So…after 8 years I am made (not) redundant…don’t ask…it’s the usual non-committal, non-official dealings with an employee who’s no longer required.
Had a meeting with Allan 3 weeks ago and he told me out of the blue that my time with the company was up and he was to help me find somewhere else. Hardly a bolt out of the blue but it did leave me reeling, not every day that you’re suddenly in No Man’s Land thinking what the hell do I do now?
It took a bit of time to get my head around it and loads of advice from people but I’m going to go it alone and work for myself in a freelance capacity. I’ve set up my business and done all that side of things, I’m good to go, only thing missing is customers…slight problem…but I am starting on that track now. I intend to work with existing customers and provide the sort of Admin and training services I can see that they’re crying out for.
If I get the sort of response I hope for and have got from two people already then I think I will do okay, we’ll see.
Tash took it well, but it’s now been 4 weeks since the announcement and things have slowed down so she’s starting to worry now. I am sure we’ll be okay though.
I told Darren today, as Jason had told me he knew, but Darren was quite shocked and thought it was just one of those things that Jason had mentioned but wasn’t expecting to happen – something along the lines of “Allan and Julian are in the process of talking through a new job” – not “I’ve instructed Allan to get rid of Julian” which is how it was put to me by Allan. “It’s not working” – that’s the quote.
So as you can imagine, even before this announcement I’ve been very slack on my diary, but even more reason for being so now. Nothing notable to announce really so perhaps just as well I’ve been quiet!
Lewis has been working through is AS exams and Charlotte has been doing her Mocks. Jack finishes at Wolvercote in just a few weeks. I’ve going to Lewis to see a couple of University Open days and then have Cornbury to look forward to.
Well, best get some sleep, I’m still putting in so many hours at work, it’s very odd, it’s like the redundancy isn’t happening – Jason still gives me tons to do and I stupidly still do it. Madness, I have my own life to start sorting out and I am still too committed to the company to concentrate on myself. That’s the problem I guess for the last few years, I’ve given so much and lost a lot of myself to the company…that’s a sinister way to end the blog isn’t it?!?!?
