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!

  • SbisasCostlyTurnover
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    710 months ago

    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?

    • LifeBandit666
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      210 months ago

      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.

      • tkcOPM
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        10 months ago

        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.

        • LifeBandit666
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          210 months 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

  • Mex
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    510 months ago

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

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A
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      210 months ago

      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.

      • Mex
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        210 months ago

        Mt eyes are on fire at the moment.

        • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A
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          210 months ago

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

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A
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    410 months ago

    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.

    • tkcOPM
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      110 months ago

      Oof, talk about a hospital pass.

  • Mex
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    10 months ago

    There was no Success Saturday this week

    • tkcOPM
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      210 months ago

      Ahh, you got me. -10 Mod Points.

      • Mex
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        310 months ago

        no worries, keep up the good work. :)

        • tkcOPM
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          210 months 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.

  • LifeBandit666
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    310 months 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

  • flamingos-cant
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    110 months 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.