Thursday, October 24, 2002
Oh what fun.Got up at 9am (that's the middle of the night when you keep the kind of hours I do) to attend an interview at the job centre at 11am. When I got there, there was a long line of people waiting at the reception desk, `cause the receptionist was sat dealing with this guy who she should really have referred to an advisor. Anyway, after 10 mins, another woman comes to the desk and asks if anyone has interviews... I said "I do. I'm here to see Vickie."
"Vickie's off sick today." she said.
"Okay... so what do I do? There needs to be a record made that I actually turned up or something?"
"I don't know. I'm dealing with a client right now. Go and sit over there."
God knows why she even bothered to come to the desk, for all the good she did. After sitting for half an hour, I was approached by an advisor, who asked if I had an appointment. I told her I was there to see Vickie, and she said "Vickie's off sick today."
Grrrr
"I know that. The receptionist told me, and then told me to sit over here... now what am I supposed to do? Is anyone gonna make a record that I was here, or do I just go home? And then what?"
"Please wait here a moment."
15 mins later she comes back and says "You can go home. Vickie will contact you."
What a great way to waste a morning. In a place that functioned in something approaching a logical manner, they'd have phoned all the people who were due to see Vickie today, and told them not to go in. I guess that'd just make too much sense for them to handle.
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Steve 12:49 PM [+]
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