Danp Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) Didn't think so Being a boarding school it's a normal school day for us, bit of a downer as it was my birthday yesterday and we had been away, means I am sat here with a sunburnt face while my wife and girls are still sleeping at home. Only minor plus side, it was a nice drive into work this morning and I get the Tuesday after the next bank holiday off. Edited May 5, 2014 by Dos_Box Language!!! 1
Andrew_C Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 No; I'm not working. I'm sitting at my desk reading this... To be fair, I have done some work, and after a coffee, I might do some more! (also at a boarding school, after a nice ride in)
Danp Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 No; I'm not working. I'm sitting at my desk reading this... To be fair, I have done some work, and after a coffee, I might do some more! (also at a boarding school, after a nice ride in) I see what you did there ;-)
Chris_ Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Boarding school here. Normal school day for us. At least there's a small window in the office where I can see the nice weather I'm missing
Andrew_C Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 I've now thrown some old catalogues away. Does that count as "work"?
E_G_R2 Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Another private/boarding school we've only been back a week or so so the powers that be made it a normal school day. Next bank holiday is a long weekend for the kids so at leaset we'll be off for that one.
Danp Posted May 5, 2014 Author Posted May 5, 2014 Another private/boarding school we've only been back a week or so so the powers that be made it a normal school day. Next bank holiday is a long weekend for the kids so at leaset we'll be off for that one. The next bank holiday falls in half term for us, so we get Monday & Tuesday off, does mean I have can have half term off and only use 3 days AL.
laserblazer Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Just popping in to do the SIMS upgrade and sort out a few issues whilst it's quiet. Hopefully home again for lunch. This should be my last ever SIMS upgrade
Fleetwood Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Care Home/Residential School here so yes, always in! Glad I'm not the only one haha sun's out and it's fairly quiet as they've all gone out on trips, so not a bad day really! Good chance to get all those little niggly problems sorted out that have gone in the "I'll do that at some point" pile
Jasbo Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 State school, but Im spending the afternoon upgrading two servers to 2012r2 over remote plus some bits of patching and updates while I'm logged on.
Vasriel Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Yeah i'm working today. I've tidied up a shared PC suite and the group policies that apply to it. Now working on getting some software to install by script for a new deployment of PCs.
Andrew_C Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Still here; 7 mins to go... Not that I'm clock watching.
rad Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 I was working all weekend....helping out with the school Silver DofE in New Forest. Out of interest, why do boarding schools work on a bank holiday? Surely the staff don't board, just the kids?
Andrew_C Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Surely the staff don't board, just the kids? What do you think we would do with the kids? Send them home for 24 hours; some as far as Hong Kong? We could leave them in the houses; but the House Masters would die a thousand deaths...
Chris_ Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 Out of interest, why do boarding schools work on a bank holiday? Surely the staff don't board, just the kids? What do you think we would do with the kids? Send them home for 24 hours; some as far as Hong Kong? We could leave them in the houses; but the House Masters would die a thousand deaths... What Andrew said. The house staff would have to organise activities for half the kids, the kitchens still have to run etc, it's easy enough to get the staff and day pupils to come in a day extra and teach as normal. It's not that bad, we get a day off in lieu for it.
Danp Posted May 6, 2014 Author Posted May 6, 2014 What Andrew said. The house staff would have to organise activities for half the kids, the kitchens still have to run etc, it's easy enough to get the staff and day pupils to come in a day extra and teach as normal. It's not that bad, we get a day off in lieu for it. Spot on, it is a bummer but it goes with the job really. We get longer holidays which mean less hours so I think we win
rad Posted May 6, 2014 Posted May 6, 2014 Fair point, unless you work or went to school in a boarding school, you forget about the simple things.
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