Margaret3

pearl phone and email the alfred, i was working at the austin within 2 weeks of applying and i was raging, coz i had such a shite experience at the epworth i didnt want to commit to another job but am glad i did, especially for financial reasons, i only work there 20hrs per week though,

They emailed people for references so that was one of the reasons it all happened quickly.

Any way i know where your coming from, if i were you i'd be the same, ticking the days off and withdrawing from here.

Margaret3

[QUOTE=Professional Princess;6718377]



I have my BE window open while I am working and strategically plan it so I can keep up with the site in between frantically shutting the window when people go by. Some habits are hard to break and this is one Ive been doing since I registered.



i do this to, which can be tricky in the operating theatre, you can bet when your frantically trying to shut it down thats when the screen freezes

onepearlyb

M,

I am stuck for references as I'm not "really" working just now. I'd have to go back and ask my last UK employers! Also, I'm trying to get away from Recovery and into the Women's Health stuff that I've been doing. Trouble is - RWH have their own little cleek of regulars so I don't get anything from them. I'm registered with RWH casual bank and the nursing agency - you'd think I'd get more than one shift a week out of TWO employers.
Again, this is how it's been for me - not as if I'm not trying to get the work.
I'm hesitant to apply to a third employer at this stage for the reasons above as well as the fact it's a lot of initial ground work to do just for the last say 12 weeks. My choice, I know. But again I'd be doing Recovery work when that's not really what I do anymore and the whole point of studying in something new is to gain experience in the area also. Yes, it'd get me out and about and get us "some" extra money, but I just don't see it all coming together and being that fruitful financially in the time we've got left.

*me* x

Margaret3

Am still free next wed





Know what you mean about references, thankfully once ave been at the austin one year i can get one again!! and i think your doing the right thing about sticking to your guns to change direction career wise, it WILL benefit in the long run, i know it doesnt feel like it just now, but i bet in a years time you will have a fab job with a decent pay, and i'll still be stuck doing the same old, same old!

Cheetah7

[QUOTE=Margaret3;6718388] I cant help it Mags, Ive been like this for years - BE is my second home.

I sail close to the wind really.

Right, I am off to make a coffee, would you girls like one?

Margaret3

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flat white please.



i really must stop doing the be thing at work, i would die of embarassment if any of my aussie colleagues saw it, they'd think i was a tosser

Cheetah7

[QUOTE=Margaret3;6718434] I cannot stop, people would get hurt, men would die

My colleague and I have just taken lots of photos with my camera phone of my birthday bear that they bought me. We have had him posing at my computer and made out he was working

Busy aren't we?

Margaret3

[QUOTE=Professional Princess;6718462]

better than working thats for sure, what the bear called

onepearlyb

Actually I'll have a large Chardy! Bring the bear. He's paying.

Cheetah7

[QUOTE=Margaret3;6718480] I haven't got a name for him yet, but its bloody funny making him hold the phone, use my pc and hold documents - my work mate and I are pissing ourselves doing this.

Margaret3

[QUOTE=Professional Princess;6718506] sometimes its the daftest, childish things that make you wet your pants.

dannismith

Hi Pearly,

I'm in somewhat of the same situation. I have been yearning to go home for sometime, however when I finally made my mind up to do so, didn't quite realise the extent we have to go to, to allow our furry friends to come with us. I started the process in June for my beloved cat (whilst moving between FL and RI). Once I had him vaccinated and had begun the 6 month waiting period I found out I am pregnant!!!!!

To cut a long story short I am travelling home to the UK next week but unfortunately my boyfriend cannot come until Xmas due to work commitments and also wanting to wait for Munchkin. Now, we have to find someone to look after him for his final three weeks as he cannot leave till Jan 8th and the baby is due the wk after that!!!!

Just wanted to offer some reassurement that your time will come and it'll be worth it in the nd, having your pup with you. I am so worried about who will look after him over Xmas and will they ensure he gets on the correct flight and have all his paperwork in check. As well, as being 6 months pregnant, trying to settle into our new house, decorating.....

I'm not complaining tho, as cannot wait to be back on Britsh soil and evenmore so when my two boys join me!!!

I even started a scrapbook before I have left to capture some our time here and occupy myself. I wish you luck and all the best with your move..

Danielle

USAGypsies

I sympathise with your dilemma. Waiting is not easy and trying to treat it like a holiday... well, we know it is the right thing to do because when we get home and look back, it won't seem as bad as it was at the time and we'll wish we did more things, visited more places whilst we had the chance etc... but in reality, i found it almost impossible to treat 'the wait' like a holiday. When all you want to do is to go home it's not a holiday, it's limbo.
Last December the torturous drag you describe got so itense for us that we left. We just said enough is enough and ended our lives as they were to the best of our ability and circumstances and within 2 weeks of making the decision we were back in the UK. We simply left.

... except it wasn't simple and believe me, it was a shock - a shock that none of us could have forseen. It's a long detailed story but in a nutshell, everything was up in the air from pet's in kennels to releasing ourselves from financial obligations to finding out we were expecting a baby..... It all happened too fast and as a result, we've ended up back in the USA where we are waiting out the necessary time (1 to 2 years) to get our citizenships and take some time to organize ourselves properly... and more gently! We want to make sure that if and when we do return to the UK (which we are fairly certain that we will), we will have it organized well and give our poor overworked minds and emotions a chance to adjust at a normal rate.
You will be back very soon and you sound like your move is going to be successful because you have been organized and patient... something we need to be next time. If your pet is the only thing holding you back, have you considered putting them into an experienced kennel to hold them for the remaining time and then ship them home to you once they are ready?

Cheetah7

[QUOTE=Margaret3;6718509] Here are some fine examples of my maturity and my bear.

Margaret3

[QUOTE=Professional Princess;6730189] PMSL you've lost it pp