Thursday, July 24th, 2008 199 views
A big, big thank you to my friends and family for your support over the past few weeks while I've been between jobs. It certainly kept me going and made the waiting easier to cope with. Even Hector phoned me yesterday to see how I was getting on (and he ...
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008 196 views
Well, after several interviews it is looking like I am going to have to decide between two very good web-related jobs, each with highly respected blue chip companies in central London.
And being a Libran, this is naturally an extremely difficult thing for me to have to do.
I should hear "officially" ...
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 377 views
.... doesn't exist yet. But if you asked people about the closest one to it, they'd either stare blankly at you and tell you to go away, or maybe say "google".
As for me, over the past year I've worked in three different organisations and their level of web 2.0-friendliness has ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 109 views
I'm now officially between jobs and while in one sense I'm a little anxious about entering unfamiliar territory, its also exciting as I have no idea what the future will bring. I'm just going to go with the flow.
And "flowing" it is, as there seem to be lots of good ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 260 views
Yes, you might think I'd have more important things on my mind at the moment as I become unemployed from Monday.
(Very weird feeling, that - haven't been out of a job since I was er, about 15, ok except when I came over from Oz and spent a few weeks ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008 112 views
Jean said I'm not having a nervous breakdown / becoming a manic depressive / suffering from some other form of mental illness - yes, I checked. (And she should know, she's a nursing sister opposite Maudsley so has seen a few).
Kimberly said it can be explained astrologically.
Gill said I should ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008 296 views
I've been interested in web 2.0 tools and technologies for a while now, but to date I haven't really delved into the ways that organisations make use of them and in particular, the organisational changes they drive.
So I thought I'd use this blog to jot down my thoughts as they ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 99 views
The first week in a new job is always challenging - sorting out technology, trying to remember the names of everyone you meet, figuring out the best way of getting to and from the office and so on.
So its been one of "those" weeks, though its been getting better with ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 82 views
It's a funny old world.
Near on 12 months ago, I was saying my sad goodbyes to friends at PwC and bracing myself for a new job - and here I am again. Today, after just short of a year, I left Royal Mail.
This time it's to join Conchango, one of ...
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