Often hear that you should "sell yourself more" wonder if they meant to actually sell yourself?!

Humanforsale  is a very random site where you put in some details and get a figure for selling yourself.

Then based on the details you entered they give you a figure for different parts of yourself..... per example

So we've had HUGE problems with BT, started about 6 weeks ago. Basically few things happened. They overnight stopped the use of 3rd party SMTP servers and the email server we have used for 5 years now null and void - all emails to be sent through BT's crappy mail servers. That caused a days worth of disruption, only reason it took so long because 3 BT advisers told us they hadn't stopped 3rd parties!

Next came the disconnection problem. Ie 2pm every afternoon our web would go down and connection was stuffed. BT say nothing wrong, tests etc all fine, go buy a new router. I shout at them, we buy a router, they pay for it :D. So go pick up new shiny router, install, re-do network 5 pc's and 1 mac, all sorted. 2pm, disconnected! Argh

Lastly, back to email and just how crap the SMPT server is. Random fails on emails. I phone bt, advisor would like to remote assistance into my machine and take a peek. Fine okay (I really do hate when people assume absolutely no knowledge of what a computer is, so BT adviser explains what remote assistance is, /me bangs head on keyboard). Signs on says ohhh you use thunderbird, we only support Outlook Express. At which point I ask well what software do you support on macs? Answer: We don't. I beg your pardon?!  /me bangs head of BT adviser

So I move to the only pc that uses outlook express and he takes a peek. Settings all fine, no idea what's wrong, he will call me back within the hour. He doesn't. I give up and call them back, have to explain the problems ALL again. Explain about Mac & thunderbird etc etc, he requests remote assistance into outlook machine again, once again I get told what remote assistance is. I wonder if I could slap them using remote assistance, hey mate PING that. He takes a look, settings all fine, he doesn't know what's wrong he will call me back. He doesn't.

We will be leaving BT and while we still have problems I can't face BT or the hold music again. However someone called me from BT this morning. Doing a survey on satisfaction from our recent fault reporting. Poor poor woman at BT got an ear bashing, actually was rather funny in the end. Amusing when she asks how satisfied we were with the outcome, and then fills in the answer herself cause she knows what I'm gonna say.

I really have no idea why I bother at times. Chasing copy for VisitScotland guide, deadline was last Friday, we still have 16 ad's outstanding. To be fair we have 6 in hand and 7 coming from Agencys at agreed times over the next 2 days. That leaves the other 3. One has buggered off on holiday for 2 weeks. One was not in, and the other was totally rude. I have spoken to her twice now and both times she has been exceptionally rude to me. I of course because of who I represent cannot be rude back so I need to be polite telephone person meanwhile smacking head off the desk.

I have a feeling this feeling is going to stay for a few days. I love this time of year, I love the pressure, I love the stress but I also love to hate it at times.

just got an email from someone supplying us copy from an agency. A4 1/4 page (this is 135mmx90mm) advert supplied 210mmx200mm Jpeg at 72 dpi. FROM AN AGENCY FFS! I wonder what it is to work at an Agency?!

Desk meet head (again). Wonder if I hit my keyboard if it would be softer? Or would I end up with asdf imprinted in my forehead?