Depression

[TxRover]

5 minutes ago, Ocelot1877 said:

Sorry if this isn’t the right place for this kind of thing 

I got a ton of missed calls from a no caller ID number last night like 8 in 10 minutes at approx 22:50.  They left no voicemails or messages and iv had nothing today 

Anyone got any idea what that la about or experienced similar? 
 

Im surprised how much this has wobbled my mental health today

Could you have used “1471” and option 3 to see if it would give you any info or reverse the call? (for a fee, I believe)

 

There’s been a huge increase in scam phone calls (at least in U.S.) from no caller ID numbers that are people pretending to be relatives (especially grandchildren) in trouble and needing money sent right away. Could have been something like that…repeated calls with no message left suggests either a scam or someone repeatedly trying a number and not believing it’s wrong.

[Ocelot1877]

14 minutes ago, TxRover said:

Could you have used “1471” and option 3 to see if it would give you any info or reverse the call? (for a fee, I believe)

 

There’s been a huge increase in scam phone calls (at least in U.S.) from no caller ID numbers that are people pretending to be relatives (especially grandchildren) in trouble and needing money sent right away. Could have been something like that…repeated calls with no message left suggests either a scam or someone repeatedly trying a number and not believing it’s wrong.

Unfortunately 1471 isn’t in use anymore I believe. 
 

Don’t know why it’s rattled me so much it’s so daft. Just thought it was an emergency and the Polis or the Bank were wanting to talk to me. I guess if it was anything important they would have left a message, followed up today or came to my door. 
 

Just feel pure worried about it all today, like I say it’s daft but unfortunately it’s where I am. 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Ocelot1877

[LiviLion]

36 minutes ago, Ocelot1877 said:

Don’t know why it’s rattled me so much it’s so daft. Just thought it was an emergency and the Polis or the Bank were wanting to talk to me. I guess if it was anything important they would have left a message, followed up today or came to my door. 

Second part of this is the important bit. If it was something urgent enough for a load of quick missed calls then you'd have someone at your door (a police matter), at least one voicemail (the bank - doubt they'd be phoning you at that time anyway), or messages on Whatsapp/Facebook/calls from other people (a family/friend issue).

It's most likely a scam, if not they'd have found another way to get in touch and/or would have persisted today.

[DA Baracus]

A quick Google suggests it's a fairly common scam.

[RH33]

It'll be an automatic dialler.

[Ocelot1877]

Thanks everyone for your reassurance, like I say I know I was being daft but I just needed to get it out my head. 
 

you are good people 

[scottsdad]

17 hours ago, Ocelot1877 said:

Sorry if this isn’t the right place for this kind of thing 

I got a ton of missed calls from a no caller ID number last night like 8 in 10 minutes at approx 22:50.  They left no voicemails or messages and iv had nothing today 

Anyone got any idea what that la about or experienced similar? 
 

Im surprised how much this has wobbled my mental health today

If you bought anything from AO.com recently then it'll be the guy selling insurance. 

[Venti]

Neighbour of mine lost her husband during Covid & doesn't seem to get many visitors.

Just a pot of tea & cake seemed to make her day.

Lonliness seems to go under the radar.

[TxRover]

4 hours ago, Venti said:

Neighbour of mine lost her husband during Covid & doesn't seem to get many visitors.

Just a pot of tea & cake seemed to make her day.

Lonliness seems to go under the radar.

People are reticent to discuss it, but a neighbour with an eye can make a huge difference. Huge props!

[Venti]

1 hour ago, TxRover said:

People are reticent to discuss it, but a neighbour with an eye can make a huge difference. Huge props!

Not trying to be neighbour of the year, but its a good thing to look out for folk who just want a cuppa & a blether.

[RH33]

Been up all night

 

None my rescue medication in.

[FK1Bairn]

Was wfh yesterday and on logging in found an email my boss sent to the full team on thursday evening saying theres a team meeting at 2pm this wednesday that we're all expected to attend, no exceptions. 

I keep wondering whats going to be said at the meeting as i'm reading it as there's something big going down.  I know I'm being silly and it's probably the start of monthly team meetings that we haven't had in about 4 months. 

This on top of the sudden passing of a former colleague last week we all knew and liked has got my brain working overtime.

[DA Baracus]

15 hours ago, RH33 said:

Been up all night

 

None my rescue medication in.

I've heard there's a shortage of medication, especially specific ones.

Such a shit situation, especially when folk might say to try alternatives (which I imagine you have as many folk who are on medication for mental health issues know what works for them).

Really sorry there's no easy solution.

2 minutes ago, FK1Bairn said:

Was wfh yesterday and on logging in found an email my boss sent to the full team on thursday evening saying theres a team meeting at 2pm this wednesday that we're all expected to attend, no exceptions. 

I keep wondering whats going to be said at the meeting as i'm reading it as there's something big going down.  I know I'm being silly and it's probably the start of monthly team meetings that we haven't had in about 4 months. 

This on top of the sudden passing of a former colleague last week we all knew and liked has got my brain working overtime.

I bet I'll be some generic update, like you've all to use Sharepoint now for storing files.

You could try emailing a manager to ask them what the meeting is about. Could say something about wanting to prepare for the meeting!

[Molotov]

5 minutes ago, FK1Bairn said:

Was wfh yesterday and on logging in found an email my boss sent to the full team on thursday evening saying theres a team meeting at 2pm this wednesday that we're all expected to attend, no exceptions. 

I keep wondering whats going to be said at the meeting as i'm reading it as there's something big going down.  I know I'm being silly and it's probably the start of monthly team meetings that we haven't had in about 4 months. 

This on top of the sudden passing of a former colleague last week we all knew and liked has got my brain working overtime.

I don’t know who you work for. I hope this helps but it could be any number of things. 

It could be that your company is about to be taken over with new ownership or a new management structure is being set up. Or an important product launch. 

However when it’s an “all hands meeting” I t’s invariably a company “restructuring” exercise. That usually involves reductions in staff numbers.

The best advice is to attend. Listen but don’t overthink or react about a situation that may or not be something you can personally control. 

There is no point worrying about something that may or may not happen. 

My advice is always have an exit strategy in place with any company you work for. Make sure your CV and LinkedIn profile is current. 

What can often happen at these times is that people often volunteer to “leave” either through early retirement or they have an exit strategy in place and it suits them to take a pay off and leave. 

All this that I’m saying is just through decades of restructuring where I’ve made the decision to stay or leave based on my personal situation at that time. 

It may be none of that. Feel free to DM. The main thing I would suggest is don’t worry about a problem until you have all the facts. 

[DA Baracus]

There is that, but the last 'all staff' meeting at my work was to say that the drives were being shut off and everything has to be moved to Sharepoint by some point.

There are also regular team and department meetings, pretty much all of which are massive wastes of time (I assume since I haven't been to any in years; they do send out email summaries with attachments*).

 

 

*Which are swiftly deleted.

[Swarley]

10 hours ago, DA Baracus said:

There is that, but the last 'all staff' meeting at my work was to say that the drives were being shut off and everything has to be moved to Sharepoint by some point.

We're going through this at the moment. An utter nightmare as most of the files I work with can't be saved directly to or opened from Sharepoint. I have to download them to my desktop, work on them, save them then move them back to Sharepoint. 

On the meeting thing @FK1Bairn try not to stress too much it might be nothing at all. It's difficult to not stress though, I do it all the time. 

Edited November 12, 2023 by Swarley

[DA Baracus]

3 minutes ago, Swarley said:

We're going through this at the moment. An utter nightmare as most of the files I work with can't be saved directly to or opened from Sharepoint. I have to download them to my desktop, work on them, save them then move them back to Sharepoint. 

On the meeting thing @FK1Bairn try not to stress too much it might be nothing at all. It's difficult to not stress though, I do it all the time. 

Ha, same! I asked what happens if Microsoft decide to stop supporting Sharepoint. Blank looks was the response.

[sophia]

23 hours ago, FK1Bairn said:

Was wfh yesterday and on logging in found an email my boss sent to the full team on thursday evening saying theres a team meeting at 2pm this wednesday that we're all expected to attend, no exceptions. 

I keep wondering whats going to be said at the meeting as i'm reading it as there's something big going down.  I know I'm being silly and it's probably the start of monthly team meetings that we haven't had in about 4 months. 

This on top of the sudden passing of a former colleague last week we all knew and liked has got my brain working overtime.

Its harder said than done but where you have no influence you should have no worries. Even if the news is not ideal, making a plan to move on is empowering.

 

[TxRover]

On 11/11/2023 at 15:40, DA Baracus said:

I've heard there's a shortage of medication, especially specific ones.

Such a shit situation, especially when folk might say to try alternatives (which I imagine you have as many folk who are on medication for mental health issues know what works for them).

Really sorry there's no easy solution.

I bet I'll be some generic update, like you've all to use Sharepoint now for storing files.

You could try emailing a manager to ask them what the meeting is about. Could say something about wanting to prepare for the meeting!

Emailing a manager would likely go better if there was a plausible rumour/question you could include, especially if it’s one you’re on a decent basis with. Something like “Graham, this all hands meeting isn’t a sign we’re switching over to Sharepoint like some people have said, is it?”. Fair chance you’ll get a response that’ll give you some idea what it actually is.

[FK1Bairn]

On 12/11/2023 at 11:02, Swarley said:

On the meeting thing @FK1Bairn try not to stress too much it might be nothing at all. It's difficult to not stress though, I do it all the time. 

I've only quoted this comment as there are far too many supportive comments to quote however as everybody pretty much said, it might be nothing at all. But thank you to all who responded to my initial post.

Today was D-day and despite going on for just under 2 hours, there really was nothing to worry about.  A colleague asked the manager at the end of it not to send an email again summoning us all to a meeting that we were all to attend with no exception because she had also got herself stressed about it and the manager apologised for the wording. 

I need to stop automatically thinking something big is happening and just wait and see what happens because you get no extra pay or thanks for stressing

Edited November 15, 2023 by FK1Bairn