An update.

Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 3007 Location: Newark, UK

After a lengthy chat with a few folks (in the know) at work, it seems that for now, at least, my job is relatively secure. Believe you me that is a Hooj (tm) relief from the situation I was in last week.

In all honesty I was in pieces with worry and immediately started spamming recruitment sites with my C.V.

The responses that I have received from said sites and prospective employers were relatively favourable and as such I'm keeping a few possibilities under my belt.

One thing that's struck me is not to feel too secure as you never know what's around the corner. I guess that I have been lucky in the respect that I have had 12 years of "security" in employment.

The last couple of weeks have reminded me that occasionally life can rear up on you and bite your bum no matter how careful you are.

With that out of the way, I actually feel relatively stable now (don't know how long it's going to last but when do we ever?) and as such I would like to re-apply for membership again. I'm unsure as to how much I can commit at the moment as nothing is carved in stone and I will be going for interviews with other companies - if only to brush up on my rather rusty interview techniques!

I will, of course, understand if you deem me unworthy. My decision to deguild was not a knee-jerk reaction. I had been living with the possibility of unemployment for over 2 weeks - I guess it all got a little too much for me to handle, having not been in those circumstances for over 12 years.

You lives, you learns.

If there's anything that this short hiatus has taught me (along with the copious /whispers) is that even when you are feeling you are at the bottom of the well of despair, your friends are even more valuable to you than during the good times.

And on that note I'd like to thank everyone that's taken the time to say "hello" or had a chat with me after my leaving.

I miss you all (yeah, even YOU, Rob ;P).

Steve.

Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 203 Location: Stoke on Trent

hiya steve im glad things seem to be getting sorted for you.im sure i speak for everyone when i say that it would be a pleasure to have you back in the family,you have been missed Smile

Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 447

well come back mate (took to bloomin' long in my opinion).glad everything is looking rosier mate too.I know where you are coming from with job problems mate too. Sad

you do realise you will have to become the keeper of the pants again right? Smile

Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:08 pm

Glad to hear things are looking up a bit for you, over the past 13 years I have had to re-apply and interview for my own job on no less that three occasions and I am facing the same again next month. I know exactly where you are coming from. I hope all goes well for you.

It will be good to see you back in the green spam

Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 510

It would be great to have you back where you belong hun.

Look forward to seeing you back in the green soon hun - and if your not back by the time I get in from work tomorrow eve I will come and find you!!!

Lots of love

Gem
x x

WoW Officer Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 941 Location: Kent

Good news indeed Steve Smile

I look forward to seeing in guild again very soon.

Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 3829 Location: Tring, Herts

Hellblazer wrote:

After a lengthy chat with a few folks (in the know) at work, it seems that for now, at least, my job is relatively secure. Believe you me that is a Hooj (tm) relief from the situation I was in last week.

When that happens life goes into a spiral. After 21 years at my work I on warning of redundancy and it really shakes you. It looks like I am safe, but until the 8th Oct I won't know 100%.

Glad to hear things are looking up for you.

As to letting you back in, if anyone says no I'll thump them Smile

Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:56 am

Hummph about time !! Twisted Evil

Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 929 Location: Norwich, Norfolk

Glad things are looking better for you Steve & will be good to see you back amongst friends. Both me & Breynor will be ready to have our normal banter with you as soon as we are both online. Take care mate Smile

Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 231

Steve,

I understand the worry, I too have that spectre hanging over me, I work in finance in mortgage product design so as you can imagine each day I get paid is a bonus. It is like having a constant black cloud that sucks the joy from everything, but the key i have found is to compartmentalise it away from social things.

Work is a part of life, but not the total sum of life, what you face is one of the most traumatic things a persons can face. I have come to the conclusion that I dont want to go to my grave thinking about all the days I lost through worry (having said that I still worry like a worrier from worrisville living in worry street).

Have a plan for the worst and then deal with everything else. Work out finances and the basics. once you have done that you cant do anymore. The frustration is we can't influence these things at all, they will just happen and thats the killer.

I would welcome you back into the guild, its a place where the stresses of RL can be lost in a mess of murlocs or whatever the collective term is Wink

Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 456 Location: gosport, hampshire

awwwe glad things seem to be turning round for u, look forward to seeing you back in game Smile

IHT

Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 361

Great news Steve on all fronts - it will be great to have you back in the green - you know I cant cope with whispers and guild chat at the same time hehe - but of course I do hope your job is safe as well. Great to see you back hun
Love Lyn

Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 54 Location: North Devon UK

very pleased to see u are coming back m8 even if u did spoil my 100 percent good record for never being kicked from a guild lol the guild and
i have missed u though so from me welcome back

Danny Smile

Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 255 Location: North Devon. UK

Great news Steve. Glad things are sorted for you. Now i'll have to polish up my wind up skills again.
Speak to you in /green Smile

Les x

Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 297 Location: Fareham

greta so see you back

ps if no one else will sponsor him i will Laughing