tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post5955632537682694346..comments2023-10-26T22:25:55.658+01:00Comments on Guitars and Life: Courses and InterviewsFurtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-78831205991536002142009-03-20T12:48:00.000+00:002009-03-20T12:48:00.000+00:00I do not believe that if you declined the offer th...I do not believe that if you declined the offer that your package would be at risk (perhaps I should have prefaced with 'redundancy' but maybe the other one would be at risk from Mrs F!) As your previous post was eliminated the company had decided that you were surplus to requirements. The fact that you have considered another option is your prerogative and if you then decide that it is not for you then you continue on your way out of the company.<BR/><BR/>As you know I am viewing this from the safer perspective of additional years, but the fear of the unknown future is till there and compounded by the loss of what was a "safe" employed environment. However your decision should be a balanced risk assessment of the amount of financial security you have against the likelihood of finding alternative employment elsewhere. I cannot ignore how so many of our ex colleagues have all said that redundancy was the best thing that happened to them.DeeJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037527872689174818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-80331290705292026452009-03-19T11:18:00.000+00:002009-03-19T11:18:00.000+00:00It'd be wonderful to think, yes, i'd be free and I...It'd be wonderful to think, yes, i'd be free and I could do all these things, but like you, I'd have that sneaky anxiety about tomorrow in the background.<BR/><BR/>You'll be having/have had the sceond interview by the time you read this, so maybe things will be clearer to you.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you should worry: I swear I'm growing a beard!<BR/><BR/>tee hee, my verifier is BUMPO!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-36776721611053960172009-03-19T00:46:00.000+00:002009-03-19T00:46:00.000+00:00Life sucks ass - big time. Why not take a goddamed...Life sucks ass - big time. Why not take a goddamed risk for once and maybe follow your heart? At least you will not be bored. I've had a belly-full of what this country is serving up and it's time for a change. But it's going to get ten times worse before it gets better -and that's post hyper inflation next summer. So, as the world goes to hell, you should at least enjoy the one thing that wastes so much of your life - and that's work. If I ever say to myself that I don't like what I am doing I try very hard to put that right. You have a golden opportunity to get sorted. Don't dither and screw it up mate. What else is there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-8037824554595058012009-03-18T16:36:00.000+00:002009-03-18T16:36:00.000+00:00i tend to think like you..take whatever job you ar...i tend to think like you..<BR/>take whatever job you are offered and just have the life your having ..<BR/>non risk takers might try the cruising in a yacht thing..<BR/>but they're never entirely comfy with it..<BR/>so why try to be what you arent ?<BR/>Im so happy i got the job i just got ..<BR/>I think things are going to get tougher before they get any better.Cynniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796562985485272298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-62062351756365696352009-03-18T14:30:00.000+00:002009-03-18T14:30:00.000+00:00Yachts are DANGEROUS.There are sharks... icebergs....Yachts are DANGEROUS.<BR/><BR/>There are sharks... icebergs... pirates!<BR/><BR/>Best to stick with Kent. Much safer!<BR/><BR/>I think the problem comes when you're 'of an age' that most people have pigeonholed themselves to such a degree that 'doing something else' simply doesn't seem like an option...<BR/><BR/>Actually, most people pigeonhole themselves by the age of 25.<BR/><BR/>I certainly couldn't quit my job and play guitar all day... maybe for a month... though the moment the cat starts looking at me as though I'm dinner I figure I'd be back on the internet looking for another contract!Ken Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970490152285414561noreply@blogger.com