Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

vivatifosi

Watching Sky News while getting ready for work. The just had an amazing lady on talking about malignant melanoma. She's very young, yet has stage 4 mel. Two new meds have been approved by NICE for treatment of melanoma. Until now it has been one of those cancers where you do a cut and shut and there's not much been available in terms of treatment for advanced cancers beyond lymph removal etc, some remedies certainly, but not truly great ones. The new treatments offer hope to people in her situation which is fantastic. It's interesting. Going back to the time when I was being treated there were people then alive who were not expected to be here now due to advanced stages yet they are as they were on pilots for new drugs. Good news, very good news.

michaels

vivatifosi wrote: »

Speaking to others in my circle, I know there are a lot of people feeling like that at the moment. A combination of people not wanting to leave long term employers because of the relative insecurity that still inhabits the job market, combined with firms not having money to reward. This latter point is def the case in the public sector. I am not so much hearing the idiots point, but the first two definitely.

I know where you are coming from - I didn't like my job before and now I am doling it for effectively 20% less than 4 years ago (no pay increase, inflation and tax increases/benefits cuts) it seems even more pointless. I can't even blame my employer as they almost went broke two years ago and even now margins are wafer thin when they should be trying to build up their reserves but switching jobs would mean even less job security and no doubt longer hours at even less convenient locations. Still there is not much incentive to get out of bed with headache, aching back or whatever and drag myself on to overcrowded, delayed public transport knowing that once the bills are paid there will be absolutely no discretionary spending possible.

Generali

If we're spending Friday contemplating how drab and meaningless our lives are, this might help you through the existentialist gloom:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgHjVvqLXV8

SFW.

I just worked out why you're all feeling so miserable: early November is the worst time of year in the UK. In Herts (spiritual home and place of pilgrimage for NPs) it is 3C, sunrise will be at 7.04am and sunset at 4.23pm making the day only about 9 1/4 hours long and you've got another 6 weeks of the days getting shorter which means at least another 3 months of British winter hell.

Wheezy_2

vivatifosi wrote: »

Speaking to others in my circle, I know there are a lot of people feeling like that at the moment. A combination of people not wanting to leave long term employers because of the relative insecurity that still inhabits the job market, combined with firms not having money to reward.

Or in my case, a firm that has the money to reward, but uses the current economic climate as an excuse not to.
Quarter after quarter we publish decent results, but for the last 5 years, no payrise. After a good moan last summer, I managed to get a 4% rise, so I guess that's it for the foreseeable future.
The thing is, I like my job, so the motivation to look elsewhere is quite low. But at some point, something will have to give.

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

LIR pm me your address and I am on my way. Congratulations.

Totally smitten. I would be cuddling him to pieces and talking drivel to him.

He will still be cute when you are up wih him through the night.

Wanna be really jealous? He slept through till half five, not a peep and totally clean :T

Still to have our first in house soiling.

lostinrates

Nikkster wrote: »

Yes, I think we should all come round this weekend for an... er... dog warming party? :rotfl:

He sounds like such a poppet. I'm sure he will be very happy in his new home

At, it's soggy and muddy, no out door picnic area....so group would have to be smaller! Lydia is bring her kids soon though, I am trying to get some dates sorted but reliant on other people.

Spirit_2

Most days I like my job. Many days I love it as I still believe I can make a difference. Key components in job satisfaction, are feeling you have meaningful work and you have some discretion over how work is organised which I have. There are some people who I do not much like and decisions I abhor however mostly I can mitigate the ill effects for my team, our service and wider staff.

I have been there a long time and last had a pay increase in 2010. However I am happy with my pay,terms and conditions and pension and find ways of developing myself and my team - with or without a budget. Moving on would be difficult for me as I am an 'older' woman and can have acute episodes of ill health so making me a less attractive potential recruit.

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

Wanna be really jealous? He slept through till half five, not a peep and totally clean :T

Still to have our first in house soiling.

What a good baby.

Ithought your final sentnce made it sound as if you want a NP to come round and cr*p on the carpet or a soiling is something you are looking forward to .:o

lemonjelly

vivatifosi wrote: »

Speaking to others in my circle, I know there are a lot of people feeling like that at the moment. A combination of people not wanting to leave long term employers because of the relative insecurity that still inhabits the job market, combined with firms not having money to reward. This latter point is def the case in the public sector. I am not so much hearing the idiots point, but the first two definitely.

Wheezy wrote: »

Or in my case, a firm that has the money to reward, but uses the current economic climate as an excuse not to.
Quarter after quarter we publish decent results, but for the last 5 years, no payrise. After a good moan last summer, I managed to get a 4% rise, so I guess that's it for the foreseeable future.
The thing is, I like my job, so the motivation to look elsewhere is quite low. But at some point, something will have to give.

Thanks to all for the kind words.

It is a strange situation. The job itself, I love. Many I work with are superb. Sadly, they're outweighed by more who aren't. I've started to feel a little isolated, as well as under valued, or even misunderstood.

I'd like to look for alternatives. There's no mad need at the mo, but that is contrasted by no mad desire to stay.

I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling like the employer wants blood & more, whereas the employee should simply be grateful for having a job without any job security.

lemonjelly

I'll try cheering myself up with focussing on going to a bonfire/firework show tomorrow, & going to see Spiritualized in concert on Sunday...