12 Dec 2005
| by Jeremy Bullmore
Two years ago, I retired from a lifelong career as an accountant. I had six months at home catching up with the gardening, then took a full-time job with a local company doing a junior role just to earn some extra cash and to keep busy. I thought I could just work 9 to 5 and stay well clear of office...
02 Dec 2005
| by Jeremy Bullmore
I started my career in marketing comms in two medium-sized companies.Because of their size I worked alone (reporting periodically to the marketing VP and the MD), being solely responsible for the creation and full management of all projects and initiatives. This gave me all-round experience, which I...
02 Dec 2005
| by Miranda Kennett
I've been at my company for three years, and my line manager has just announced that she's leaving. I know I'd be perfect for the role, but my firm is desperate to appoint someone from outside, as they want to attract new blood.
27 Nov 2005
| by Jeremy Bullmore
I work for a marketing company, and a long-time client has asked me whether I'd be interested in doing some freelance work on the side.
12 Nov 2005
| by Jeremy Bullmore
The HR administration where I work is really lax. No-one keeps track of how much holiday we've taken. I strongly suspect that one of my colleagues is playing the system and taking more holiday than he is allowed.
12 Nov 2005
| by Jeremy Bullmore
I've been invited to an industry conference that includes a gala dinner in the evening at the Savoy hotel in London. The invitation says we can bring a guest. I'm single at the moment and want to take my father.
01 Nov 2005
| by Miranda Kennett
I've just taken a new job in a company I thought would look good on my CV, and I hate it.
12 Oct 2005
| by Jeremy Bullmore
I work for a property developer in a client-facing role. I'm a recently divorced forty-something and have found myself deeply attracted to one of my new clients.
12 Oct 2005
| by Jeremy Bullmore
My job is too easy, and I don't know what to do about it. My role was created when I joined this charity two years ago and my manager obviously didn't correctly guess how much time my responsibilities would consume.
03 Oct 2005
| by Jeremy Bullmore
I won an industry award a few months back and instead of it boosting
my career, all it has led to is ill-feeling and sarcastic remarks.