Sunday, November 19, 2006

Cadets

Well, there we were sat in a meeting last Friday night joining the committee at Navy Cadets in Wakefield. Yes it is something we want to do and it was quite clear after being in there for 5 mins that they do need some new blood and new ideas.
I have designed a A5 data capture form and started with a web site design as they don't have one!!!! who has not got a web site these days I ask you?
All going to plan so far, we have another meeting next Friday to try and sort afew more issues out and join officially.

Friday, November 10, 2006

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How hard can it be?

I am here still at 1258 now on Saturday morning and it still comes into my head.......... How hard can it be to get a job! I have travelled the length of England going to interviews but have not got anywhere as yet.

Do you think that because I am an honest guy and I tell them stright off that I have Multiple Sclerosis they then dismiss me so that I don't get the job? I know of two that I have been to, second interviews and all that, I know I have been the strongest out of the two of us, but yet I do not get offered the job! "Mike you are a really nice guy and have done really well in your career so far", "infact anyone who does employ you will have a real assett in their company", " Hey its impressive how fast your career has come since leaving the Navy"

BUT I AM SORRY YOU ARE NOT BEING OFFERED THIS JOB, SORRY!

Now call me old fashioned if you wish but I suspect there is something happening here, what do you think? I always explain that the only limitations my MS has on me are that I can not walk a a long distance or do heavy manual work but look at me.... I am a NORMAL person.

What the hell you know I sometimes think it might be best to lie but I just live in the hope that a company will take me on for who I am and what I will do for them and not be so frightened about someone who is honest, diciplined and loyal, 14 years in the Royal Navy tought me those virtues in life.

Mike

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An old shipmate!

Can you believe it, I had an email today from an old mate from the navy days. He said he was bored at work and found me through google! Great news though as I still have one of his medals which I kept safe for him some 10 years ago.
Being a very quite day really. Tom went to take part in a rememberance service in his uniform and I went to the job center to register my 3 interviews for jobs next week. 1 on Monday and 2 on Tuesday so far. Life is so freeking weird, I am up and down with my emotions and the MS seems to be worse lately as my legs feel like they are going to give in on me at certain points should I have walked for about 10 mins. Doing the shopping this afternoon and if it hadnt have been for the trolly to keep me up then I would have fallen over! I seem to get so damned tired recently although I should not be surprised with all the stress and shit I have had to put up with over the last 10 weeks or so.
Anyway life goes on as they say. Have to stay positive both for a job and my health I am sure it will sort itself out soon.................I hope so anyway.

Mike

Thursday, November 09, 2006

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All too slow


It has been a couple of days since i posted anything. As is normally the case, really up for it to begin with then a drop off of interest if i haven had a ny feed back.
Well what the hell... might aswell keep up with it as much as i can. Yep still redundant, no one has offered me the job just yet. Had 2 interviews this week and have already got 3 lined up for next. Really racking up the miles but atleast i claim it back from the job center milage.
A bit down over the last couple of days, an interview that went r4eally well came back to me yesterday and said he was setting on a guy whom he could pay less than what I would have wanted!! It does get to me when you get rejections like that, you are the perfect guy but......... you are a really nice guy but..... you really impressed me but.......... for gods sake just give me the fucking jobhg otherwise I wouldnt have come to the interview in the first place!
Can you tell i am a bit peeved at the moment?

Anyway above you will se the photo of Tom on his trafalgar Day march through Wakefield. Sorry its taken so long. Tom is the tall one on the front left.