hughk's Journal: Ah, umemployed again...

Well the last day of my contract came and things were very quiet. It is quite possible that the project as a whole will be effectively canned because of a manager. So, I could be the first of many to go.

Anyway, along came an interview, but in the UK and I had to get there the next day and pay part of the cost. You can fly anywhere with an open budget, but you try doing no-notice short-haul in Europe and it can get very complicated but a colleague tells me it is still possible to cross-book tickets. And it was.

It was a beautiful day in London which makes it seem somehow easier to return. On the other hand, one must be realistic and expect a large number of not so nice days (i.e., cold, wet and windy) if I take on the project. Money doesn't go far here either so yes, you are paid more but it goes so quickly compared with other places. The rate should just about cover a weekly journey home and leave me almost as much as I earned before so all is not lost.

The other problem is that with a long commute and living away, slowly I should consider upgrading my notebook PC which has about 30 secs of battery power (yes, replaceable) and a not very fast 500MHz processor which can't be upgraded. The new job does include US travel so perhaps I can do something about getting a machine there.