Unfiltered Story #56648

I started work for a local council, immediately the place seemed like a mess and everyone I spoke to looked fed up.

HR: so we have a system that requires you to log when you get here, and every time you leave your work station.

Me: ..Okay

HR: Not everyone uses it.

Me: Yeah, it sounds like a lot of work. But if it’s your system I will do as asked.

HR: Great! Oh ok can you email me when you start and when you leave for the day, and your lunch breaks?

Me: Sorry?! But won’t I have to register that on the system anyway?

HR: Yes, but not everyone uses it.

Me: Well I have no problem using the system I will log every time I leave my desk and when I start or finish.

HR: Yes but can you also email me?

(I could see this going nowhere, She just couldn’t understand that forcing people to email every day, meant that using their system was pointless. After a few weeks (and the system going down several times) I gave up with it and nobody seemed to care or notice!)