Monday, October 04, 2004
Monday - oh my am I turning into a Tory? No: quite safe!
Today was grim - Newsletters are grim things to create and that's what today was all about. The problem being
1. People have no concept of what to submit
2. When they finally submit their submissions have nothing to do with what was requested
3. People don't understand we take photos to use in our publications not "because they are cute"
4. People won't get permission to use photos unless beaten
5. People tell me when asked to get permission that they won't be able to rather than get a form completed saying "I refuse" so I keep trying to get permissions.
6. People complain because the newsletter isn't out yet
7. The boss wants more tabloid stylie then gives me a 400 word essay to put as his bit on the front
8. I'm bored of newsletters, I've done 3 that got nice comments and I have lost interest as there's only the above dull stuff to do. Edit peoples drivel into something short and snappy - and lets face it short and snappy is not my preferred writing style now is it....
However had a laugh at the old family planning clinic: The old "well working for Sure Start don't half put you off having kids" chestnut was wheeled out "afterall, no one ever comes in and says "my kids were lovely this weekend, they did..." They just tell you the horror stories". Poor nurse was stressed as there was no doctor available so having a simple client like me with a no questions but I'm happy to go at your pace kind of attitude made for an easy visit.
The joy of appointment targets at the doctors makes getting one is so tricky I don't bother anymore, just go to the clinic elsewhere once every 6 months. I hate having to agree with the Tories about anything but these kind of targets suck. The target is "no one waits more than 48 hours to see a doctor" so if we don't let anyone make an appointment more than 48 hours away, but everyone has to make an appointment we will have excellent statistics for this. Take away the target and I bet my surgery returns to the turn up and wait system we had that was so good.
My housemate got home after an evening teaching sociology in lovely Leeds 14 with evidence of a universally bad Monday. Apparently her students informed her that Gays/Lesbians should not be allowed to bring up kids as the kids will be psychologically damaged by it. No one earning less than £30,000 a year should be allowed to have more than 1 child. If they do it should be taken into care. Abortion should be illegal unless the woman is raped, anywhere in the world. Community responsibility for kids is completely wrong. This is one of the areas of Leeds with some of the worst poverty pockets... As she said "they are going to love New Right" however when "this is a bit left wing" was used as a descriptor of something the comment "that's as bad as feminism isn't it?" was passed. I don't think I'll be hanging with the blue team yet then! (are they Tory blue or UKIP pink I wonder, perhaps there's more than a flash of BNP shading ...)
1. People have no concept of what to submit
2. When they finally submit their submissions have nothing to do with what was requested
3. People don't understand we take photos to use in our publications not "because they are cute"
4. People won't get permission to use photos unless beaten
5. People tell me when asked to get permission that they won't be able to rather than get a form completed saying "I refuse" so I keep trying to get permissions.
6. People complain because the newsletter isn't out yet
7. The boss wants more tabloid stylie then gives me a 400 word essay to put as his bit on the front
8. I'm bored of newsletters, I've done 3 that got nice comments and I have lost interest as there's only the above dull stuff to do. Edit peoples drivel into something short and snappy - and lets face it short and snappy is not my preferred writing style now is it....
However had a laugh at the old family planning clinic: The old "well working for Sure Start don't half put you off having kids" chestnut was wheeled out "afterall, no one ever comes in and says "my kids were lovely this weekend, they did..." They just tell you the horror stories". Poor nurse was stressed as there was no doctor available so having a simple client like me with a no questions but I'm happy to go at your pace kind of attitude made for an easy visit.
The joy of appointment targets at the doctors makes getting one is so tricky I don't bother anymore, just go to the clinic elsewhere once every 6 months. I hate having to agree with the Tories about anything but these kind of targets suck. The target is "no one waits more than 48 hours to see a doctor" so if we don't let anyone make an appointment more than 48 hours away, but everyone has to make an appointment we will have excellent statistics for this. Take away the target and I bet my surgery returns to the turn up and wait system we had that was so good.
My housemate got home after an evening teaching sociology in lovely Leeds 14 with evidence of a universally bad Monday. Apparently her students informed her that Gays/Lesbians should not be allowed to bring up kids as the kids will be psychologically damaged by it. No one earning less than £30,000 a year should be allowed to have more than 1 child. If they do it should be taken into care. Abortion should be illegal unless the woman is raped, anywhere in the world. Community responsibility for kids is completely wrong. This is one of the areas of Leeds with some of the worst poverty pockets... As she said "they are going to love New Right" however when "this is a bit left wing" was used as a descriptor of something the comment "that's as bad as feminism isn't it?" was passed. I don't think I'll be hanging with the blue team yet then! (are they Tory blue or UKIP pink I wonder, perhaps there's more than a flash of BNP shading ...)
// posted by Bitvacuous @ 10:54 pm 
