Quiet

[caddyman]

It’s awful quiet here in the office today. Many people have taken today off for the Queen’s Birthday holiday. I have decided to take it on Tuesday so I can stretch the long weekend out for a full week with the use of just three days’ leave.

I quite like it when we are here in small numbers, particularly when those who have not come in are the loud ones. It’s restful.

Still haven’t managed to get access to our electronic archive, though. I hope no-one asks anything specific on policy development prior to 2008.

Comments

[mylo-xyloto.livejournal.com]

Queen's birthday holiday? Why didn't I know about this? Does this mean I should be at home today instead of in the office?

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

It's a so-called civil service privilege day.

I think we get the extra holiday so we can moonlight.

[mylo-xyloto.livejournal.com]

Ah, so it's one of the very few perks of being a civil servant... (I'm sure there used to be more of those perks in my day!)

[colonel-maxim.livejournal.com]

We no longer have Her Maj's birthday. Given that the courts sit on privilege days, rather sensibly they have just given us another two and a half's day holiday.