More Time for Blog?

I received an e-mail at work today after requesting an exception to the "standard" work hours that would:

1. Provide for extended coverage when paired with my co-worker who was requesting a similar, but earlier excaption, and
2. Account for the fact that I don't typically take a lunch hour, (allowing me to work an 8 hour day, rather than 8.75 hours).

Here's the e-mail:

From:   Bureau Director, still older than Methuselah  Sent:  Wednesday, August 15, 2007 9:34 AM To:    Me Cc:    Section Chief; Division Administrator Subject:       WORK SCHEDULE: Exception Request Your request for an exemption from standard work hours has been reviewed, and is not approved at this time. As of September 10 your work hours will be 7:45AM-4:30PM. If you need additional time to comply with this schedule due to personal reasons please contact me to discuss. We will continue to periodically review work schedules and make adjustments as necessary to meet agency support and customer service objectives. If the nature of your daily work activity or project assignments requires adjustments to any daily work hours please discuss them with me or your section chief so we can accommodate the work activity on that day. If you have any further questions or wish to discuss work hours further please contact me.

I have to wonder if this isn't back-lash due to the fact that I haven't complied with his "unofficial dress code" (request) forbidding his staff to wear shorts in the workplace. (FYI: there's almost no way he'd ever get that made "official" as it would never make it through HR and the Union.) At any rate, perhaps this will translate into more time for me to blog, as I am literally forced to take a lunch hour every day. We'll see...