Message #71242

[Cathy S]

Hope I don't get told off for posting two positive things ...?

I have been working all day on trying to help someone in Germany get their PHD Thesis finalised so I can print and bind it tomorrow for submission by the deadline on Wednesday.  He got into a few problems with Word (you know that thing where the style formatting suddenly goes screwy every time you breathe ...) and was panicking.

I have only met him once, a few months ago but with a bit of modern technology (Instant Messaging) and some reassuring calming words exchanged and a little time we now have a stable Word document and a PDF I can get printed and bound tomorrow. 

I love the feeling at the end of a day like this - knowing I have done my best professionally to help someone rescue their hard work ... and the real positive is the genuine appreciation of a job well done <sigh> after all I can get my time back - he only gets one chance to submit this thesis!

Off home in a few minutes for a few hours rest and then back at dawn to get it finished - who says an admin's day is all dull routine?

Cathy