You know what really grinds my gears? The Gears Strike Back

That I can digitally sign (vis either MS Word or Adobe Reader) RSDs (Range Safety Documents) and SAAFs (Safe Activity Assurance Form) to support that the Safe System of Training is in place for Risk To Life Activity.

But for Staff Appointments the same is not acceptable so we end up in a ridiculous situation, where my Adobe Reader digitally signed with a certificate board report needs to be accompanied by a copy of the email where I sent the report to the WWO / OC Wg.

The laughable part of this is that nothing stops person X writing 3 reports, sending 1 to me for me to then forward it on a fresh email chain presenting as my own work.

Why do we make things so complex sometimes!

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GMG: This whole fiasco.

I understand the logic of not spending a fortune just to have elections again within a couple of years afterwards, but it never did feel right to be delaying them.

So, if you’ve not registered to vote yet, make sure you do shortly so you can vote in May. With the upcoming changes to local authorities, these ones will be much more worthwhile than usual.

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Just another U Turn to add to the long list so far under this government

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14 and counting according to the papers

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SMS appears to be offline :frowning:

Again or still?

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I got in… then it broke again

SMS has been on and off all week for me and even when on, slow as anything

Anyone else had crazy insomnia from tramadol? Started on it last night for the broken rib, and I thought it was meant to make you drowsy.

But I barely slept last night. It helped a lot with the pain, but then I still couldn’t sleep!

Send her on a shopping trip to one of these, it’ll make her head spin. https://www.rogerswholesalefoods.co.uk/

They originated from my parts.

She used to Inflict this pain on me regularly

Out of office replies

More specifically, out of office replies which direct me to someone else (not a problem, exactly what i expect of an OOO) who are then themselves out of office…

what is the point of directing to me to someone else if they are no more available than you!

GMG

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And then that second person’s OOO refers back to the first :joy:

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And they use an older mailing client, with automatic Reply All turned on…

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You’ll hate mine then

ā€œOn return I will delete all emails, contact me after this date if it’s importantā€

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This is the way.

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See Out of Office

Copy email

Unsend email

Schedule send email for return

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I’m only now in a big enough company where OOO matters, and this is going to be my approach. Maybe slightly more polite though, as I’m junior :joy:

ā€œIn order to protect against the accumulation of many out of date emails, please re-send on X date if the email is still relevant and I will action accordinglyā€

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I don’t claim any emails will be deleted, as I always hang on to them ā€˜just in case’, but use words to the effect of ā€˜I may be delayed in my response ’ and to contact me upon my return if it requires my personal attention.

The implication being that I will be unlikely to see the email unless prompted to look for it.

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