Tuesday 8th July

Maybe I have an enormous chip on my shoulder but I feel that there is almost a conspiracy amongst people who have been to University and have achieved professional status.  We, lesser mortals are considered some sort of sub-species.  As we are dealing with litiginous people here no names will be mentioned.  A restaurant I was doing the bookkeeping for recently closed, in somewhat of a hurry.  I worked two long days helping to pack vital papers for storage.  I was left in the unfortunate position of being almost personally responsible for this.  About a month after the Restaurant had closed I received to my home address court papers informing the company (which is based in USA and has no UK staff left) that a former employee was sueing them.

I took time out to inform everyone, and to explain the basis of his claim and how it would fail.  This took a couple of hours.  I told them that this individual was very persistent and that they would have to address the issue quickly.  I was told literally that I was unqualified and that I should leave this to the Professionals.

Then we got frantic e-mails as the deadline for the hearing approached and nothing had been done.  Another Professional in the UK was appointed to prepare a defence.  I assisted them in this by sending many payroll spreadsheets and dates of employment etc:.  My hypothesis was correct.

Now, we have had further e-mails because the UK professionals require actual contracts etc: I am to go to long-storage and rummage and find them.  The hearing is today !!!!   Yes, nobody has done anything about it until the very last moment.  Of course their bills will be huge and will not be questioned.  Leave it to the Professionals ?  You must be joking.