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An Agnostic Speaks to God
Feb. 24th, 2003 06:10 pmPrayer of the Medical Secretary
Dear Lord:
We apologise for taking Your name in vain so often, and with so many profane variants, in connection with our work and our employers. Please understand that this is the only creativity we see in our jobs and we like to make the most of it. Please forgive us for being so rude about the doctors, the people in Check & Sort and the various people who dump on us in the course of a day; we can only be as good as You made us and if you're seeking saints in the making, get Thee to a nunnery.
We pray Thee grant us short tapes, long tea breaks, and doctors with deciperable accents. Grant us polite callers who appreciate our tireless efforts instead of blaming us for the sins of the doctors, the patients, Check & Sort, the people in filing and the British postal system. Grant us the strength to not strangle our employers, for they know not what they do. Grant us a National Health Service that appreciates our efforts and maybe gives us a raise ... or at least gives us the resources to do our jobs properly.
God, bless the people at Nescafe, Maxwell House and PG Tips for providing us with caffeine, the elixir of life which fuels our efforts. Bless the scriptwriters and actors involved in EastEnders, Coronation Street and The Bill, for without that 'quality' programming, our tea breaks would be void of substantial conversation. Bless the incompetence of the doctors at all matters non-medical, for without their inability to organise their own lives, we would be out of a job. Bless the public transport system, that gets us to work ... sometimes even on time! And bless the Temp, who brings food, works hard and is willing to stick around long-term despite the fact that she's still a temp and therefore gets no benefits to speak of.
For ours is the office, the Powerpoint and LastWord, forever and ever, amen.
Now that we've got that out of the way...
I'm organising a little get-together. Sort of my way of saying "Spring has sprung / The grass is riz / I wonder where / The birdies is?" It's going to be a theme do -- "Aren't You a Character". Guests will be coming as a character from a movie or book or whatever. I'm still trying to decide who I'll be going as. So far the suggestions have been:
* Daria (like we haven't heard that one before...)
* Chiisa (my workmates don't get anime)
* Moaning Myrtle (I like to think that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
leopard_lady had the movie version in mind)
Mary Poppins is considering Marilyn Monroe. Neither Crow nor the Pink Lady had the remotest idea. And I haven't spoken to the Queen of Sheba yet because she was out sick today. But they're all up for it, and with a little luck, I'll be able to wrangle it so thatleopard_lady can turn up. But Mary Poppins loves the idea -- apparently she's always up for a good party. Hope these people will all fit into my flat. Maybe I can invite SOINM.
See? Social life!
Thess
Dear Lord:
We apologise for taking Your name in vain so often, and with so many profane variants, in connection with our work and our employers. Please understand that this is the only creativity we see in our jobs and we like to make the most of it. Please forgive us for being so rude about the doctors, the people in Check & Sort and the various people who dump on us in the course of a day; we can only be as good as You made us and if you're seeking saints in the making, get Thee to a nunnery.
We pray Thee grant us short tapes, long tea breaks, and doctors with deciperable accents. Grant us polite callers who appreciate our tireless efforts instead of blaming us for the sins of the doctors, the patients, Check & Sort, the people in filing and the British postal system. Grant us the strength to not strangle our employers, for they know not what they do. Grant us a National Health Service that appreciates our efforts and maybe gives us a raise ... or at least gives us the resources to do our jobs properly.
God, bless the people at Nescafe, Maxwell House and PG Tips for providing us with caffeine, the elixir of life which fuels our efforts. Bless the scriptwriters and actors involved in EastEnders, Coronation Street and The Bill, for without that 'quality' programming, our tea breaks would be void of substantial conversation. Bless the incompetence of the doctors at all matters non-medical, for without their inability to organise their own lives, we would be out of a job. Bless the public transport system, that gets us to work ... sometimes even on time! And bless the Temp, who brings food, works hard and is willing to stick around long-term despite the fact that she's still a temp and therefore gets no benefits to speak of.
For ours is the office, the Powerpoint and LastWord, forever and ever, amen.
Now that we've got that out of the way...
I'm organising a little get-together. Sort of my way of saying "Spring has sprung / The grass is riz / I wonder where / The birdies is?" It's going to be a theme do -- "Aren't You a Character". Guests will be coming as a character from a movie or book or whatever. I'm still trying to decide who I'll be going as. So far the suggestions have been:
* Daria (like we haven't heard that one before...)
* Chiisa (my workmates don't get anime)
* Moaning Myrtle (I like to think that
leopard_lady had the movie version in mind)Mary Poppins is considering Marilyn Monroe. Neither Crow nor the Pink Lady had the remotest idea. And I haven't spoken to the Queen of Sheba yet because she was out sick today. But they're all up for it, and with a little luck, I'll be able to wrangle it so that
leopard_lady can turn up. But Mary Poppins loves the idea -- apparently she's always up for a good party. Hope these people will all fit into my flat. Maybe I can invite SOINM.See? Social life!
Thess
