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My colleague in Science Division spent close to an hour long personal phone call. I say colleague, but with this insensitivity a daily occurrence I feel that I am the only one working on online production for science journals. I…
Continue reading…throw me a life raft someone, oh, no, somebody already has! So, Wednesday night. One working day in, and already, what a roller coaster of a week this is turning out to be. There was the Bank Holiday on Monday…
Continue readingIn which I ponder the curious fact that I seem to be talking in these pages about my job – my work – my career. I never, honestly, thought I’d talk about it much, but I find that I am….
Continue readingUnder my old split-divisional ECQC role I was given Ecological Entomology to caretaker, and this week the printed copies of my first issue arrived on my desk – I don’t think anyone will notice the slight mistake – the Original…
Continue readingMy first full day at my new desk. I began the day by taking a few minutes to make my sun-filled space with pictures, arranging things just like I like them. As I work on, I find it quiet, but…
Continue readingStill no official announcement yet, but apparently I am allowed to start telling people. Actually its about to become a bit blatantly obvious somethings up, ‘cos as of tomorrow its going to my last day in Professional Division. I will…
Continue readingBefore yesterday, although I went for Production Editor jobs because I thought I wanted a change; I thought it seemed like fun, I was never the less scared by the prospect. My current, soon to be old, job is safe,…
Continue readingThis morning a little after 9 o’clock I got the summons down to Human Resources. Duncan sat me down, and told me. They’d like to offer me the job. You what? You’re kidding me? Which one? The one in Louise’s…
Continue reading…please remember to cancel the milk, stop the papers, and turn off the light. ^__^
Continue readingAs an ECQC of old I had free time. As an ECQC of The Now, I don’t. And it’s good. Sure my new responsibilities for print production are not in my job description, and in no way could they be…
Continue readingI’ve been working within Science Division for 17 weeks now – and given that it was supposed to be for an innitial period of 3 months, and the condition with which I agreed to do it, was that I would…
Continue readingThey don’t give me much notice do they?! I now have an interview for the Production Editor job in Science Division (Science? Really, me??) at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning! Eeek!! Wish me luck, won’t you…
Continue readingcock-a-hoop (kok-uh-HOOP) adjective 1. Being elated or exulting, especially in a boastful manner. 2. Askew. [Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from the phrase to set cock on a hoop (to be festive).] ~~~ Today’s word of the day is kind of…
Continue readingI’m not a line manager, and I’m not a team leader (officially), however I am a *senior* person in the Professional Division team, as such I have additional responsibilities (mainly KPI reporting and the like). It now seems that I…
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