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The Wednesday Whinge - What's got you grumbling this week? (media.tenor.com)
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Welcome to the Wedneaday Whinge.

A place for all the smaller issues that didn't make it into their own post, a chance to get it all off your chest.

Come and share your woes, its cathartic!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I come to work five days a week. I don't see my kids. I see even less of my partner. I kill myself every single day to hit targets set by people that don't have to do the job, and I'm pretty good at it. I go home tired, aching and stressed. Everyday. And the one day that I miss the target, the first time in months..... they're on me like a bad rash.

How have we allowed our lives to become this absolute nightmare?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Been there, consider a new job. I was depressed this time last year until redundancies came up at work, now i work very slightly less hours closer to home for less money and I'm not feeling like you anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I agree.

It's easy to feel like it's not that bad because you're in the swing of things and keeping your head above water, and weeks turn into months, but it's not sustainable.

A new job can make a world of difference, it certainly did for me after a break between my old one, but it's not always so simple and making the change can seem like a momentous task when you're just about keeping on top of everything else.

Deffo try and look into it if you can.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

making the change can seem like a momentous task when you're just about keeping on top of everything else.

Agreed. I was in that job for 16 years, and it took taking time off with mental health before I got any kind of confidence to do it and when it came up I had a week of self doubt before volunteering for redundancy.

That said, 100 times better mentally now

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we get some grumps in the room for Pollen please.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am atopic with a scratch test so severe that the nurse apologised to me for it, but the antihistamines seem to be doing their job this year.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mt eyes are on fire at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That sucks, I suffered more with my nose but my Mum had terrible trouble with her eyes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm gerbil-sitting for three weeks starting Saturday and, while receiving my instructions, it was revealed that one of them might be on their last legs. It's now pretty much guaranteed to cark it on my watch and my niece will blame me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oof, talk about a hospital pass.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There was no Success Saturday this week

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahh, you got me. -10 Mod Points.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no worries, keep up the good work. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Cheers, and thanks for calling me out! I was honestly starting to worry no one cared about them as they're not that popular.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not a thing, I'm halfway through the shift, we've done very little in that time, and I'm off from tomorrow for 12 days. Kids are at Grandma's, I'm gonna have a wander around York tomorrow and I'm going Axe Throwing on Saturday then day drinking. Everything is coming up Millhouse

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

On Tuesday, I was at a theme park with my sister, nephew and aunt, and got dragged onto that spinning ride that's like a more extreme version of the teacups. It was incredibly unpleasant and I tensed my muscles so much they're still sore now.