Today was the big Finance Away Day. The past away days I've been on have been small affairs, consisting of us rabble in SFT and our sister department FSS. Today was an altogether More Serious Affair, being held at a very nice conference centre in the country, and organised by Very High Persons indeed. The occasion was that from 1st July, our new Finance Service is officially launched. It's all bollocks, of course, it's basically the same service, but shunted around so we're all in the same building on the same floor (eventually). People have moved places, job titles have been changed, but it all amounts to the same thing in the end.
However, it's a Very Big Deal at HCC, and the whole process (called The Way We Work or TW3) has been going on for a couple of years now. You may recall I mentioned last year that we were being "transformed" and re-organised; well now we're on the last lap. Mostly. SFT isn't being moved until October at the earliest, so we're a bit out of events at the mo, but they've promised to get around to us eventually. Suits me. I don't want to move up to the second floor with the rest of the corporate drones :P However, that's a rant for another day. Today was the Finance Away Day.
( The Day )In other news, Wednesday is PartyGirl's last day with us before she moves to another department and a shiny new job. Even better, Thursday is ShitStirrer's last day, I think. Gods, I can't wait, the noise levels are gonna plummet. I am going to miss PG because even though she could drive me up the wall, I enjoyed working with her and she's leaving a big gap which me and FormerTempWithNoName will have to fill somehow. ShitStirrer, however, well, let's just say she's got the hump because she apparently told StillWaters that she didn't want a leaving do or presents and it must have become blitheringly obvious to her that not only won't she get them but we'd never planned anything anyway. PartyGirl on the other hand is having a leaving do Wednesday lunchtime......:D
I will be posting in here when SS finally leaves. You'll know what I'm on about the minute you see the post. Trust me *weg*
And yay! First day of Wimbledon *happy bounces* I want Djokovic to win the mens and anyone but a Williams to win the women's :D