Thursday, January 29, 2009

Enough change already

These last few months have seen, and continue to see, plenty of change on a personal level. And I think I've had enough for now thankyouverymuch.

Just before Christmas I got signed-off from my probationary period. I'm a proper-copper now. Therefore I'm harder to fire if things go, well, a little Pete-Tong. After some wobbles through last year on the training side (many issues not my fault either), I managed to stabilise things and set out on a consistent six-month run making a good name and reliable reputation for myself.

So much so then, that when candidates were being considered this week to move to other shifts to bolster their experience and strength, my name was considered a front-runner.

Woah there, that's got to be zero to hero in record time surely?

I was under the impression that the move was a done deal, however I was invited to plead my case to the powers-that-be.

See, I didn't want to go.

Flattering though the 'candidacy' was; I work on a great shift, with good colleagues. There's a real team atmosphere on our shift. When the shit goes down we all pull together. That's not to say that other shifts don't, but the last thing I really needed right now would have been to be up heaved elsewhere having to establish myself at work all over again.

Thankfully then, the powers-that-be reconsidered and I'm staying put.

I spilt from a two year relationship just before Christmas.

I move house in less than a month.

That's quite enough change thanks.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on being signed off, thats great news, not that I ever doubted you would be!

Hopefully once you get settled in the new place things will level out a bit. Remember to send me your address so I can send a housewarming card...

Thats how you tell when you've become a proper grownup you know. By the fact that you're now a card-sender.