This week has flown by! I’ve spent most of this week at work catching up on little jobs I’ve put off and doing a lot of filing and paperwork that needs to be sorted. Work is very, very quiet, theres hardly anyone on campus and enrolments are way down. I think we’re starting to see the impact of Covid along with years of government cutbacks to our sector. It will be interesting to see if things improve next year or if this is going to continue long term. So I’ve planned to have a big cleanup of the storeroom and a re-organise of my office and files. That should keep me occupied until Christmas and then I’ll be all ready for whatever the new year brings.

I had a meeting with my manager yesterday, while nothing is certain, it looks quite likely that the long awaited (6 years) restructure will go ahead next year. Whereas before I was told I had a good chance of redundancy, some workplace changes in 2020, including Covid impact, have actually made it more likely that I will still have a job, possibly less hours and a change in some duties. 

At this point I don’t really care what the outcome is. I just want to know. Six years of being told every year to prepare for restructure and then six years of being told we’re going to postpone it for 12 months is just too much. I really hope we finally can get this done in 2021!

I caught up with two colleagues I haven’t seen since March which was lovely. I’m fortunate to work with some really good people and many I’ve known for years. I’ve missed those regular work catch-ups over a cuppa.

I’ve also been glued to the TV ( at home & at work) following the election. Its so different to our system and interesting to watch. Hopefully the result comes soon and we can return to some decency in the Whitehouse. It feels like the whole world is hanging on the result at the moment. Its an election that affects us all.

I’m looking forward to the weekend as my arthritis flare is almost over so I’m back on my feet and ready to stuck into some more jobs around the house.