November 7th 2009

So, I am at the start of another shift.

Still waiting for any kind of indication that I might have a chance of a job. I am starting to get fed up with the whole situation, now. I expect that I will be made redundant on December 31st.  Quite what I am going to do work wise is beyond me. I have been looking everyday for weeks, but most of the vacancies are so badly paid !

Meanwhile, the motivation to keep coming into work on a daily basis is almost zero. If I could, I would just stay in bed. There is that feeling of hopelessness in the air.

Someone in my team has handed in their notice, but they are a grade higher than me, and I am not qualified to do their job. maybe they will promote within? If they do, then I may be able to get in. Fingers crossed!

Meanwhile, the external job market has a strange look about it.

There are a lot of middle to higher management jobs around, at £35k per annum, and many at the minimum wage. However, it is very difficult to find any in between those. Very few jobs at around £20k a year as far as can see.

I have been offered a couple of possible jobs in the last two weeks. One was at a lab down near Harlow. However, the wage structure was a bit weird, and I wasn’t prepared to do all the travelling. The other possibility is a delivery driver for a supermarket. This would be delivering people’s shopping for them.

Another option I have looked at is buying a franchise business. If I am made redundant, I will be due a fair sized cheque. I could use some of that to invest in a business.

I have looked at several different opportunities, and made early enquiries. This is something I am definitely interested in. I ran my own garden maintenance business in the early 1990s. I look back on this time fondly. It was very hard work, but the freedoms offered outweighed that. I think I would like to go back into the gardening business again, so you never know!

I am also pretty good with computers. So some kind of computer/internet type business could be an option. I am very interested in one particular opportunity, but I cannot go into it here, as I don’t want to give it away. If that comes off, I shall be a very happy bunny!

So there we are. I have a bout 7 weeks to see what my future holds. 

I’ll let you know how it goes.