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post Mar 14 2012, 05:26 AM
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Am completely pooped. But also happy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Loooong day today: full day at work (though distracted by anxiety over musical commitments later in the day: took long lunch break to practise), followed by long drive to oboe lesson, followed by solfeo lesson, followed by band rehearsal, followed by delivering oboe lesson (my first! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ). Late pub supper with pals and then long drive home. I was supposed to fit in an hour and a half of exercise somewhere along the way but something had to give...

Now for some (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)
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post Mar 14 2012, 12:46 PM
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I noticed the Head of IT Services had logged 3 tickets into the call logging system between about 22:45 and 23:30 last night.

What is he working at that hour for?
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post Mar 14 2012, 04:19 PM
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Reading today's crop of advice has reminded me of how glad I am to be a member of this forum. When I become a teacher, the quality of my teaching will be greatly improved by the advice that I have read on here over the years. My thanks to everyone.
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post Mar 14 2012, 11:25 PM
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QUOTE(JudithJ @ Mar 14 2012, 04:19 PM) *

Reading today's crop of advice has reminded me of how glad I am to be a member of this forum. When I become a teacher, the quality of my teaching will be greatly improved by the advice that I have read on here over the years. My thanks to everyone.


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post Mar 15 2012, 08:32 AM
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Not sure I am overly keen on my line manager calling my mate and dude all the time. I have a name you know!

The worst thing is people calling me by my surname. I know it may seem like it should be my forename but it is not and my email signature clearly states my correct name.
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post Mar 15 2012, 10:13 AM
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I noticed the Head of IT Services had logged 3 tickets into the call logging system between about 22:45 and 23:30 last night.

What is he working at that hour for?

Maybe s/he was working from home. My husband's a sysadmin for a university and he's often able to deal with other people's problems from his home connection to the network. I'm not sure if their computer services department runs 24/7, but certainly some students prefer to work at night, so it's not unreasonable to think that somebody might be "on call"
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QUOTE(linda.ff @ Mar 15 2012, 10:13 AM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 14 2012, 12:46 PM) *

I noticed the Head of IT Services had logged 3 tickets into the call logging system between about 22:45 and 23:30 last night.

What is he working at that hour for?

Maybe s/he was working from home. My husband's a sysadmin for a university and he's often able to deal with other people's problems from his home connection to the network. I'm not sure if their computer services department runs 24/7, but certainly some students prefer to work at night, so it's not unreasonable to think that somebody might be "on call"


.... but they don't like getting up in the morning. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 15 2012, 08:32 AM) *
Not sure I am overly keen on my line mnager calling my mate and dude all the time. I have a name you know!

The worst thing is people calling me by my surname. I know it may seem like it should be my forename but it is not and my email signature clearly states my correct name.


Sometimes people get confused....

When I started work, we were only referred to by our surname - not even prefixed with a "Mr." as in "Ah, Jones could you get me the...." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Different world and it's not that long ago!
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post Mar 15 2012, 11:04 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/yay.gif) it's working again, all it needed was a reset (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (kindle that is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) )
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QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Mar 15 2012, 10:46 AM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 15 2012, 08:32 AM) *
Not sure I am overly keen on my line mnager calling my mate and dude all the time. I have a name you know!

The worst thing is people calling me by my surname. I know it may seem like it should be my forename but it is not and my email signature clearly states my correct name.


Sometimes people get confused....

When I started work, we were only referred to by our surname - not even prefixed with a "Mr." as in "Ah, Jones could you get me the...." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Different world and it's not that long ago!

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Brings back memories of Blackadder Goes Forth, and the Stephen Fry colonel addressing Captain Darling by his surname. Must have happened, and also to members of the Love family. Imagine it in school: "Sit down, darling. Come here, love"
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The worst thing is people calling me by my surname. I know it may seem like it should be my forename but it is not and my email signature clearly states my correct name.
If my name were Violin Hero, I think that I might like being called by my surname.
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QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 15 2012, 08:32 AM) *

Not sure I am overly keen on my line manager calling my mate and dude all the time. I have a name you know!

The worst thing is people calling me by my surname. I know it may seem like it should be my forename but it is not and my email signature clearly states my correct name.


Perhaps you should be happy that your manager using -= mate and dude =- instead of other four letter terms! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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QUOTE(JudithJ @ Mar 15 2012, 01:34 PM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 15 2012, 09:32 AM) *
The worst thing is people calling me by my surname. I know it may seem like it should be my forename but it is not and my email signature clearly states my correct name.
If my name were Violin Hero, I think that I might like being called by my surname.


I think using my surname would be acceptable if they put Mr in front of it. However it then becomes too formal sounding for the everyday working enviroment.
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post Mar 15 2012, 05:11 PM
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QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 15 2012, 04:43 PM) *

QUOTE(JudithJ @ Mar 15 2012, 01:34 PM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Mar 15 2012, 09:32 AM) *
The worst thing is people calling me by my surname. I know it may seem like it should be my forename but it is not and my email signature clearly states my correct name.
If my name were Violin Hero, I think that I might like being called by my surname.


I think using my surname would be acceptable if they put Mr in front of it. However it then becomes too formal sounding for the everyday working enviroment.

I don't suppose this would be in an email from an overseas support group?
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