Make that 6, 50 in May.
Really looking forward to it....grrrr
I got to 47 with hawk-like eyesight, and then had to throw in the towel and get some (very weak but necessary) reading glasses. My distance vision is still good without any correction.
My eyes are -6.75 and -6.00 and I reckon surgery would be £5-6K
Update on this, last week the company folded my dept, made everyone but me redundant and gave me a new job title with a 14% raise. This means that my salary has practically doubled since I started with the company 8 years ago. Whole experience has left a bad taste in my mouth though so I'm still thinking about what else I want to do.ZedLeg wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:57 am
Work has been a bit shite, after the change in ownership in 2020 and a rough year I'm questioning whether I still want to be there. I'd mentioned this briefly in another thread earlier in the year and if anything it's gotten worse. I applied for a couple of things but I'm not really sure what I want to do. Going to update my cv and maybe start using linkedin?
Well at least you can enjoy the extra cash while you're deciding what you want to do!ZedLeg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:34 pmUpdate on this, last week the company folded my dept, made everyone but me redundant and gave me a new job title with a 14% raise. This means that my salary has practically doubled since I started with the company 8 years ago. Whole experience has left a bad taste in my mouth though so I'm still thinking about what else I want to do.ZedLeg wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:57 am
Work has been a bit shite, after the change in ownership in 2020 and a rough year I'm questioning whether I still want to be there. I'd mentioned this briefly in another thread earlier in the year and if anything it's gotten worse. I applied for a couple of things but I'm not really sure what I want to do. Going to update my cv and maybe start using linkedin?
You're one of us now, bought and paid forZedLeg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:34 pmUpdate on this, last week the company folded my dept, made everyone but me redundant and gave me a new job title with a 14% raise. This means that my salary has practically doubled since I started with the company 8 years ago. Whole experience has left a bad taste in my mouth though so I'm still thinking about what else I want to do.ZedLeg wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:57 am
Work has been a bit shite, after the change in ownership in 2020 and a rough year I'm questioning whether I still want to be there. I'd mentioned this briefly in another thread earlier in the year and if anything it's gotten worse. I applied for a couple of things but I'm not really sure what I want to do. Going to update my cv and maybe start using linkedin?
That doesnt sound like a nice task tbfRich B wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:01 pm I've got to be the other side of that one, on Monday I'm heading up to our northern office to make 2 people redundant. They're both really good guys too, but the office as a whole up there just isn't profitable, so we've got to close it.
I'm ok with it, they're not stupid and can see there's no work coming into that office so I expect they've been looking elsewhere, but it's still not going to be particularly nice as I like them both.
my task has lightened a fair bit, I got a call from one of them on Friday basically asking if he should hand in his notice or hang on. I told him to hold on til Monday and it was pretty much understood.Broccers wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:42 pmThat doesnt sound like a nice task tbfRich B wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:01 pm I've got to be the other side of that one, on Monday I'm heading up to our northern office to make 2 people redundant. They're both really good guys too, but the office as a whole up there just isn't profitable, so we've got to close it.
I'm ok with it, they're not stupid and can see there's no work coming into that office so I expect they've been looking elsewhere, but it's still not going to be particularly nice as I like them both.