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twoscoops
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 1924 Location: Warwickshire
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 05 12:57 pm Post subject: Regrets, I've had a few... |
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Three years this week I’ve been here. I can hardly believe I stuck around that long. I don’t enjoy the work, the place is horrible, the people just OK (apart from one good chum), the level of professionalism is pretty low, the MD thinks he’s a superhero. However, the upside of being able to do my week’s work in one day means a lot of surfing (90% pointless, 10% useful, like Downsizer, planning holidays, researching businesses), only 20 minutes from home, 9-5.30 with a lunch hour, freedom to plan my own travel itineraries, cheap guitar amps and actually the money isn’t bad. So what am I moaning about?
I guess we all get bored after a while, but for almost four years I’ve had a dream to work for myself. To run a really nice, welcoming, well-stocked speciality food shop. I had two shops fall through on me, one of them this summer at the eleventh hour. I was gutted. Just less than an hour ago I completed on my new shop. No going back; I’m responsible to pay the rent, every quarter, for the next twelve years. This had better work. But I’ve decided that it isn’t stressful enough, and we’re selling our house as well, because the shop is in Gloucestershire.
Later this afternoon I’m going to give superman the news. I’m leaving next week sometime. I suppose I ought to give a months notice, but I also suppose that by law I should have been given a letter outlining my terms of employment, so I’m not too worried. |
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jema Downsizer Moderator
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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twoscoops
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 1924 Location: Warwickshire
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bernie-woman
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jema Downsizer Moderator
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Jonnyboy
Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 23956 Location: under some rain.
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tahir
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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twoscoops
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 1924 Location: Warwickshire
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