Minutes of the Meeting: Item No. 4

Our new boss called a meeting. He said he's here to stamp out cliques, slackers and casual clothing!

Well I can get to grip with the cliques issue. I'm not part of one. I'm not a slacker. I get off on working hard. But casual clothing! What does this mean?

Well I'll tell you what this crusty old man who should have retired in 1979 means. He means and he said this out loud and wrote it in a memo; it means he wants his staff, which includes me, in office attire at all times. Suited and booted!

Considering I work shifts which sometimes includes starting at midnight, sometimes includes finishing at 5am and often includes taking a lunch break in the wee hours of the morning - this business attire means he wants me to wear a suit instead of 'what ever I damn please'.

One of the perks of my job was the fact that I could wear 'whatever I damn please'. So now all of a sudden, this new man brings in a new rule which means he wants me to look like an undertaker!

Well I'm not happy.

I wanted to ask this Brand New Manager "why are you delivering your message like Moses? As if it's written in the Bible?" But oh no, my wages are involved and I have no desire to rock the boat and play with my pay packet.

But now I have a dilemma. I have no intention whatsoever of wearing a suit in the early hours and I'm assuming he has no desire seeing me rock up to work in a t-shirt with applique diamante, jeans and a pair of Converse.

I hate to lose, so I'm very excited to see who's going to win!