I tried to log on to my office PC on Monday only to get a message announcing that my account had been disabled. I wasn’t overly worried, and phoned IT, but “Technical Support” put me through to another Department, who suggested that my manager calls them. By now my manager had arrived logged in, and found an e-mail advising that my account had been disabled in line with corporate procedures, and that she should ensure that my exit interview is undertaken before I leave.
After a brief-but-to-the-point e-mail and phone conversation between my manager and IT (she is even more fierce than Chantal), I received a call to tell me that my account had been enabled. It turned out that the account of Neil (Social Services) Cooper should have been disabled, although I’m not sure that IT should have told me this. The job of Neal (Transport Systems) Cooper must be safe, as is mine, at least for the time being.


Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.