Joy

So I know I have been away but have had a soul searching few weeks coming back from my holiday in Lapland.   It gave me the space to realise that I was not at all happy at work.  I love and believe in the product I was helping to develop and liked some of my colleagues but not much else felt right and there were some definite negatives.   

Last week having had another kick to my self-belief in the office I decided I was not prepared to put up with it anymore. The next morning an email with a job that looked like it might be a good fit just dropped in my email box.  

I followed it up with the agent and have had 2 interviews this week.  Just loved it there, everything feels so right about it.  This new job is working for a small family s/w business.  I could see how shrewd the decisions that the owners have been making are and I just loved the interview I had with them. Very direct, open people with a good understanding of life values.  The role they want me to do is very much in alignment with what i want too.

This job just feels amazing, it is only a few miles down the road in the centre of Chippenham, so only a third of my current journey distance.  20 years ago I used to work in Chippenham and the commute is a breeze.  I  also have an ex-colleague, who I greatly respect, who works there.  The offices are lovely and they have dedicated parking.  I will be getting an extra 5 days holiday a year and a 5k pay rise.   Most importantly for me though is that it just feels like the sort of environment where I will be happy and I have realised that this is very important to me.  Time will tell but this job will give me a step forward at least.    I start in a month.

So hopefully I will be back on blip now.  Missed you folks.