please empty your brain below
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Q: Will there be more kittens?
kittens | 30.04.17 - 7:08 a.m. | #
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"..I don't have a working routine any more, so I'll likely sleep past 7am.."
I thought the same. Yet after two years I still wake and rise at the same time I did when working full-time. On the odd occasion that I sleep in past 06.15, I can't shake the feeling that I've wasted a good part of the day!
Frank F | 30.04.17 - 7:32 a.m. | #
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thanks for my daily dose of sanity
and all the best. Enjoy your freedom.
carl | 30.04.17 - 7:35 a.m. | #
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Redundancy, been there too...
You're right, we're all of 'that age' however old we are...
Good luck for the future, may it bring you most of what you would wish for yourself :)
Kevin Too | 30.04.17 - 7:52 a.m. | #
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yes, the sheer number of people who've been through the "restructuring" and "redundancy" process is quite amazing ... it seems to be the way they get around sacking people these days ... but it's a long drawn out and agonising process isn't it, and completely devoid of honesty and humanity
maybe you could join Geofftech and Vicky on some of their travels ... I'd love to read about them arriving at Thurso
Caz | 30.04.17 - 9:59 a.m. | #
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Sadly redundancy is working it's way up the food chain, the same technology which means that this blog can be read anywhere in the world, means that 'intellectual work' can be outsourced too, your blog goes back to 2002, remember when documents had to be faxed, or sent by courier?, or a call to a foreign country cost lots of money?, or dial-up internet?, blocking a phone line whilst you downloaded or uploaded a file or data? (apologies to those who have poor broadband - but your probably not reading this anyway).
The internet is doing to 'educated career people' what the shipping container did to dock workers.
Even something like English law is being outsourced, places like Singapore are setting up courts to administer 'English law', for disputes between businesses, so they don't have to come to London.
The internet means that you can't really put a border around an idea, or a concept, something that people who want to repatriate jobs don't really get.
Still anon | 30.04.17 - 10:08 a.m. | #
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I'm so glad you're taking a summer break for yourself. I hope it doesn't fly by too quickly!
Does that mean you have something lined up to start afterwards, or is the break going to be spent trawling the "positions available" sites in equal measure to exploring the capital?
Cornish Cockney | 30.04.17 - 10:55 a.m. | #
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After redundancy from a very safe job in 1990 I made a new career which brought much foreign travel and lots of great friendships - until government regulation and a new boss resulted in what's called a nervous breakdown (i.e. brain implosion), followed by retirement a year early, divorce, house move... Suddenly, two years later, the brain healed. Then - a new life. New friendship. Marriage at 71. New occupation doing what we both love by enlightening others in landscape and geology, travelling and discovering. Yes, DG, enjoy your own time and all will look after itself. Amazingly, Dilbert Future holds a key in its last chapter - A New View of the Future, notably also in Appendix A -Affirmation. All I can say is, it works. As a non-religious earth scientist I feel that the brain can be set to do what it needs to do.
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All the best for a great summer! Maybe you could consider a 'by request' segment each week?
Antipodean | 30.04.17 - 1:16 p.m. | #
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When I took a decent redundancy five years ago I found once I was into the swing of things extensive job hunting, chasing up with agents, and applications still only took one hour or so each day.
Packed a lunch and spent the rest of the days going all over London on my annual travelcard, visiting obscure museums, doing the nationals from top to bottom, going to odd sights etc.
Even now, I say 'when I was between jobs...'in conversation far too often.
Peter of London | 30.04.17 - 2:08 p.m. | #
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More power to your elbow, DG!
RG | 30.04.17 - 3:34 p.m. | #
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I'd assumed the 07:00 posting time was automated. You don't really press a button at precisely that time every day do you?
Andrew S | 30.04.17 - 5:05 p.m. | #
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On non-working days the 7am posts are always pre-scheduled.
On working days I preferred to read through the day's post one last time over breakfast before they went live, in case of niggly errors.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 30.04.17 - 5:16 p.m. | #
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Sacking or redundancy, they end up with a one way ticket out of the door, only the speed varies. And while that ten ton weight goes off the shoulders, there's always a feeling that things could have been different.
Having once had three months "gardening leave" during which almost nothing was done to the self-supporting jungle outside, the search for new income (which had already started) went stellar.
What worked in the end was a mate telling me about a job that couldn't be filled internally, nor after external advert. It would be a stepping stone into the next work phase. So while you're looking at the advertised vacancies, keep reminding those who know (and like) you that you're open to things that gets you inside the next building, from where you can rebuild at your own pace. It ain't fun taking that backwards step, but one back often means two forward later. Keep an eye and ear out for new digital developments while you're searching.
The down-side of this move is that although you expect to keep up with former workmates, unless you really make the effort, it collapses within three months as you have less and less in common...
Best of luck and keep 'blogging'!
Joel | 30.04.17 - 5:38 p.m. | #
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Enjoy the time off DG
Rob | 30.04.17 - 5:46 p.m. | #
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The very best to you DG.
If things stay as they are on here I and
I imagine many many more will be happy..
Colininthailand | 30.04.17 - 5:49 p.m. | #
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Good luck DG, you make London a better place, and not many people can say that about themselves.
peter | 30.04.17 - 5:52 p.m. | #
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So tomorrow is entirely in your gift, to do as you please, as the fancy takes you. I feel a twinge of selfishness in saying this, but I'm so glad that will include the daily blog post. Wishing you all the best, DG, in whatever the future holds.
Geraldine49 | 30.04.17 - 7:06 p.m. | #
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I was today reminded of a very apt quote from Winnie the Pooh.
" 'What day is it?', asked Pooh.
'It's today', squeaked Piglet.
'My favourite day', said Pooh. "
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DG - Most of us work for one thing only..the wherewithal to eat regularly and to have a pleasant place to live. In 1984, after 35 years government service, I was able to retire with a lifetime annuity. It has been a great summer ever since. May you have as much enjoyment as I have had.
Colesville Garth | 30.04.17 - 9:02 p.m. | #
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I think Colesville above has missed something. Yes, getting money is one important reason for having a job. But it's not quite the only reason. These days in this country very few people actually die of poverty. But the feeling that you are contributing in some way to the national pot is also important.
Admittedly an unemployed but blogging DG is probably contributing more than he supposes already. But the urge to feel that one is doing something which someone else is willing to pay for is still pretty important, I reckon, at least for the under 55s, particularly those without onerous family commitments.
Malcolm | 30.04.17 - 9:51 p.m. | #
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I particularly liked your last Q and A
Bob L-S | 30.04.17 - 10:20 p.m. | #
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DG
Been there, done that, it was very unsettling. And I hated exploiting my friends for 'networking'. But they don't seem to have noticed that. It was the best thing that has happened to me. Enjoy the summer, we will enjoy your reports.
Good luck.
Mike
mikes | 30.04.17 - 10:44 p.m. | #
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Not that you need advice, but I'm glad you are going to enjoy the summer. I hope the weather is good for you this year. I'm sure you have a good idea of when you may need to start earning again.
Much of my job-seeking last year was derailed by Brexit, as positions that were being filled suddenly disappeared, and recruitment stalled due to uncertainty. But I'll support the points made above about networking - not exploiting your friends, but just rather letting people know that you are available and the sort of thing you are looking for. That is how I found something eventually, unsought and from an unexpected direction. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Something will turn up. It always does.
Andrew | 30.04.17 - 11:13 p.m. | #
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