So yeah, I finally have a new and decent job. ;-) At the moment the contract ends at the end of March next year, but so far I'm making a decent impression to hopefully stay beyond that. Its actually the first job I've really enjoyed doing. So what do I do ? I work for the government. Its my job to make sure that people on benefits don't con their way to loans they shouldn't get.
Of course its getting busy at the moment cause the tossers are getting ready for Christmas and think that their clever plans will bring them extra free money. Of course some of them make this a full time occupation and its these people that bring plenty of laughs to the office over the phone. I can give examples of what some of them seriously think they'll get away with, but obviously no names can be handed out...
Example 1: One guy decided that being on benefit entitled him to a free car. The bastard even had the cheek to tell us the model and colour he wanted.
Example 2: Another guy goes to a funeral and decides that we should pay for the clothes he wore and the cattering.
Example 3: A guy whose on disablity benefit because he can't get on public transport goes on a holiday abroad. Because he can't get on buses and trains, he tells us he wants us to pay for his £70 taxi fair. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, can't get on buses or trains, but can get on a bloody plane.
Theres so many others too, but those are the ones that stand out for me so far. So I have my own desk and comp to mess around with. Well, haven't got access to the comp quite yet - still waiting for my employee number and stuff. At least I'll be able to book Jul's flight soon for Christmas which will be cool. :-) The countdown will start from there and there won't be long to wait.
Until then, its a case of laughing at the dead beat wankers over the working days and earning money. Of course there are decent people that call the office and genuinely need the help and theres no problem with them. Its actually not that hard to spot the fuckin tossers in the calls and letters. You tend to find that they're unemployed for a reason - that being that they don't know their arse from their elbow, let alone come up with a good story as to why they should get loans, etc.
But god bless them - if it weren't for those fuckin losers, the job would get boring. Its actually a really cool office atmosphere and another added bonus is that I work on flexitime. So I can pretty much work what hours I want as long as I do a total of 36 a week. :-)
I can even work extra odd hours here and there to earn a day off. No doubt I'll do that so I have an extra couple of days off to be with Juls when shes over. Plus hopefully the shirt and tie look will get me jumped on a few times. ;-p Actually, saying that has probably just earned me a slap, but oh well.
Also just got my Anniversary package from Juls. :-) She got me the Star Wars Trilogy DVD box set which I really wanted, along with a comp fan to help cool my room down when it gets hot, a bag of twizzlers (already devoured), a Flagler College pen and a great card. :-)
Anyway, I'm tired and I need to be up early for work - I like to start early and get out early. ;-)
Thursday, October 21, 2004
