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Provost Harrison
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The farce is strong with this one.
Feb 2000
time: 05:17
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As ever, life is not an upward climb but more of a wavy line. I thought things were pretty much sorted, I was enjoying my job, they were pleased with my work and I was earning enough to keep myself relatively comfortable whilst paying off some existing debts - some of which the result of having to make such a move.
So what a bugger it is to find that come March, I will be out of a job. My current workplace cannot extend my contract due to HR policy, and are not allowed to take on any more permanent staff (they've said they'd be buggered if I left but they have no choice  ).
I would like to say it would be easy to find another job but I know what it is like. I got a job rejection today and it feels like full circle once again, and needless to say, the anxiety and depression are starting to make a comeback very rapidly.
So here I am again, on the cusp of yet another career crisis only 2 years after the previous one. A career in the science sector is like my worst nightmare, a slippery pole, not a ladder with no future visible.
So here I am looking at jobs, either I don't seem to have the right experience for or I am overexperienced/overqualified for. And no matter how you put it or word it, no matter how good I am at my job it doesn't matter sh*t when it is impossible to demonstrate.
So what next for the old Provost? I think it has made up my mind about what I think I am going to do for my life in the future, but if you ever get pushed on you how great a career is in science, tell them to f**k off because it is a lie, plain and simple. I work harder and get paid less than my peers in other sectors and rather than moving up it is more like a see-saw ride - despite the experience I have acquired I am facing an effective pay cut which could leave me in significant financial difficulty.
I don't exactly know the point in me writing this, I suppose it is better out than in.
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Richelieu
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Gatineau
Dec 2001
time: 00:17
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Good luck to you PH. Hang in there, something will come up eventually.
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JimmyCracksCorn
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Macedonia - Sovereign country north of Greece.
Dec 2002
time: 05:17
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PH - Can't you just omit alot of stuff from your CV which would prove your overqualified? They can't know what you don't tell them...
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JimmyCracksCorn
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Macedonia - Sovereign country north of Greece.
Dec 2002
time: 05:17
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PH, maybe the UK is a dried up market for your field. Ever considered moving abroad?
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