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Back on the heap

About 10 weeks ago I started a new full time job working for a small company. I was enjoying myself there and was good at my job, but unfortunately my old back problems flared up again and the doctor signed me off for two weeks.

My work were not happy with this, so I thought I'd do the decent thing and approach the subject of alternative working arrangements. They thought that a risk assessment wasn't necessary as apparently moving your desk around so your monitor sits on the other side counts as one smiley - silly, wouldn't let me work from home if my back started playing up in future (despite this option being offered to me should my daughter ever become ill) and they were not prepared to work with me on any other alternative arrangements. I then suggested that if they weren't prepared to work with me, maybe I should resign, which unfortunately was the option they went with smiley - sadface

Now, I can appreciate that working in a small office, if one person is off the workload of everyone else increases, but I can't help having a dodgy back and I was more than prepared to sort something out with them, even working part time for less money. I'm particularly sad that they saw fit to let me go and replace me so quickly and I'm now in a position where I really don't know what the future holds.

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New bunny!

We have a new addition to our furry family, courtesy of my cousin. His name is Sampras and if he would sit still for just ONE SECOND I could take a picture of the little bugger smiley - tongueout

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A rubber bath implement without shame

Would it be wrong to mention that I may or may not present a show on t'wireless focusing on 80s music on a certain radio station based in East Lothian? And would it be wrong to wonder if my friends would like to tune in so I can entertain them with random insights and songs from said decade? smiley - whistlesmiley - angel

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The Antipodean Dream

Yep, we're going to make it happen! smiley - biggrin We're still discussing the basics (NZ or Australia? Melbourne or Adelaide?) but we've decided to set ourselves a target date and hopefully be on a plane to the southern hemisphere by then.

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I wanna emigrate

I don't like this horrible weather any more. I can has money to emigrate to Australia or New Zealand? smiley - grovel

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