Sunday goes fracking for Jesus

I've been stirring my Christmas pudding Fudge for what seems like 30 years this morning 😭
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lolly said:
Does it fit your life better, though?

What are the pros and cons? Presumably the salary is the biggest con - but what about the pros in terms of less commuting time? More time with the children? Less stress (presumably)?

If you can make it work for you financially I'd consider it. And try not to see it as a demotion - it's making your job work for your life, not the other way around. You've proved you can do your job bloody well - just carrying on doing it for the sake of it is a fool's errand. There's no shame in stepping back to something which could make your life easier. On the contrary, it's an empowering decision to make.
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You always have such a good way of looking at things. I don't know about the money, I don't actually think it'll much of a drop, and if anything I could potentially work 2 more hours a day if I'm not traveling as much. It is about the power - I never thought I'd be saying that! I just like that right now I can do what I want to help someone without having to get things authorised. I can make changes to make things better just off my own back. But at the same time the travelling is exhausting me. If I could pick up my work and move it closer I would be happy.
 
Star said:
You always have such a good way of looking at things. I don't know about the money, I don't actually think it'll much of a drop, and if anything I could potentially work 2 more hours a day if I'm not traveling as much. It is about the power - I never thought I'd be saying that! I just like that right now I can do what I want to help someone without having to get things authorised. I can make changes to make things better just off my own back. But at the same time the travelling is exhausting me. If I could pick up my work and move it closer I would be happy.
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It sounds like the decision making/power aspect is the thing you need to think about most, particularly if in a new job you'll be having to ask permission to make decisions where you know exactly what to do, or deferring to people you know you're more qualified than.

But then maybe the work/life balance benefits outweigh that.
 
It's kind of annoying because I feel for the next maybe 7-8 years I feel like I could do with an easier work life balance while they're young. And then after that I think I'd really want that power to feel like I've achieved something with myself. But then maybe in 7-8 years time I could have worked up to that in a new place. I think I could achieve that in less time even.
 
straightorbroken said:
Is that the one that paralyzes you? I read something on reddit about poppers awhile back and some of the posts were so casually extreme.
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Isopropyl nitrite is the ingredient that can mess with your eyes, so you want to watch out for it. It's also what all poppers you can buy in UK shops will be made from due to the laws around them, so if you're going to use them you're better off importing some made with different ingredients.
 
Star said:
It's kind of annoying because I feel for the next maybe 7-8 years I feel like I could do with an easier work life balance while they're young. And then after that I think I'd really want that power to feel like I've achieved something with myself. But then maybe in 7-8 years time I could have worked up to that in a new place. I think I could achieve that in less time even.
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Well that's where you and I very much differ. You're still ambitious. Even allowing for my advanced age, I never was. If that is important to you, obviously you need to consider where you'll be best placed to do it.

In 7-8 years I hope to be retired. Perhaps pottering around a shop or something for a day or two a week at most. That very much puts things into perspective in terms of what I'm doing at work now and responsibilities I'll take on. And it is LOVELY saying no to things that other people feel obliged to do because they have an eye on their career and where they will be in a few years.
 
lolly said:
Do you drive or use public transport?

At least with public transport like Rachey says, you can just put on music or a podcast and zone out. But it is fucking ridiculous.
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Oh I wish it was driving because at least I’d have my own space. The train system in this country is such a joke that - apart from a Friday- I don’t think I’ve ever been able to sit down on the train in the morning. And then when I get to London and onto the tube it’s the whole sardine thing. The slight positive during the pandemic was that the trains were so much emptier.
 
The pandemic was much better on the roads obviously - I think that's why the length of commute hits so hard now. I had a false picture for a couple of years.

I don't envy anyone who commutes using the underground though, at least during rush hour.
 
Suomi said:
Oh I wish it was driving because at least I’d have my own space. The train system in this country is such a joke that - apart from a Friday- I don’t think I’ve ever been able to sit down on the train in the morning. And then when I get to London and onto the tube it’s the whole sardine thing. The slight positive during the pandemic was that the trains were so much emptier.
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I know I’ve been only been sent to a variety of awful places around London, but my experience with the trains has been complaint-free so far.
 
Suomi said:
Mine is 90 minutes each way everyday and I swear it’s gonna be the death of me :o
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Fuck that. I did that for two days and was appalled.

Most my trips are 30 to 60 mins and that's OK.
 
Star said:
I look at you guys and think the opposite. Why are you all awake so early on a Sunday?? Pre kids I would never be out of bed before 10:30am.
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I lost the ability to sleep in around the age of 31. Even if I’m up till 5 shoving cocaine up my nostrils my body clock will still be waking me up at 7:30 MAX. I hate it!
 
My natural wake up time is 5am. Whenever I go to bed, really.

Today I slept til 6 and I was overjoyed at the lay in, albeit that’s probably because I’m exhausted thanks to the lack of calories currently.
 
I get up at 5.30 daily and I don’t even go running at weekends. I have been a terrible sleeper ever since I had children.
 
Star said:
I look at you guys and think the opposite. Why are you all awake so early on a Sunday?? Pre kids I would never be out of bed before 10:30am.
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I used to sleep until 9am easily, until heathcliff got sick. Now I'm wide awake at 6am every morning even on a day off :(
 
My current commute is about 45 minutes bus-subway-bus however I’m moving into a lovely shoebox at the beginning of the month which will reduce my commute to 25 minutes just on the subway.
 
My body clock is always 8am these days. And that's far too early for an anti-morning person like me. Fuck mornings.
 
GNL said:
They've moved onto Michael Bublé :bruised:
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Reminds me of the time I almost persuaded a colleague that his real name was Mick Bubbles and he'd changed it at the suggestion of his agent. I cracked up at the last moment and ruined it.
 
My sister was partying with ROD STEWART last night in Glasgow. I’m kind of jealous.
 
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