To input or not to input? That is the questi…..oh who gives a toss?

I’ve just been sifting through the 72 emails for the database that have built up over the past few days. I’m wondering if there is any point in putting any of this choz in the database as apparently they are not going to be using it anymore. This came up during the hellish training course last week when it was made evident that all the data I have been collecting to migrate into the new system wouldn’t be used. I tapped Kirstie on the shoulder and whispered a question about this to which she looked very guilty and sorry for me and confirmed my suspicion that no, they don’t need it any more. Hurrah.

So the past 6 months or so of the inane, mind numbingly, soul destroying, brain bleeding, retina straining inputting I have been doing is for nothing. Nothing. All 600+ entries useless. It sits on my hard drive, inaccessible to anyone else and completely pointless. Whilst these poor blighters keep emailing me and the management forward me items they don’t want to deal with regardless of the fact it won’t go anywhere.

And did anyone think to inform me of this? Of course not. I’ll keep blindly inputting away and little do I know they have changed their minds, AGAIN. Kirstie has suggested I ask Moon Monkey about his plans for all this data but I am more tempted to leave it and see how long it actually takes him to tell me I’m wasting my time. Jerk.

Of course I’m not surprised, I said from the beginning it would probably never get used or suddenly change format or start again or become something that’s put on the ‘back burner’. This thing has already taken the form of 4 different systems or spreadsheets and none of those ever came to light so what makes this so different?

The question is do I carry on regardless, inputting information until someone tells me not to or do I stop and await the consequences – or just for anyone to notice? I’m thinking I might carry on but start putting made up information in there or for every 5 or 6 entries create some random, comedy company in there like “Mr Giggles Custard Pies” or “Sluts R Us”. To be honest even if it did go live I doubt anyone would question it as the information that goes in there normally is pretty odd to an outsider of the industry. Today I received an email about ‘Penetration Fittings’……

And there is always the comedy emails from overseas to keep me occupied. I couldn’t give those up could I? I’ve noticed a new trend in recent ones in reply to emails I’ve sent back – “Dear Sir” they say….er have you read my name at the bottom of the email? Clearly not a sir. Well maybe in some countries it could be mistaken, and I do sometimes get referred to as ‘sir’ in McDonalds (must be the facial hair, where did I put that Immac?) but over email they can’t make that mistake surely?

I was also sent a picture by one company of 2 parrots on a beach, one wearing a sombrero and holding an ice cream and one a cowboy hat and a camera around it’s neck telling me to ‘enjoy the holiday season’. Not sure why this image would make me do that but it was appreciated none the less. I’ve included it in this blog entry for your enjoyment. Happy holiday season!