Trying to keep calm in a storm
Thursday, 22. January 2004, 18:54:53
Work is manic at the moment. I haven't even had time to check all the new journal entries.
The new build window company who I work for acquired the order book of another company that went bust. The offices of this company have recently been closed altogether & all administration is now being handled by us.
Hundreds of boxes of files, office equipment, faxes, memos, call offs, quotations, amendments & everything else are stacked in various locations in the warehouse while we plough through it all. Unfortunately though we keep finding items that should've been actioned weeks ago when the office of the other company was still going. These items tend to result in an irate customer on the end of the phone.
Luckily for me I don't have to deal with the customers directly, but unfortunately I have to cope with around 80 new orders a day which is around 700 windows. I can comfortably deal with around 400. I think it is a great credit to my time management skills that I haven't fell behind the factory yet.
I was officially asked if I would like to become a trainee programmer today which was greeted with an enthusiastic yes. I shouldn't get myself too excited though as in the current climate it would be suicide to train up a replacement for me.
Patience...
The new build window company who I work for acquired the order book of another company that went bust. The offices of this company have recently been closed altogether & all administration is now being handled by us.
Hundreds of boxes of files, office equipment, faxes, memos, call offs, quotations, amendments & everything else are stacked in various locations in the warehouse while we plough through it all. Unfortunately though we keep finding items that should've been actioned weeks ago when the office of the other company was still going. These items tend to result in an irate customer on the end of the phone.
Luckily for me I don't have to deal with the customers directly, but unfortunately I have to cope with around 80 new orders a day which is around 700 windows. I can comfortably deal with around 400. I think it is a great credit to my time management skills that I haven't fell behind the factory yet.
I was officially asked if I would like to become a trainee programmer today which was greeted with an enthusiastic yes. I shouldn't get myself too excited though as in the current climate it would be suicide to train up a replacement for me.
Patience...
WIDGETIZE