80 minutes away by rail and 5 of us going. You'd have thought it might quite social. But no, between us we set off for 3 different trains! My boss apparently likes leaving things till the last moment with no margin for error. One of our number was on the committee and was going a little earlier. The other two chose the most sensible train timewise. I plumped for going a bit earlier to keep A company. With laptop in tow I can work anywhere - 'specially if there's mains power to hand. But fate had the last laugh. We got to the station to find our train was cancelled - half an hour's wait reading the article my boss has had published (bit unthrilling to be honest, but worthy) and then the other two caught up with us...
The branch meeting was holding an AGM (about as thrilling as such things can be - but only 15 minutes so not too painful), but also a briefing from a recruitment company on "getting that promotion". Not that I'm looking to do anything of the sort - or expecting much along those lines - but it had some useful pointers.
Best bit of the day was randomly meeting someone I knew at the end of the day who could give me a lift home instead of hanging around for a bus for the best part of an hour.
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