Overtime claim

Today I went to a Microsoft meeting in the morning about Vista. It was pretty good and sparked my fire for technology in way. It's stuff I want to be doing.

I got back and logged onto to Toxic to check my mail to see if Flakey had replied to me asking "am I going to get paid for the overtime I did". Last time he refused despite the guy who asked me assuring me it would be fine. So this time, it was against the grain, but I did it.

There was still no response from Flakey. I sent a "blood-hound" email to him to try and track him down - i.e. something on a different subject with a read receipt, so I could tell if you has even reading my emails. I had to resort to these lengths as he does not use his Outlook calendar, so no-one knows where the hell he is, unless he chooses to tell them. I'm only his minion - who do I need to know if he is on holiday, sick or out of the office...

Strangely, I suddenly get an out of office note from my second email. That's not possible as far as I know. It replies to just the first email from each person who happens to write in. So, I can only guess he turned it on AFTER getting my first email. I send a reminder attaching the original email asking to him. It's not subtle but I am running out of options.

I am feeling increasingly vexed now, so am sat debating the best way to proceed when I see a note pass by from him to accounts - please approve payment. Yooo-bloody-reeka!!!


He has finally done the decent thing. Why