Random Thoughts II

[charbydis]

One of my long-term clients (6 years of relationship) has just informed me that the company will be going back to Australia from Jan 2017. Looks like work will be down again for me from 2016. Anyway, at my age, that's life.

I am sorry to hear that. e Have they offered you a redundancy payment?

[wkeej]

I am sorry to hear that. e Have they offered you a redundancy payment?

No, because I am a freelancer.

[darkcser]

No, because I am a freelancer.

So what do you do if you don't mind me asking?

[wkeej]

So what do you do if you don't mind me asking?

Basically, I am a jack of all trades in projects, handling survey projects, cleaning assignments, moving assignments, whatever assignments which I am able and willing to do.

[darkcser]

Basically, I am a jack of all trades in projects, handling survey projects, cleaning assignments, moving assignments, whatever assignments which I am able and willing to do.

Survey as in collecting data from people or measuring positions of physical objects?

[Trien Chieu]

One of my long-term clients (6 years of relationship) has just informed me that the company will be going back to Australia from Jan 2017. Looks like work will be down again for me from 2016. Anyway, at my age, that's life.

Well, life is full of up and down. As long as you prepare for it, then it's no big deal.

[wkeej]

Survey as in collecting data from people or measuring positions of physical objects?

The former, e.g. F2F surveys.

[charbydis]

3 months til Christmas!

Wkeej, have you cheered up yet? Hope you have a nice weekend!

[wkeej]

3 months til Christmas!

Wkeej, have you cheered up yet? Hope you have a nice weekend!

Thanks. I am doing fine.

[charbydis]

Wow! Australia just lost another prime minister overnight! 3rd one in counting!

[skoo78]

Wow! Australia just lost another prime minister overnight! 3rd one in counting!

Any particular reason?

[charbydis]

Any particular reason?

Backstabbing politics.

[Ace High]

Office politics are scary

[charbydis]

Office politics are scary

True. Sometimes you walk into the room and you can smell the gunpowder in the air. Do you try to please your superiors or try to maintain rapport with your peers?

[wkeej]

True. Sometimes you walk into the room and you can smell the gunpowder in the air. Do you try to please your superiors or try to maintain rapport with your peers?

But it is unavoidable unless you are way up. e.g. CEO.

[Nan Ling]

One of my long-term clients (6 years of relationship) has just informed me that the company will be going back to Australia from Jan 2017. Looks like work will be down again for me from 2016. Anyway, at my age, that's life.

Oh no... hope your able to find something... stay positive.

[Ace High]

True. Sometimes you walk into the room and you can smell the gunpowder in the air. Do you try to please your superiors or try to maintain rapport with your peers?

Its pretty complicated. And someone is going to lose his job.

[wkeej]

Oh no... hope your able to find something... stay positive.

Yes, I will and have to.

[charbydis]

But it is unavoidable unless you are way up. e.g. CEO.

The problem is that even if you try to stay out of the mess, somehow you get dragged in anyway. So is it better to choose any side or risk getting marked by either group because you try to stay in the middle?

[Ace High]

The problem is that even if you try to stay out of the mess, somehow you get dragged in anyway. So is it better to choose any side or risk getting marked by either group because you try to stay in the middle?

Sometimes, you do need to choose a side.