Just had a truly lovely dinner – very basic but with one key ingredient – a Charlie Bigham Steak and Ale pie..you get 2 in a packet, they come in real ceramic ramekins and if that wasn’t enough..this is the blurb on the side..
TURN OFF THE PHONE, DIM THE LIGHTS AND CRACK OPEN A BOTTLE, STEAL BACK SOME TIME BY LETTING CHARLIE PREPARE YOU A TRULY DEICIOUS MEAL. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS RELAX AND ENJOY EACH OTHER’S COMPANY
Seriously how cool is that?? I love good marketing, intelligent marketing is a joy to behold, when someone uses plain speak and appeals to your every emotion and actually makes you believe they care about you and understand you – I love it. I hate being underestimated or steam rollered by ignorant, bullish and rude advertising – it offends my every sense.
Speaking of which – the saga with work continues – ‘the favourite’ as he will be known because I refuse to reveal names – is a little out of his depth this week – the incompetent boss (his biggest fan) is away this week so he is flying solo and he’s surrounded by his peers, the people he has made no effort to relate to or establish relationships with because he’s been so busy smoothing his way with the boss. So he’s sort of ‘out on a limb’ – especially as he’s still in the honeymoon period of his recent promotion. A little harsh some might say, I do feel for him a bit – middle management is crap at the best of times but middle management without your management cheer squad is a lonely place to be.
Anyhooo..he hasn’t managed to win any favours with me, he’s falsely enthusiastic with staff, sadly misguided with his direction and generally just rude, arrogant and condescending – a monster has emerged but he’s a clever monster and displays these behaviours only for the benefit and torment of staff – those that sit above him are indulged with his smoothest and sleekest moves. Too many times have I seen such displays and too many times they have worked – fair play to him he’s got the game sussed, I’m just not able to compete, don’t want to compete and feel so frustrated that the management types don’t see through the charade and are so desperate for approval themselves that his masked compliments wash over them and leave them thinking that he’s amazing.
It’s all a a bit reminisce of displays seen in nature where the lesser animal kowtows to the alpha animal in the hope of scraps or some attention and it makes my blood boil – I see it as weakness.
But have I got it wrong, is is really survival..take the dogs who first associated with man, they did so to get the scraps, soon enough man realised that dogs could hear predators near their camp much sooner than they could so encouraged dogs. Eventually the bond was forged and man and dog still form one of the closest relationships known between man and beast – all because the dog was happy with the scraps and didn’t ever try to eat the hand that fed it. I want to eat the hand that feeds me – so maybe I need to have a re-think here and work out my priorities – or find a new hand to feed me – a hand that will encourage, support and guide me..rather than one that undermines, undervalues and underrates me!
So, on this happy note – I say – who cares – I have 2 days off and will relax, unwind, indulge and enjoy myself.
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