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redundancy after 20+ years - quite worried as don't really know what I am actually good at and am of an age that puts potential employers off

Not being around for a while,getting things straight i am
alone after a long relationship,mostly drinking and smoking 2 pack of cigs.It's all messed up but i can't do much about it.I'm back home,4:38 am,smoking,drinking my n-th beer,listening to Type O and hoping things change in a better direction.

NickW wrote:redundancy after 20+ years - quite worried as don't really know what I am actually good at and am of an age that puts potential employers off

That blows for what it's worth, some employers actually value more "experienced" employees (less likely to take time off, quit to have children, they actually know stuff, tend not to behave like a jumped-up little sh*t-head when things don't go exactly as they would like) - but it depends on the industry. What really helped me when I was laid off a while back was the "career continuation" course that was part of my severance - some excellent help on writing CVs, how to get your foot in the door for interviews, that kind of thing. Even if you have to pay for it it could be money well spent. If it's been a while since you were out knocking on doors a lot has changed - if you can get a jump on the jumped-up sh*theads who are half your age, with a fraction of your experience, then maybe worth doing.

[What really helped me when I was laid off a while back was the "career continuation" course that was part of my severance - some excellent help on writing CVs, how to get your foot in the door for interviews, that kind of thing. Even if you have to pay for it it could be money well spent. If it's been a while since you were out knocking on doors a lot has changed - if you can get a jump on the jumped-up sh*theads who are half your age, with a fraction of your experience, then maybe worth doing.[/quote]

Looking into this sort of thing as it happens as my first 2 attempts at writing my own CV could only have been worse had I completed them in crayon

My orange pearlised antique Ruskin vase which I adore and can never replace ( well not at the price I bought it - car boot trove) is now in several pieces. I can't even be angry with the ham-fisted clatfart that broke it - I'm distraught.
I know it's only a 'thing' but it was a beautiful thing and it was my 'thing'

Debaser wrote:My orange pearlised antique Ruskin vase which I adore and can never replace ( well not at the price I bought it - car boot trove) is now in several pieces. I can't even be angry with the ham-fisted clatfart that broke it - I'm distraught.
I know it's only a 'thing' but it was a beautiful thing and it was my 'thing'

"Things" are some of the few things which give life a bonus. Some Things are more than just things

damagedone wrote:Not being around for a while,getting things straight i am
alone after a long relationship,mostly drinking and smoking 2 pack of cigs.It's all messed up but i can't do much about it.I'm back home,4:38 am,smoking,drinking my n-th beer,listening to Type O and hoping things change in a better direction.

Type O helps. give yourself a bit of time and then try cutting down on the "fun" stuff

Currently VERY sad...can't say why yet as it's not common knowledge. Things will never be the same again

xxx

Debaser wrote:Currently VERY sad...can't say why yet as it's not common knowledge. Things will never be the same again

xxx

now that makes me worried...

sziamiau wrote:

Debaser wrote:Currently VERY sad...can't say why yet as it's not common knowledge. Things will never be the same again

xxx

now that makes me worried...

Indeed, that sounds bad ... ...

Being645 wrote:

sziamiau wrote:

Debaser wrote:Currently VERY sad...can't say why yet as it's not common knowledge. Things will never be the same again

xxx

now that makes me worried...

Indeed, that sounds bad ... ...

Let's hope everything's alright.... Best wishes to everyone. x

Best wishes, best vibes for a different turn in the nearby time to come xxx

Debaser wrote:Currently VERY sad...can't say why yet as it's not common knowledge. Things will never be the same again

xxx

Thoughts are with you. I'm here I'd you need to sound off.

Oh god, it's nothing really. In the grand scheme of things it's pathetic. When it's common knowledge you'll wonder why the fuss. But 'it's' played a big part in my life over the last dozen years or so. It's a bitter pill to swallow

But thanks for the concern chum.
xx

whatever it is, i hope that in the end you'll feel better.

Debaser wrote:Oh god, it's nothing really. In the grand scheme of things it's pathetic. When it's common knowledge you'll wonder why the fuss. But 'it's' played a big part in my life over the last dozen years or so. It's a bitter pill to swallow

But thanks for the concern chum.
xx

curious orange

hope it all sorts itself out for you

my end allas feels better when it's over

I'm writing the english version of my CV, here on the Rock the work-situation is not as good as it was in the past years due to a bad crise that invested the whole nation.
although i'm working(not often btw) i'm a little depressed for it and a great delusion i got into in the past month, so i'm now trying to retrieve a bit of my proud looking for a job out here, signing accounts on various sites and uploading my CV there(suggestions ? )

Pissed off that I've been ill all week with a throat infection. I've not managed to shake it off, so I went to the docs who said I might have type II diabetes.

Borlz.

hope you feel better soon. I've had it for two weeks now and this stuff seems to be going around on most continents..ugh..trying to shake it for our holiday next week

thanks

markfiend wrote:Pissed off that I've been ill all week with a throat infection. I've not managed to shake it off, so I went to the docs who said I might have type II diabetes.

Borlz.

Not good mate. Sorry to hear.
Do you have to go for more tests?

He took some blood yesterday (my arm is still bruised!) and now I wait a couple of days for the results and then see what happens. :-/

Urff, vibes to you from here too Fiendy.

Oh hell, loads of good healing energies from here, markfiend ...
and good luck for your tests ... the earlier you know, the better your chances to get a good grip on it, if you should actually suffer from diabetes type II ... ...