Wildewire

I accept that I have a problem: I tend to lose it when people in power or with specific responsibilities don't live up to their roles. It has dogged my working career and most professional relationships. I think it might stem from my first job: My first boss was amazing, inspiring, challenging and never had time for micro-management- just results. Sadly NONE of my subsequent bosses including Boards of Trustees etc have come close. One of my lodgers arrived in UK from Albania when he was 16 seeking asylum and not speaking English. By the time I met him, it seemed clear to me that as he wasn't gay or in iminent danger in Albania, he had come here to seek better prospects etc which, in my opinion could see him branded "An Economic Migrant" and his application for asylum would be refused. I said as much when he was first suggested to me and I have registered my concern that little seemed to be happening in his case ever since and as recently as last week. Today, he receiv...

Woah! This job-hunting lark got old a long time ago. I go on about it from time to time on here. I apply for jobs if I can match my skills and experiences to the Person Specification. I found myself applying for a job at Newcastle Cathedral and thinking "I could see myself enjoying this." So I was pleased to get short-listed. The Dean contacted me before the interview as he was not on the interview team but clearly wanted to get an idea of the person who was going to be responsible for "visitor experience" stuff. It was a pleasant-enough Zoom meeting, but I couldn't help thinking that it was a bad look- I hate working for organisations with too many management levels. He- and the rest of the team made the point that not all workers at the Cathedral shared Christian beliefs. I was interviewed by four people via Zoom. It went OK- I find it hard to assess these things- afterwards of course the moments fogginess during the interview cleared to give me the clarity I...