PATRIARCHY!

Okay. So you grow up in a nice quiet part of the forest and you think, "Hey. This is a pretty good stable place to live, why move?" So you look for a job and inconceivably land an appointed position in the most disorganised, neurotic and hectic local legislature known to beast-kind. Oh and you can only work nights. Which means of course that you come in to mop up everyone else's messes. Perfect. Wonderful. Tell yourself it's not insane and stressful, tell yourself it's challenging and rewarding, in the long run. Yeah Right.





This Is Nancy Bat's Rant!





Being one of the few female animals working at the legislature, I sometimes encounter interesting predicaments. Such as the fact that no one here seems to understand that I sometimes need to take "mental health" days. And by "mental health" I mean of course, I need a mani/pedi before I go postal on their asses.





Yesterday I called in to say I wouldn't be able to make it in until 7:00, I was planning on getting a nice facial and maybe a short massage before and do you know what that day receptionist said to me?


"I'm sorry, Mayor Stag says you've been coming in late too often, I think you'd better just skip that day spa trip."


Now here I was thinking that no one had known about my little jaunts to Ivy Grove Spas. It turns out, the entire office does. And they make jokes about it. Jokes like, "Did you know bats aren't blind but in fact have very good eyesight?" "Yeah I did, or we'd have an administrative assistant who was actually here!" Okay so it's not a good joke but it's still a joke at my expense. Which makes me want to go into work even less.





But of course, I cancel my appointment and go into the office at 5. And as I flap in, everyone who is usually rushing around getting things done turns to look at me, Just for a split second, just so I know that they disapprove. Or maybe I'm just a little paranoid.





Anyway, there's my lesson for the day: If you absolutely need to knock off work for personal hygiene reasons, come with better excuses than, "I'm going to get into a traffic accident." especially if you don't drive.