 responses
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4 people
i am not a tin of tuna
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
History suggests that as human beings we seem to have an insatiable need to slot each other into categories, give each other a label, and thus treat each other accordingly. The contemporary world is no different, yet - perhaps...
personal
on the job
labels and excuses
8 responses
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7 people
this is the end
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
3 Jul 18
The End is nigh. Just three full days and two {probably-}sleepless nights and my summer holidays begin. No more work until the third of September. Boo-Yah! These last few days at work are full-on Taster Days. September's intake...
personal
another year gone
on the job
10 responses
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8 people
awkwardness & pain
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
27 Jun 18
As we head towards the end of the academic year the life I live at work winds down and becomes increasingly boredom-inducing. Students have mostly scarpered, except for the few stragglers who have yet to complete units of work....
personal
on the job
mini heatwave
8 responses
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7 people
well, this is nice
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
23 May 18
Further to my post about parental units often using mobile phones as an easy bribe for screamingly bored toddlers, I was yesterday treated to the other end of the spectrum. The Talk Too Much Mum. Yesterday morning I was...
personal
on the bus
on the job
6 responses
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5 people
people, lost
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
28 Mar 18
Once upon a time there existed a room. In the room lived a bunch of crazy misfits. There they are, see them in the distance ... “the brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal”{ly}* insane, the socialite,...
personal
on the job
fond farewells
nostalgia
4 responses
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4 people
the yoof of 2day
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
21 Mar 18
Long-time Readers & Lurkers will be aware that I work with post-16 year olds in Further Education. And I do enjoy my role, for the most part, particularly as it allows me to people-watch, one of my favourite things. The popular...
personal
language
morals
on the job
5 responses
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4 people
a wordy world of wonderful
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
16 Mar 18
I have discovered a new word to absolutely adore. Well, it's not a new word, just a word I've never contemplated could bring so much enjoyment into my life, until yesterday. It's a wonderfully onomatopoeic word, which rolls off...
personal
language
on the job
on the bus
8 responses
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8 people
the bully
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
13 Mar 18
The Bully exists everywhere, regardless of race, colour, age, culture, gender or sexual orientation. Some are subtle, some don't bother to hide it. I doubt there are many among us who have a) never been bullied, and b) never been...
on the job
victimisation
frustration
unpleasant
3 responses
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5 people
the softest hair
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
7 Mar 18
You may think that supporting post-16 students is the easiest job in the world. I have been placed on this earth to tell you that it isnt. It isn't just the fact that most of the students we support are on the autistic spectrum...
personal
on the job
exhaustion
wellbeing
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2 people
the office
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
1 Feb 18
It is currently quiet. Feminazi-mama is reading a newspaper. Little Miss Narcissist is {probably} studying. Mum and Daughter are catching up with paperwork. The Yogi is practising a new breathing technique, maybe, whilst drinking...
on the job
here i am
working life
in the staffroom
8 responses
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7 people
silence is golden, definitely
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
22 Jan 18
She didn't shut up. I had the staffroom to myself for forty minutes before everybody else finished supporting and came to spoil the silence. She has a loud voice. LOUD. And she's from Geordie Land {that's up north for the...
personal
on the job
things other people do
pet peeves
8 responses
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7 people
just another day
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
17 Jan 18
Sometimes I sit in a classroom, zoning out whilst the tutor drones on, doodling in my notebook in an effort to stay awake. At such times I wonder why I do the job I do. I dont feel that I'm contributing anything positive to...
personal
on the job
exhaustion
4 responses
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4 people
whatever happened to anna log?
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
28 Nov 17
Anna Log lies forgotten in the corner, her curves still bountiful but her hands crippled and for ever stuck at ten to five. She is silent and still, having nothing to do but watch her replacement Di Gital as he goes about his day...
on the job
time
basic maths
8 responses
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8 people
the wind took my woolly hat
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
22 Nov 17
Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration. A warm, but fierce, gust of wind nearly took my woolly hat off my head this morning. I saved it from blowing away just in time. Phew. A sudden urge upon arriving home last night led...
on the job
what i do
personal
6 responses
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6 people
the english lesson
Elizabeth
@Poppylicious
(11134)
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United Kingdom
18 Oct 17
Nine heads are bent over desks, scribbling furiously away. They are either writing a short story or writing the opening of a novel, based only on a photo of a dilapidated barn. I considered doing it too, but changed my mind. I had...
on the job
personal
english lessons
young people
7 responses
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7 people
