Who Wants to be a Slush Wrangler?

While the frustrations of being a writer are myriad, we should all spare a thought for the largely faceless slushies who volunteer to perform their thankless tasks (usually without payment). Poor old Robbie Matthews at Andromeda took a week or so off for his 'real' life and has been hopelessly behind on submissions ever since. I received a confirmation of receipt for 'Other Intelligent Life' today - more than two weeks after submitting it. Were it Aurealis I wouldn't even blink, but Andromeda generally responds with in a day or two.