Keep calm and carry on....

South_coast

Thanks Ruby x

wh_em

Sorry to hear about the job, good luck with the continued search! x

themadvix

Sorry - it does suck! But, as I keep saying with houses.... what is for you won't pass by you (pretty sure this is a saying I've learnt entirely from MSE - it's Scottish in origin!). Hope you find some more good 'uns to apply for today.

coldcazzie

Sorry about the job SC ☹ 

South_coast

Thanks all ❤

Hazelnutty

Sorry to hear your news SC. Have you got anything else in the pipeline?

killerpeaty

You... You don't eat ice cream?! In the last few weeks/months I have been eating ice cream at least once a day 

South_coast

I don't really have a sweet tooth! Lol at your daily ice cream habit, there are definitely worse addictions!

I applied for another one yesterday Hazelnutty, plus chased up a recruiter I know who is going to do another call round for me. There are another couple I saw yesterday which I'm going to re-read and probably apply for today. Nothing very exciting though 🙁 and not really "me". My sister has also sent me links to a couple, but she obviously over-estimates my skillz as I'm not qualified to do either 🤣!

South_coast

I'm feeling very gloomy this week. It's a combination of not getting the job/seeing BF happily settled in his new job (I realise this is a good thing!)/not losing any weight/getting a letter to confirm I'm being paid Jobseeker's Allowance (which incidentally was the most confusing and contradictory letter I've ever received, I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent but had to re-read it several times and it still didn't give me all the details)/a call today with the jobcentre to confirm I am actually looking for a job/applying for jobs I don't think I really want to do/my old boss's job coming up on daily alert emails as they have now resigned (for various reasons I'm not able to apply, plus I wouldn't want to go back anyway)/"payday" on Friday and having to transfer money out of my savings to pay my bills (I keep reminding myself this isn't savings which I have taken years to painstakingly put together, it's money which was paid to me to tide me over until I find another job so I'm only using it for exactly what it's there for, but that's not really convincing me - it's been in my savings account for a month now, therefore it feels like it's "mine"!) So yeah, various things! Suddenly this unemployment lark is feeling a lot more real, as opposed to feeling like I'm on holiday as it has done up until now. It's all just feeling a bit monotonous as every day has the same routine - which also concerns me slightly, as I've been focused on the concept of early retirement but I'm not sure I want to retire now if I'm going to be bored 😐! Perhaps I need more hobbies?

Ah well, I will feel better in a couple of days I'm sure, apologies to anyone now feeling depressed having read all that, I just needed to get it off my chest I think!

badmemory

I have been both unemployed & retired & believe me there is no comparison.  Unemployed & I could never properly settle to anything.  Retired & I can be so engrossed that I forget to go to bed!  Which probably accounts for the 5am bedtime the night before last.  I am the only person I know that sets their alarm when it is time to go to bed - not get up.