Saturday, April 28, 2007

The Journey Resumes ...

Hello again!

Well, it's been half a year without a post - I s'pose I'd better catch up.
December; well that's when everyone does the Christmas thing. We did, and survived, nothing much to report. Oh, new year happened, too.

January; back to work.

February; we took 'Serena' for a spin. Off we went to Bristol for a short break. Weather was reasonable for the time of year and the camp site was conveniently placed for visits into the city centre. Our pitch overlooked the docklands development and the river taxi/bus stopped right alongside. Of course, no visit to Bristol would be complete without a trip to Ikea! Well, actually it would.

Back at school a vacancy has occurred for an ICT Manager. This has put the cat amongst the pigeons as the person who is/was doing that role has been sort of sideways shifted and the new post plonked above him. He's not a happy soldier! Anyway, being the loyal sort of friend that I am, I applied for the post. Well, I thought that if he was going to have a new leader it might as well be me. He applied for the job, too.

In the fashion of previous staff development at the school, neither of us got the job. It was given to some uninspiring techy from another school. I was unconcerned but poor old Steve was well miffed!

Around this time the County (my employer) had just completed its Pay and Benefits review. this is where it realigns the existing pay-scales with proposed new ones. All in the interest of efficiency, you know! In reality - saving money. Unfortunately I was one of the, 'your pay is frozen for two years then it'll drop to ...' brigade. My turn to be miffed! Nothing for it - will have to get a better paid job. So I sent off an application form for a job that I had had my eye on for a couple of years, but never completed the application process.

Pauses for breath ...

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