Hi Brava,
Thanks for starting the thread ! I'm sorry I'm not posting as much as I used to, let's blame cybersecurity
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I've decided to use a long and complicated password, which I can't remember so end up having to reset it each time !
Now, as to July goals.
We're being reorganised (again !!!!) and there is much management blah blah out there. Some departments are only "safe" until 2019, and apparently there are more updates to come.
So, what this means is that my job may change to something less pleasant (different manager) or be moved to a different financial unit (likely to be more financially strained).
Neither of which is a good outcome, and I have also got to stay ready for the possibility that I may come in and find my job no longer exists (this happened a few months ago to some well established people in our team, and the management consultant that implemented that is still around).
And if my boss goes (gets fed up, I wouldn't blame him), I want to go too.
So, my mission for July is to get the next batch of profile raising activities completed:
1) Submit my signed and completed second Fellowship application
2) Get my first set of podcasts (students, professional development and more) on YouTube
3) Start following other tweeters, and liking posts (this is a new thing for me, I have a millennial helping me!)
4) Complete the three key industry projects, deliverables closed out
This leaves a quiet August for writing some papers, again part of profile raising, building industry network in my new-ish sector, and September is starting to put my "possible job hunting" hat on. Unless things change and stabilise, I'll be looking to move in 2018/2019. Let's see how far I get with my application for an industry award, should know by the end of August whether I am being called for interview.
I also need to keep a sense of perspective and distance.
Last year it all got a bit stress-y with all the contract changes, and I didn't much enjoy earlier on this year when we were put into a non-department.
Meant I wasn't as effective in the office, and downtime was less effective too. All in all meant I couldn't enjoy the positives of my role (flexible work culture etc.)
Anyway, apparently we will know about the (latest) re-org sometime this month.
FS101