vilakins | November and picowrimo!

I didn't apply for the one job still available where I was working because a colleague had five years experience, it wasn't a pleasant environment they'd moved us to (physically or people-wise) and it was doing three people's work--and she now wishes she'd taken redundancy; she's looking for other work too. The merger we all suspected went through last week and 54 more people have gone from both companies, including my lovely former manager.

Anyway, they said I didn't have to work my time out, presumably because I was the only one who didn't apply and they (rightly) considered me disaffected. So I left three weeks ago on full pay and got a four-week contract last week--so I'm being paid for two jobs at once. Hey, I might need that if I don't get another for a while. I did have an interview today which I thought went well.

I spent all of last week frantically learning all I have to do for the next three when I cover for a production analyst on holiday and was more then slightly distracted so when November hit, it, well, sort of missed me.

Because it's picowrimo month! Picowrimo is great because people set their own writing goals and everyone's so encouraging. These days I need something like that to get me to write and I'm hoping I'll finish off my WIP during this one. If you need a more compact alternative to nanowrimo, do come along and join us!

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Very good luck with your search for a permanent job.

Thanks! I think yesterday's interview went well but I'm not sure I want to work mostly alone in an empty office. It's a great location though.

I was very sorry to hear about your job, but at least it sounds like you're off to a good start on getting a new one. Here's hoping that it'll all turn out for the best!

Is your WIP the one where Vila gets his own spaceship? I've been hoping you'd finish that one... :-)

I hope so. I've applied for several I was a good fit for but usually get the automated reply that there were so many candidates and others had better qualifications or experience yada yada. Yesterday's interview for a digital and social media position went well but I'm not sure I want to work alone in an empty office a lot of the time. The people are nice though and the location's great: next suburb and free parking.

Yes, that's the one! I meant to continue on it after the July picowrimo but things got rather turbulent. I hope to finish it this time but there's still a lot of season 3 to cover in Vila's absence.

I forgot Picowrimo even existed, and I was feeling a little disappointed in myself knowing that attempting Nanowrimo would be setting myself up for guaranteed failure. Thanks for reminding me, and I will join in this year in order to try to make a little progress on a barely-started story which I should have finished months ago.

Excellent; the more the better, and it really is a good way to get some writing done.

great to be being paid twice :D

Plus I've sold some shares in a corporate buy-out whi8ch will help if I can't get a job till next year. What with Christmas and summer holidays, people often don't hire now; in fact in the interview I had yesterday they said they'd been considering holding off but there was too much work. I'm happy to take leave unpaid with some savings behind me.

Good luck with both the job seeking and the writing!

Thanks! I do see jobs I really like but it's mostly not reciprocal, though yesterday's interview was promising.

You did well. It is unfortunate you lost your job but now you don´t have to panic and you have some more time to look for something decent. And I wish you good luck!
Also enjoy your writing!
How are your beautiful cats? :-)

I have hopes for yesterday's interview. :-)

They're all fine and yes, very beautiful! Jasmin was playing with Sebastian's tail on the windowsill this morning and Seb's eyes were so wide and "what the hell?" They're so funny. I really need to set up good picture hosting and post some.

Sounds like you made the right call, and that so far things are working out pretty well. Good luck with the new job you applied for!

Thanks! It'd be quite different from the old one: digital and social media work and editing--and just in the next suburb, saving me around $2000 a year in parking which is what I had to pay in my last role.

That doesn't sound bad! :)

Aw, well good luck with the work things. I'm glad you have at least got something for the meantime. It's so demoralising when things go like that and it sounds as though you did absolutely the right thing. :-(

And \o/ writing! Good luck!

I really didn't want to stay there in that environment with those heartless accountants (in this case) and far too much work. I think my colleague and friend made the wrong decision to apply as she would have got three months redundancy pay (I got none) and heaps of time to find something else; she's been in tears at the ridiculous workload.

The WIP is Vila having bolted after City and running his own fast courier service while the crew continue without him. :-)

No. It's not easy to do though - I wish now I'd tried to get out of my job before it nearly killed me, but you just can't see the future, can you?

And, ooh. Yes, definitely good luck with that, then! :-)

Good luck on the job search. I hope you find something more permanent soon that you do enjoy doing.

Thanks!

I hope a nice job comes from the interview. :)

Being paid for two jobs at once is some consolation at the moment...

Thanks, and it is!

I was hoping to have lunch with you again when the weather was more settled (i.e. last week) but I was working and I've also given up my Newmarket carpark as of Friday.

Maybe another week then. :)

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