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A roundup of Project Nelly #4 (the third London session). Hot on the heels of last week’s additional session, yesterday I was back to London Town for more coaching. So what had changed since my last coaching session? Well, of…
Continue readingToday I found out how our corner of the office is going to be arranged, and it’s good. I get to keep my desk with the window seat and my place in the sun, and Mel is moving in next…
Continue readingOkay, so I know that it’s not Friday. Not technically. But I’m off tomorrow, off to the county of my birth (Derbyshire), so for me, yes, today it is Friday. The thing is I’m really enjoying my new job, and…
Continue readingAnd so my tenure as a Production Editor begins. I have begun working on two of my journals, BOJ and BIJ (and will have ZOJ added to my list once I’ve got to grips fully with the first two). Today,…
Continue readingMy 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 readingWhilst the energy and enthusiasm afforded to me towards my working day over recent weeks remains, I cannot help but feel a certain sense of treading water in my current job until June. This is perhaps acasperated by my geographical…
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 readingNotes and oddities. Life is good. Busy but good. My novel continues and goes well, but slowly, I just have so little time these days. Working on print as well as online is good. I’m enjoying it. I’m positive too….
Continue readingPheww! It’s the weekend! And boy am I glad it’s here. It’s been quite a busy week this one, and one which as seen me slowly sink under work, to bubble back to the surface over the days and end…
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 readingAlthough I promised that we would be able to let you know the outcome of your interview today, I’m afraid that some circumstances have changed in the last 24 hours that will mean that we cannot finalise our decision until…
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…
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