Debbie and I returned home at the weekend from our Christmas trip to Florida to see my daughters, and I consider us to be very lucky, since the northern part of the UK  had already been hit by sub-zero temperatures and record amounts of snow. It didn’t take long however for Old Man Winter to [...]

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I have to admit that moving back to the UK after having lived in the USA for the last fifteen years is a bit of a reverse culture shock for me in many ways.   Fifteen years is long enough to get past most of the pangs of missing things from where you came and also [...]

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I thought that this job I have had for the last two years would see me safe, at least for a while, since the company is keen to hire people that are looking for a long term position, and it likes to hire experienced people rather than  trainees. Well it wasn’t to be, and as [...]

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Peronally, I think 2009 is going to be a tough year for many people – too many people, and definitely having a secure job is a new status symbol. But defining safe? I don’t think you can.

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