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When plans go awry
I have a plan, I told anyone who would listen, when talking about the early days of my retirement. After 19 years of working for a series of companies, one bought by another, and rebrand after rebrand, my days in the communications/public relations/public affairs were over. I had it all worked out. I’d work part way through the summer, have a birthday and then hang up my hat – there’d still have half the summer to enjoy. August was for sleeping, recovering from years of overwork, whether due to the job demands or simply my own workaholic tendencies. September was… Read more…
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Settling back in
Five weeks. It’s been five weeks since I’ve returned to reality after a glorious six month break. It’s all a bit surreal, having left work behind and come back to it in the middle of a global pandemic. I’m sure there are people in my company who I only deal with on rare occasion who don’t even know I’ve been away. I had left my computer and work phone in my office, so I wouldn’t be tempted to “just check” on how things were going, so I got up bright and early on the first day and rather than lace… Read more…
