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Every summer signifies a change in my life. Last summer the defining moment was when I got made redundant. We are well into what you call summer months now, although the dark grey skies and perpetual drizzle might have you think otherwise. Just as well really, as it reflects on my internal turnmoil
I wondered what my change was to be this year. I just realised that every September I have changed jobs/roles for the previous 2 years. Why break the tradition eh? This year will make it year 3 if I change jobs in September. I know what you’re thinking..don’t really look good on the CV does it?
No, I’ve not been offered a new job. I quite like my current job with it’s mix of coding vs. stakeholder management. However, the job don’t really like me very well. That’s right folks, I’ve been made REDUNDANT AGAIN! OMFG right? Yeah. Yeps. I guess in a way I have seen this coming, so I am not suprised really, just annoyed. Working in my field is really not the best in the current economic climate – I can only put myself in a worse position if I worked in manufacturing cars.
What’s really annoying is that we’ve always been given the steer that our department has too many roles available compared to people to fill it. The first sign of trouble was when my boss did not get his job – I could just see the house of cards that we’ve hopefully guarded start to sway. After weeks of being told by the powers that be that we have nothing to worry about, we were given the news yesterday that not only they did not have enough roles to fit us all in, it really does not seem like any of us will be left with a job to do. It’s a proper bunfight, with one role up for grabs between 4 people. 25% chance. And again, I am in the position that I was in last year. I have circa 6 months worth of experience in my new area, having just moved over in January. Other people in my team have been in this area for years and years – some joined straight after school. So yeah, I am in a ‘IM SCREWED’ position, to put it lightly.
And this time around, there are no jobs out there. None. Not even jobs at the supermarket stacking shelves.
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Oh damn. Can you afford not to work for a while, and wait till things pick up again? Other than that, I’d just start to think about doing anything and everything else.
Manual labour – cleaning, waitering maybe? I know the supermarkets are not doing too well either. The Woolworths collapse was pretty bad.
Comment by mooiness 07.17.09 @ 9:06 amin theory I can, as in I won’t be starving or kicked out of my house. bacon fortunately earns enough to keep me as the little lady at home. mentally it’s very draining to be sat at home counting spiders. Oh well. It has all just kicked off, so i’m not out of the door yet.
A few more months to play my cards, possibly till the end of the year. But that means that like last year I would be unable to plan for anything, which is very annoying.
Comment by sourrain 07.17.09 @ 9:20 am*hugs* sorry to hear that. maybe u can look for something part time ? is the market bad even for part time work?
Comment by zona 07.18.09 @ 6:32 amSorry to hear that. Sigh. You’re not alone. It happened to a lot of my friends too. I’m having a hard time finding a job as well.
I know it’s hard but keep the optimism up. Something good will happen!
Comment by simmie 07.19.09 @ 2:41 amshit.. i didn’t even read this post!! how are u feeling?? i hope things are better.. come and find job in aussie la…maybe it is better here?
Comment by maggie 07.20.09 @ 5:08 amThanks everyone. I’m ok actually…which is really scary cause I was completely freaked out last year when the same thing happened.I guess last year I was prepared to fight – this year it seems that there are simply no jobs out there, so no point fighting.
I am not the only one in this position, but in a way, it makes it worse, not better.
Comment by sourrain 07.20.09 @ 7:26 amGosh! Sorry to hear abt that.
Comment by Mandy 07.21.09 @ 12:49 pmHUGGGGGGG.
Ever think that your career field might be the wrong line of work?
Jobs are still happening here in Shopping Mall, unfortunately most require US citizens. Maybe go into business for yourself?
Or-and I hesitate to bring this up-will the ticking on the old biological clock get louder?
Comment by Skippy-san 07.24.09 @ 4:47 amSkipps…thank you and no thank you!!
I think there is a bug with my biological clock. Probably because I am innately terrified of little monsters they call kids.
As for field, yeah. I am definately in the wrong field. However, am open to offers of field-change…although the last time I did that and went to work in the gas industry,I failed miserably. I think it’s your contacts that get you jobs – and I don’t have many here!
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