But it was good to see my colleagues again, hear the gossip, and witness for myself the devastation that's been wrought by the latest round of redundancies. The day before I managed to trap my sciatic nerve simply by crossing my legs whilst sitting down to enjoy a coffee and a quiet read, 27 people had received the news that their services would no longer be required as of May 31st. Not surprisingly, quite a few of them have called in sick since then, and their empty desks serve as a stark reminder that really none of us are safe.
I've caught a cold, my aunt has come to visit, and in other news:
But it was good to see my colleagues again, hear the gossip, and witness for myself the devastation that's been wrought by the latest round of redundancies. The day before I managed to trap my sciatic nerve simply by crossing my legs whilst sitting down to enjoy a coffee and a quiet read, 27 people had received the news that their services would no longer be required as of May 31st. Not surprisingly, quite a few of them have called in sick since then, and their empty desks serve as a stark reminder that really none of us are safe.
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You'll never guess...
...but I've got a job. The job I interviewed for some weeks back, with the company that frustratingly wouldn't let me know what was happening (turns…
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Social Capital: less than 10
I had double glazing put in the day after the storm passed through, in other words, while it was still cold and wet, and squally. This is…
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Practise, practise, practise...eventually, I'll get numb on rejection
I received a phone call from Verizon a minute ago. Despite the very 'positive overall impression' I had made in my interview, they had decided they…