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New Job!

Martian Tom

Earlier on, I spoke about its being Winter Solstice, and the return of the light after today...

I hadn't heard anything about the job I got interviewed for on Monday - working at a local FE College, with PMLD.  I was told I'd hear by the end of the week, but had almost given up by today.

I had a doze this afternoon (still sleeping badly at night) and woke up at 4 to see it already creeping up dark outside my bedroom window.  I felt suitably despondent.

Then my phone rang.  It was them to offer me the job, subject to references!

Whew!  I feel a huge sense of relief now.  Maybe there is some light there after all!

References should be fine, so hopefully I'll be in by mid-January.

I can relax a bit now.

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  • Fantastic news! So pleased you have the opportunity to work somewhere where your skills and experience will be appreciated. Now you know you are leaving everything will be like water off a duck's back!  What a lovely start to the New Year this will be.

    Given what I know about narcissists your attack dog may try to have a final go at you (one of mine did). Perhaps you can ask for the fact you are leaving to be kept confidential from her? Unless there's a reason that she has to know of course. 

    Well done for keeping your head held high and finding a positive way out of an impossible situation. 

  • in reply to Sunflower

    Thanks!  I don't care any more about her, to be honest.  It won't be able to be kept confidential.  Once one person knows, it will spread.  But that's okay.  She can't really do much more than she has.  And it's a victory for her, of sorts. x

  • in reply to Martian Tom

    That's good Tom - my former bullying manager went berserk after she found out I had asked for an exit interview. I ended up working my notice elsewhere. Nothing happened to her - in fact she got promoted and moved to a different branch soon after I left. She is now making even more people's lives a misery! Your attack dog may see this as a victory but it is a very hollow one. You occupy the moral high ground. X

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  • in reply to Martian Tom

    That's good Tom - my former bullying manager went berserk after she found out I had asked for an exit interview. I ended up working my notice elsewhere. Nothing happened to her - in fact she got promoted and moved to a different branch soon after I left. She is now making even more people's lives a misery! Your attack dog may see this as a victory but it is a very hollow one. You occupy the moral high ground. X

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  • in reply to Martian Tom

    That's really good - sounds reasons for moving on, not just her. I can't bear working in places where things are run badly. Sadly it is often the case as good leadership so is rare.   

  • in reply to Sunflower

    Yes.  When I look at it in the round, though, it's not just her.  I haven't ever been completely happy there - not since our manager was 'let go' in March.  The place is not well run, and just seems to stagger along.  Some of the other staff are lazy.  There's no real discipline.  It needs a good captain at the helm.  I used to find it very frustrating that important things kept being left undone, like proper cleaning and paperwork.  Too many phombies there, too.