Work mood: I had this come up in my facebook memories from a year ago this week. I remember what was going through my mind when I posted it. I didn't get a job I'd applied for, and was told as part of the feedback that they would welcome my application for other jobs, or… Continue reading 24.2020
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Moving slowly
There's been a lot of advice about how during these (insert word of preference here) times, we should be kind to ourselves, that we should resist the exhortation to be super productive because this is a stressful time and we may be more stressed than we realise, that dealing with ‘everything’ may mean we are… Continue reading Moving slowly
tHe wEEk tHAt wAs (16.2020)
Last week was the 5th week of working from home. The cheerful confirmations from senior management that we as an institution have an important part to play in responding to and eventually helping recovery from this crisis don’t seem to be filtering down to my team. This was the first week that several people admitted… Continue reading tHe wEEk tHAt wAs (16.2020)
This week (6/20)
This week I have been feeling: Disappointed and frustrated. I spent a lot of time reading through project documents at work recently, making comments and adjustments that I thought would be helpful to the people who were preparing these documents. (And I will add here that I try to be specific and helpful in my… Continue reading This week (6/20)
The world of work
It's been a while since I was out in the market looking for work. But something happened this week that reminded me of my temp days, working for agencies, looking for something permanent. Here's an example of a typical prospective job conversation I would have with someone from an agency. Hi Michelle, it's Kate/Amanda here… Continue reading The world of work
Here we go again
Yesterday I saw a job ad for an interesting job...in Korea. The job is with an international organisation and doing something allied to what I do now, which is quite specialised, so finding a similar job is quite rare. So I did what I always do when I see a job I want to apply… Continue reading Here we go again
Falafel lunch
I caught up with some former work colleagues for lunch the other day. We used to work together in the same team a few years ago but everyone has moved on to other jobs in the institution, it's just me who's still in the original team. But every now and then we get a date… Continue reading Falafel lunch
Why you should be nice to cleaners
It's been nearly five years since my father died. That was a time of much reflection and spending more time with my family than I have in years. After the funeral, there was a small reception in the catering hall attached to the chapel. The woman who ran the buffet was quite rude and whisked… Continue reading Why you should be nice to cleaners
Overthinking it
What would life be like if I stopped overthinking everything? How much extra time would I have in my day if I didn't re-read every email three or four times to try and make it perfect? How much better would I feel if I just sent meeting requests when I made them, instead of looking… Continue reading Overthinking it
Another month, another hotel room
One month on from thinking I was going to cough myself to death in a hotel room in Casablanca, I am in a hotel room in Brussels, cross checking figures and rehearsing tomorrow's presentation.I'm not 100% better, but I'm well enough to travel. Normally this kind of meeting would warrant a one day trip on… Continue reading Another month, another hotel room
