This week my Word of the Week is: Frustration!! #WotW

This week my Word of the Week is:

I am going to try really hard not to rant throughout this blog post but we've had a week of it. There have been little irritations, great big ones and plenty of frustration thrown in for good measure! It turns out it's a thing for this time of year, as last year I used frustration on the 8th of November for my Word of the Week but for different reasons.

I mentioned on Sunday how a company cancelled a job interview at short notice on Friday for Ellie. Well, on Monday she had another interview with a different company and it was booked in to be a telephone interview. She waited and waited for the call but there was nothing. Later that day she got a snotty email basically saying thanks for not turning up to your interview and wasting our time. We double checked the emails and they were supposed to call her. It was a telephone interview, not a mysterious meeting where she was expected to magically know where to go! So Ellie emailed the company, forwarding the original email from them and politely told them of their mistake and they have ghosted her. She even contacted them through their social media and someone replied saying they would pass it over to the recruitment department. We are still waiting for a response. I know mistakes happen but blaming a young person for not turning up when the company was supposed to make the call is a bit much. Ellie is trying her best to find work, applying for jobs, going to interviews and keeping positive when things don't go her way. It's hard enough for young people to get a job without companies making it even harder by not doing their own bit properly. It's also not a great first impression of a company. Imagine getting a job there and having to deal with situations like that every day. Maybe it's a lucky escape but it is still frustrating.

On Tuesday we were booked into a pub nearby to have an Autumn Afternoon Tea but we got a message at about 10am saying they had to cancel as they had a water leak. I do feel bad for them because they couldn't open until the next day. These things happen and there's not much anyone can do about a burst pipe but I'm not going to lie, I was gutted. We had already had to cancel a fortnight ago because Becky had training at work, so this was our second attempt at getting there. I was looking forward to it. Hopefully it will be third time lucky. We're booked in to have it next week and the bonus is that it's my birthday week, so it will be extra special.

Becky and her partner had a house viewing earlier in the week and they were feeling hopeful. The estate agent was there showing them around and the landlord was there doing repairs. As Becky and her partner got there early, they were chatting to the landlord. He seemed like a nice guy and the house was nice too. The Estate Agent said she would be in touch the next day. She was true to her word and dropped an email saying the landlord had gone with another applicant. House hunting can be such a pain. Becky and her partner were of course gutted but at the same time, I don't think they really wanted to be moving house this side of Christmas anyway. Hopefully the right house will come along at the right time.

I was waiting for parcels most of last weekend and it carried on to this week. I didn't mind, my usual delivery people know where to leave them if I am not in but there was issues with one parcel. For 3 days running, I kept getting a notification saying it was out for delivery and then sorry we can't deliver! I don't even think they tried to deliver but it was starting to stress me out. I couldn't do much as it was coming through Evri and their customer support is non-existent! Anyway, on Thursday it arrived! Phew!

How has your week been? I hope you have had a good one! I am of course linking up with Anne who blogs at Raisie Bay to join in with her Word of the Week linky!