Unwise career move during pandemic and recession?

[Deleted User 11453]

Is anyone else pissed off with their employer and considering walking away to become a nomadic surf instructor in Cornwall?

Or is it a bad idea? Should we stay in jobs that we hate?

 

[Aituk7]

Is anyone else pissed off with their employer and considering walking away to become a nomadic surf instructor in Cornwall?

Or is it a bad idea? Should we stay in jobs that we hate?

Can you surf?

 

[Roaring Chubby]

It’s only going to get worse mate. To a large extent furlough is delaying the usual skullduggery with cuts, short time, pay freezes etc, come q3 it’s going to get brutal. If you have an attractive option on the table and don’t like where you are I’d take it.

 

[Deleted User 11453]

Can you surf?

No but my hair is getting longer and I have a t-shirt tan.

 

[Aituk7]

No but my hair is getting longer and I have a t-shirt tan.

Seems legit. Good luck

 

[Deleted User 11453]

It’s only going to get worse mate. To a large extent furlough is delaying the usual skullduggery with cuts, short time, pay freezes etc, come q3 it’s going to get brutal. If you have an attractive option on the table and don’t like where you are I’d take it.

I am having to bite my lip and ignore my manager trying to skype me while I am working to deadlines.

 

[Big Jeff]

No but my hair is getting longer and I have a t-shirt tan.

I suspect thats not enough dude

 

[The King of Um]

Is anyone else pissed off with their employer and considering walking away to become a nomadic surf instructor in Cornwall?

Or is it a bad idea? Should we stay in jobs that we hate?

Technically if you want to be a nomadic surf instructor you're at least going to have to be in more than one county, and no Devon doesn't count. Sorry if this has ruined The Dream.

 

[Deleted User 11453]

Technically if you want to be a nomadic surf instructor you're at least going to have to be in more than one county, and no Devon doesn't count. Sorry if this has ruined The Dream.

Good point. The other plan was to wear a high vis jacket and fleece tourists by pretending to be a car park attendant.

 

[Quench]

No but my hair is getting longer and I have a t-shirt tan.

Is it a blue one?

Sorry thought you said smurf

 

[The King of Um]

Good point. The other plan was to wear a high vis jacket and fleece tourists by pretending to be a car park attendant.

Millionaire within a year.

 

[fyl2u]

Good point. The other plan was to wear a high vis jacket and fleece tourists by pretending to be a car park attendant.

You could put on a foreign accent and advertise yourself as a masseur. Good money, I reckon, for standing around rubbing oil into women all day.

 

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

Is anyone else pissed off with their employer and considering walking away to become a nomadic surf instructor in Cornwall?

Or is it a bad idea? Should we stay in jobs that we hate?

Don't walk out without having a job mate - it's going to get tougher to get jobs.

 

[Wilfy]

I am having to bite my lip and ignore my manager trying to skype me while I am working to deadlines.

Take his calls but log the start and end times of them. If he accuses you of missing a deadline, email him a list of the calls and the total time spent on them. Copy your union rep in on the email.

 

[Gillythedilf]

It’s only going to get worse mate. To a large extent furlough is delaying the usual skullduggery with cuts, short time, pay freezes etc, come q3 it’s going to get brutal. If you have an attractive option on the table and don’t like where you are I’d take it.

As I said previously on here,anyone who’s still in furlough come next month really need to worry about their jobs.Company will either be plotting their departure or the company is heading to the wall.
Not as sweeping as that for everyone I understand of course but it’ll apply to many

 

[Clean Bristow]

Is anyone else pissed off with their employer and considering walking away to become a nomadic surf instructor in Cornwall?

Or is it a bad idea? Should we stay in jobs that we hate?

Me.
Not one person though as in the main I like the bosses I know but the ethos of the place is totally at odds with my work ethic.
In my life the best managers are the ones that understand I am a bit awkward but very very productive if you let me be. Manage me too much and it is very negative.

 

[Chap78]

Good point. The other plan was to wear a high vis jacket and fleece tourists by pretending to be a car park attendant.

It worked for the fella at Bristol zoo.

 

[Big Jeff]

You could put on a foreign accent and advertise yourself as a masseur. Good money, I reckon, for standing around rubbing oil into women all day.

What if your first customer is a hairy trucker with B.O. called George

Fancy giving your B.O. a name

 

[Deleted User 11453]

Take his calls but log the start and end times of them. If he accuses you of missing a deadline, email him a list of the calls and the total time spent on them. Copy your union rep in on the email.

Very good points, ta.

 

[RestlessNatives]

Is anyone else pissed off with their employer and considering walking away to become a nomadic surf instructor in Cornwall?

Or is it a bad idea? Should we stay in jobs that we hate?

My usual advice would be to walk away but given how things are panning out, I would hang around for a bit and hope the decision is taken out of your hands and you can walk away with a wedge of cash. Think there'll be a lot of redundancies flying about soon.

Nothing wrong in preparing for the new job by starting to don a pair of Speedos for video calls.