r00lish67
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Post by r00lish67 on Mar 19, 2017 21:11:30 GMT
You're probably right, and once finished will never look back. That said, I'd still opt for the sabbatical. You'd (presumably) be under no obligation to actually return, and there's a slim chance that there might be something you've missed and would want to go back. My circumstances were obviously different, but I technically went on sabbatical rather than leaving, and although I didn't go back it was certainly a helpful mental safety blanket for a while.
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Post by pom on Mar 20, 2017 10:17:25 GMT
Hmm thanks - will certainly think about it, but won't go asking too many questions until I've decided when I want my date with freedom to be! No idea how amenable they'd be - I'd like to think they'd prefer to keep the door open than lose me totally given we never quite manage to fill the team headcount anyway for what is quite a unique skill set but given the continuing cuts everywhere else in the organisation who knows? At least I know not to bother trying to hold out for a good package anyway as they reduced everything to statutory minimum last year. So for now will focus on what & when and worry about how later. Some friends with great local contacts took me out to lunch on Friday anyway and are suggesting I link up with a potential local project that sounds very interesting (in an OMG-I-have-no-idea-where-I'd-even-start-its-so-far-out-of-my-comfort-zone kinda way - hurrah!) and would tick quite a few worthwhile/feelgood factor boxes too (and might at some point in the future result in $$ but if not so what?). So I'm much less worried about finding fun things to do. S'funny, have always considered "networking" to be totally artificial and false and really couldn't be bothered with it, but all my great opportunities have come from my small but great quality "network" aka the very few "professional" people I actually like/respect.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2017 11:02:24 GMT
Ok, some examples 1) One girlfriend of mine saw the opportunity to be made redundant and then got hired straight back in 2 days a week (at better money), while she sorted out her future, uses the old girl network a lot 2) A male friend discovered that when he tried to leave his customers followed him even ringing him at home and he built his 2 day a week business 3) When I left, I managed to get a pay off, in the last few days sontacted everyone important and set them up on linked-in and chatted every month for 2 years just to keep a safety blanket
If you do go back, always aim for a higher job, even if you accept a lower job. The mind set you need to portray is "been successful out of this industry and want the thrill back but at the pay I now expect". I've seen this done twice by numpties and it works amazingly well.
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Post by bracknellboy on Mar 20, 2017 18:14:49 GMT
...but given the continuing cuts everywhere else in the organisation ....At least I know not to bother trying to hold out for a good package anyway as they reduced everything to statutory minimum last year.... Snap, on both counts. Closed that particular 'hold out' for me, and left a lot of people feeling rather blue, and likely to do so again.
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Post by bracknellboy on Mar 20, 2017 20:40:16 GMT
Ok, some examples 1) One girlfriend of mine saw the opportunity to be made redundant and then got hired straight back in 2 days a week (at better money), while she sorted out her future, uses the old girl network a lot Forgive me for asking, but how many have you got ? Still, if you're retired I guess there's more time for that sort of thing :-) And NEVER refer to a women's networking group as the 'old girl' network - you may find it's a quick route to preclude your performance on the former..... All in jest of course...
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Post by jonah on Mar 21, 2017 6:09:52 GMT
On that tangent, a colleague at work mentioned that, in the context of the work we were discussing, she was a 'lay-lady', instead of layperson. It was such a lovely phrase I thought.
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Post by pom on Mar 21, 2017 7:52:51 GMT
On that tangent, a colleague at work mentioned that, in the context of the work we were discussing, she was a 'lay-lady', instead of layperson. It was such a lovely phrase I thought. Is she a Dylan fan?
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Post by awk on Mar 21, 2017 9:06:55 GMT
I've been happily non-working for a couple of years now. Not a care in the world until last week.
I went to fill in a form for a BA AMEX Card (need to get the 241 voucher to start burning some AVIOS and see the world etc). Applying for credit cards is something I've always done without much thought ..... and then I got to the "income" box.
I'm non-working, too young to draw a pension, but have £3m+ spread across pensions and savings and just draw out what I need whenever I need it (in the most tax efficient way).
I was so worried about being turned down that I gave up and got really angry with myself, life and the universe.
So, can people like me get new credit cards ? Or am I now a bad risk ?
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Post by pom on Mar 21, 2017 9:20:07 GMT
I've been happily non-working for a couple of years now. Not a care in the world until last week. I went to fill in a form for a BA AMEX Card (need to get the 241 voucher to start burning some AVIOS and see the world etc). Applying for credit cards is something I've always done without much thought ..... and then I got to the "income" box. I'm non-working, too young to draw a pension, but have £3m+ spread across pensions and savings and just draw out what I need whenever I need it (in the most tax efficient way). I was so worried about being turned down that I gave up and got really angry with myself, life and the universe. So, can people like me get new credit cards ? Or am I now a bad risk ? I'd like to think the initial application might bounce and then you'd be asked for further proof.....but it worries me too, specially as I'm about to give up on one of my CCs in disgust. And I fear that although in the past you could probably rely on them doing that, technology is probably so good now that they don't "need" to, so if "computer says no" that's it. The other thing I wondered about was possible future mobile phone contracts - heard something on the radio a couple of years or so ago about some super-rich aristo who was refused one.
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Post by pom on Mar 21, 2017 9:28:01 GMT
awk Thinking about it you can't possibly be their only customer in this situation - why not give them a call and ask what they recommend?
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Post by awk on Mar 21, 2017 9:29:54 GMT
have you tried the moneysavingexpert pre-application to see your chance of being accepted? Might mean you don't damage your chances by failed applications. I tried one of those pre-application sites (it probably was MSE) and it said NO to just about every card - I said zero income (whatever income is). What will then make it worse is that I (we) haven't had a mortgage for 10 years and never take out finance agreements for cars (I just take out my cheque book and tell them the price I'm prepared to write the cheque for). There must be a way around this without going back to work !
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Post by awk on Mar 21, 2017 9:32:04 GMT
awk Thinking about it you can't possibly be their only customer in this situation - why not give them a call and ask what they recommend? Yes, that's what I was going to do, but non-working is just so busy that I haven't had time yet !
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Post by vithca on Mar 21, 2017 9:33:10 GMT
have you tried the moneysavingexpert pre-application to see your chance of being accepted? Might mean you don't damage your chances by failed applications. I tried one of those pre-application sites (it probably was MSE) and it said NO to just about every card - I said zero income (whatever income is). What will then make it worse is that I (we) haven't had a mortgage for 10 years and never take out finance agreements for cars (I just take out my cheque book and tell them the price I'm prepared to write the cheque for). There must be a way around this without going back to work ! The putting zero income is your problem. Take a guess at the return on your investments for the last year and put that down. Income doesn't have to be from a job.
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Post by pom on Mar 21, 2017 9:41:43 GMT
awk Thinking about it you can't possibly be their only customer in this situation - why not give them a call and ask what they recommend? Yes, that's what I was going to do, but non-working is just so busy that I haven't had time yet ! Damn...I'd better keep working then
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Post by saraph on Mar 21, 2017 22:52:32 GMT
Reading last few pages, it sounds as if you guys are ashamed of being investors.
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