Melle Jane

Northerner down South. Manager in Further Education. MSc in Animal Behaviour. Movie,TV & Sci Fi geek, comedy fan, board game enthusiast.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

But at Reading more people got on. And they just stopped young family juggling a toddler from sitting on them saying someone is sat there.

Part of me wants to choose chaos….

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

There’s a group of women on my train to London. 6 of them across two tables either side of the aisle. The other two seats are taken by their bags, which was OK when the train wasn’t full……. #trainwankers

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@LloydsBank I’ve tried to do this and I’ve tried to log into the app but keep getting the message. I’ve tried to call the fraud line but it’s closed and I’ve sent a direct message. Very anxious and concerned.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@LloydsBank I’ve just had a text and an email saying a reported my card stolen or lost and a new one is on the way. BUT I didn’t. I’m on holiday and didn’t even bring it with me so don’t know the details to call you! HELP!

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@LloydsBank I’m trying to access my app but it’s not accepting my saved password. I tried to change it and keep getting a technical issue.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@tvlicensing why do I have to declare every year that I don’t watch live TV or BBC player. So many aggressive letters when I’ve declared consistently for over 5 years.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@homebargains I bought an inflatable light up Santa but just tried it out and it doesn’t work.
I bought it at the Newbury store but I live in Wantage. Can I return it to the Wantage store for an exchange or do I have to go back to Newbury?

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@cineworld will you be showing Wake Up Dead Man in Witney? We want to take a load of students to see it from the college across the road

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@vinted what on earth is happening with the sizing! Listing are bonkers now and sizes are wrong. Bring back individual sizes please!

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@duolingo I read your guidance on cancelling which kept taking me back to Apple but eventually found guidance on Reddit that I needed to go via Duolingo browser to cancel. And when you open the browser it tries to redirect you back to the app! It should be easier to cancel.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@duolingo why is cancelling almost impossible? Did a free 2 month trial of Max that ended today - I cancelled last week on the app, which took my to Apple subs page and I couldn’t see a subscription so assumed cancel. Yet today I got charged for a whole year! 1/2

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@VodafoneUK trying to sort a new phone for my husband. I found a deal we wanted but once you select it the price changes….same phone, same package but shoots up. Why?

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@danielgoyal Even before the App this was happening badly. I found out my Crohn’s diagnosis on a P.S of a letter from the hospital. Main body covered my appointment then a P.S that they’d received my pill camera results and it was Crohn’s.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@rahulwitters @RensVerkade @RapidResponse47 @realDonaldTrump Champagne is a protected designation of origin (PDO) and can only be made in the Champagne region of France to be legally called champagne. We have similar soil in some areas of the UK and make some great sparkling wines that are very similar but legally we can’t call champagne.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

In a pub in Oxford, men’s toilets out of action so they’ve made the ladies unisex for the night ….. it’s hilarious. Full of lads amazed at how clean it is, how nice it smells, the hand cream, why we get comfy chairs and big mirrors.
Bars take note: men want fancy toilets.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@morganisawizard It prevents financial abuse of either partner so one can’t withhold finances from the other. Plus if either is self employed they need to keep clear track of their finances.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@EFCevie We all knew this would happen. Women / girls who have short hair, small breasts, straight body shapes or taller than average getting accused of being male. At 15 she might not have even finished puberty yet.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

@AFPetInsurance pretty appalled that after putting in a claim for having my nearly 16 year old dog euthanised I am now expected to contact all my previous veterinary surgeries to try and get all of his vet records for his long life when I should be grieving. Stress I don’t need.

[Melle Jane @mellejaneC]

Anyone else watch @RuPaulsDragRace #AllStars9 and now fancying a can of @irnbru because of @RuPaul blue and orange dress

[Naomi Fisher @naomicfisher]

Imagine you start a new job and they send a strict dress code, down to the colour of your socks and style of your shoe. They also send you a list of equipment which they say you must have every day. Some of it seems a bit strange - two green pens?- but off you go dutifully to Smiths and equip yourself.

On the first day, you’re lined up with your colleagues and inspected. Anyone whose clothes aren’t exactly according to the dress code is told they’ll have to work an extra half hour. Same for any missing equipment. The penalties add up - wrong colour socks and missing protractor? One hour after work.

You’re a bit concerned at this because you had arranged a lift home and if you have to stay late you’ll miss it. You check your clothes and equipment, all seems okay. You pass the check, but the woman next to you has the wrong shoes. She’s distressed at the news that she’ll be staying late - she had plans later. Tough. She starts worrying about how she’s going to get new shoes to avoid the same tomorrow whilst also staying late at work. You don’t know how to help.

You get into your office and look around at your colleagues, but there’s no time to chat. On the whiteboard is a list of expectations for the day. You must be on task at all times and this will be monitored through your computer. Toilet breaks are limited to particular times and you’ll be queuing because it’s the same time for everyone. Eyes must be kept on your computer and this will be tracked. You must sit facing forwards and not slouch. You must use a regulation ruler whenever you read a document. If you break the rules, you’ll be kept after work the same day.

You’re told that if you get too many ‘after works’ then you’ll spend a day in the Quiet Room where no one will talk to you for the whole day and you can’t eat lunch with your colleagues or go to the toilet more than twice. You start to feel a sense of unease. You’re worried about whether you can comply and what will happen if you start gazing off into space or rocking on your chair.

The office is very quiet. ‘Isn’t it lovely?’ says your manager. ‘People here appreciate our structure and clear boundaries. You’ll do the best work you have ever done here because no time is wasted. We’ve set it up so you don’t have to worry about making decisions, you just do what we say and concentrate on your work’.

You think perhaps this isn’t the right place for you, but they remind you that you’ve signed a five year contract without a get out clause. There are no other options. You are powerless.

What effect would that have on you? Would you be happy and relaxed at work? Would you be motivated and doing your best for those five years? Might you feel anxious and trapped or resentful and angry?

And why would we think it would be any different for our kids?