My wife and my sister are conspiring to make me feel miserable.
My sister, who like myself works for the NHS, has just got a new job. I’m not sure what her exact job title and description is, but as far as I can make out it involves going round and telling people to eat their greens because it’s good for them. Oh, and stop smoking because it causes cancer you know.
Basically she’s being paid to nag and tell people stuff they already know.
I on the other hand work as part of a team who provides rapid crisis response to people who are acutely psychotic or suicidal. It is my responsibility to dictate who needs to be in hospital and who doesn’t. Every day I walk a fine line between pressure to keep the hospitals as empty as possible and pressure to never make a mistake. If someone I have assessed kills either themselves or someone else I am held accountable by my managers, by my professional body, and by the coroners court. But more than that I have the death of another human being on my conscience.
Guess who gets paid more, me or my sister?
I know it’s not her fault. I know it’s the system wot’s to blame. But that hasn’t stopped me grumbling loudly about it. I used to complain loudly even back when she was getting paid the same as me; but now that she’s on a higher salary scale I imagine she’s going to break into a sprint every time she sees me coming.
I guess it’s probably just bad karma coming back to bite me for all those times I posted up extracts from her secret diary on the boy’s toilet wall at high school.
Come to think of it my brother earns more than me too. And all he does is tell people to turn off their lightbulbs and cycle to work.
Well bollocks to the lot of ‘em, that’s what I say. I still have more letters after my name than them, no matter how much they protest to the contrary. And I’m still the big brother, that gives me automatic bullying rights. Next time I see either of them I’m very tempted to sit on their chest and force them to smell my farts. That’ll teach them.
And as for Kerry. Well, guess what we went out and bought her today for her upcoming birthday:
Yep, it’s an iPhone. And whilst I’m still in my official mourning period for my iTouch too. I’m not going to punish her too though. She lives with me and so is forced to smell my farts almost hourly by default. The poor woman’s suffered enough already.
Wow that would piss me off just a little bit too. You could be right about Karma - she’s a bitch!
Good for you getting Kerry an iPhone - she’s going to LOVE it! Maybe even more than living with you and your grumbling ;o)
It’s the old NHS play on peoples’ good nature. More people do the job because of who they are rather than for what it pays. I don’t work for the NHS, or anyone else for that matter, but you have my every sympathy. You won’t want to know how much some of my ‘PR’ chums earn, I don’t want to make your shade more jade than willow.
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Oh I’m sure she’ll love it - but will you be able to play with it - just a little?
If it were me having to smell your farts I’d sit and lovingly caress it, then sleep with it sending you into the huffy bed.
I’m still working on me getting an i phone for my birthday which is next month and coincidentally the same month that my current contract expires. Er fancy buying my i touch?
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So I know I shouldn’t laugh, but you’re just funny ok? And does that mean that I should get an iphone for my next birthday due to Mr B’s rancid bottom expulsions? Fabulous. :D
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Well, at least for your birthday it won’t be unreasonable to also get an iPhone.
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The iPhone is the single best purchase I made this year. I love the thing.
It is my precious…
I’m in a similar situation at work. It sucks sweaty monkey balls. But you do have a spouse who is going to love you forever and ever for the iPhone. Unless you reckon she was going to love you anyway. ;)
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How is it that you know how much your sibs make? That sort of discussion is taboo where I come from. That iPhone looks cool.
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Penelope - Damn karma. Always spoils my fun.
SingleParentDad - To be fair to my sister, her job is still pretty socially positive. It’s the difference in responsibility and accountability that irritates me.
Gail - Perhaps getting an iTouch wasn’t the best idea if you want an iPhone too. Never mind.
Jo - Being a shameless Apple groupie, I think everyone is entitled to an iPhone.
Avitable - See my last post. I’m now going to have to do some serious thinking about what to get her.
Lee- it is rather spiffy
Nat - Hopefully she still loves me without the phone
James - It’s a taboo subject here to. I just break the taboo and ask people.
I know, I know, but I didn’t realise how much I would have liked one until I got the i touch. I had gone for the N95 as a phone as I didn’t think the i phone was up to my spec, but now……
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hmm now I’m inclined to look for the Iphone too, I already want/need a new phone, so why not make you jealous ;)
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Wow…you have a very high pressure job. You should get paid a bundle.
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It’s a conspiracy. Fart away.
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Gail - The thing is, the iPhone is cheaper than the iTouch. As long as you ignore the contract you have to sign anyway.
Arjan - It’s rather nifty.
VegasDad - I have passed your comment on to the Secretary of Health
Whit - *PAARRRRPPPP*