2001 was when I realised that to an employer, an employee is nothing but a pawn on a chess board and extremely expendable. It was a very rude awakening for me and I spent the second half of the year going through the motions. The employer paid lip service to the slogan "Abcde is an equal opportunity employer" - that was so not true! When it finally twigged that fighting for civil rights wasn't part of my job description, I "opted" for voluntary redundancy. I used the redundancy package to fund my MSc so some good came out of it, but because I saw myself seeing I out my career with them it took me a bloody long time to get over it.
Redemption came in the form of a 7 month old baby and I wrote the following for her,
Who would have thought that spending 2 weeks in your company could have such an impact,
but I'm still basking in the after glow and it's 3 months since I've been back.
I'm rejuvenated and as I told your mother, you've given me a second wind,
I'm tapping into my not inconsiderable potential and thinking ambitiously about things.
I've learnt a lot from you and I've quite take to the no sense of permanence concept,
but I definitely feel there's a lot more to you, like superior intellect.
I've captured your uplifting smile on film and it's as if I've bottled the sun rays,
I can look at you beaming at me morning, noon & night and you ALWAYS brighten my day.
So if at ANY time in the future you need me to return the compliment,
please don't hesistate to look me up, I can guarantee that your time will be well spent.
In the meantime, please try and stay as lovely as you are,
I know it will be a tall order as you graduate from baby to toddler
You're 6 in May - I hope to be there.
BTW, apologies for eating into the quality time you were enjoying with your mother yesterday, but she is after all, my godmother - I promise not to call her too often.
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