Mike's musings

Moo's job sorted

So, it turns out the the person who needed to review the proposal that Moo had put forward had just not had the chance to look at it: he'd been in back-to-back meetings since they'd last talked/emailed. So, his lack of communication had not (as Moo had feared) meant that they had decided to change what they'd agreed at interview, nor that they'd decided to approach another candidate, nor that they didn't like her anymore and were having a spat at her. Moo's much, much happier now (though they said that they'd send a contract via email this afternoon, and haven't yet). It's easy to forget that when you're looking to agree terms of a new job, it's absolutely the most important focus in your life, but for the people working on it, it's just another thing they're doing. It's something I need to remember next time I'm involved in recruitment.

Jonathan, a colleague from work, is off on a three month sabbatical (today was his last day), down from six months as his wife's just accepted a new job. It's going to be hard work without him, as we're a small team, but I'm looking forward to showing that I can shoulder the extra burden.