After much soul searching, question asking and general chaos in my work life I have reached a momentous decision and decided that now, regardless of the time of year, would be a good time to start looking for another "occupational opportunity" - preferably something that I can finally be passionate about and enjoy as much as I enjoy wine, chocolate and steak. With that in mind I have begun the search. If there is anything out there I will find it, I will have it and I will enjoy leaving my present employer.
I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
I love this idea Graeme but I'm afraid that beyond chocolate wine and steak there may be nothing else let me know if there is contact from outer space.....
@daneau Thank you so much - very much appreciated :) @denisefuller You may be right, but whatever is out there I will find it...and in the meantime gorge myself on my favourite 3 food groups! @ceilidh Thank you kindly - what is this "stability" thing of which you speak?
@overalvandaan Thanks very much indeed :) @amandal I like the idea of a being both a Professional 365er and an Undercover Agent...I'd have to change my name to something more suitable though...and thank you so much, as always :)
i like this series of high key shots too. Wine, chocolate and steak is a good starting spot for new careeer.....I am shooting for professional couch potato myself.
@newbank I whine a lot;-). I lived in CA and got into wine there. Now I live near the bourbon trail, but for the most part, I'll pass on whiskey. Started out with light and fruity and now like most any. I got into beer in the past year or so, too, but still prefer the fruity kind. Wish being a pro 365er paid better, though.
@newbank More than meet the profile I would think - I love a good pie too ;) And thank you very much :) @orangecrush Now there's a point...if he does I'll ask him for a reference :) And thank you very much
Ya know...If all of your job searching is done via the method pictured, you may want to broaden the search. While you may hear from alien civilizations, how do you know they have chocolate, wine, and steak? (Two of which are also my fave food groups, btw!) Just sayin', my friend.
Slacking with my commenting tonight but loving your last two posts .....fabulous minimalistic images .....somewhere out there is a job just perfect for you so good luck. Grave digging comes to mind!!
Great news (good luck) and great photo...but...ummm....I might not include some of your portraits with your C.V.....something about people not always being understanding...unless of course you're looking in the creative fields like photography then by all means go for it. ;)
@pinkpaintpot Thanks very much...I'm not too keen on heights though ;) @ukandie1 I feel for him, and thank you :) @deak68 They'll understand when I start hitting them over the head with my satellite dish ;) And thanks very much :) @amyleewinfield Thank you very much, too kind @lorrainelouise Thank you very much, on both counts... @kali66 I'll go all right!!! @homeschoolmom Thanks very much - I'm sure it's out there somewhere! @happypat Thanks very much - If I started a job as grave digger I'd only get fired for theft ;) @mamamayerle Thanks very much on both counts :) @voiceprintz You have a valid point, but I work for a bunch of freaks now so what difference would aliens make...although I'm not too sure about all the probing
Restaurant critic ?? Actually my friend is the chocolate taster for the company that supplies the chocolates to M&S and before that she was the wine & cider taster for a local brewery - these jobs exist ha ha - seriously good luck on your job hunt
I wish you the very best Graham! I know what it's like to work in the job that is not satisfying to you! I have done this, I have been there, don't ever want to go there again.
@scolgs Thanks very much indeed - I think if I was a taster of any sort I'd be the size of Texas inside a week! @pinkpaintpot I'm not a fan of Christmas...I probably shouldn't get started on why not... @janiskay Thanks very much - it'll be out there somewhere!
all the best on your quest! good for you for recognizing that your current situation isn't right for you... not everyone is able to do this! loving your minimalist work, btw!
@graemestevens Good thinking Graeme, with such excellent taste in consumables, dogs and hobbies you deserve to have something top-notch appear from the blue. I know exactly what you're feeling. I used to love my work until the bean-counting culture took over, then I grew steadily less enamoured. The day I drove in the gate completely dreading the new academic year, I knew it was time to get outta there.
@graemestevens PS As usual, I just love the shot you've posted today. But I think you should check where the best steak, wine and chocolate is to be found before accepting any offers.
Awesome shot. Good luck, it is a big decision. I caught up with some old work mates last night, we were discussing creative ways to quit a job. I'm sure you will have some creative ways too.
Do you think we could swap our jobs? I'm thinking not given I don't even have a mini bar in this hotel room. And there is no kettle. Or iron. So wrong.
Really? no probing? with all your other eccentricities, I'm surprised. Can it really be any worse than taking up the *gentle cough* as you are in your current situation? again, just sayin'!
@northy Thanks very much - tried inverting but just couldn't get it to work. Yet. @golftragic Thanks very much - not happy = time to move on! @karlow75 Thanks very much - I've already started compiling a list of the best ways to quit ;) @888rachel Thanks very much - I'm sure there's a probing job going somewhere... @gigiflower You're making an excellent case for a swap but I'm afraid I'll have to turn you down... @voiceprintz Another vaild point but I haven't quite "assumed the position" yet - if all goes according to plan I should be out shortly after Christmas...things are lurking on the horizon for me @juliedduncan You leave my thingy out of this! ;) And thank you very much ;)
@graemestevens Absolutely!! In my case I was old enough to retire. I was well down the road to the funny farm by then, so I really had to get out. A university run like a corporate business does not create a climate for fruitful intellectual endeavours - unless you happen to teach accounting or the like that's directly applicable to biz.
@kt8ird Thank you very much :) @golftragic In my case I find it extremely difficult to have any form of passion or interest in what I'm doing! @susanalena Thank you very much and good luck!
That was me 12 months ago, I fortunately was at an age where I could retire. No more could I spread the love with my career, just burnt out big time. In a much nicer space now. Good luck with the prerequisitesNice image BTW :)
You know... I felt this coming about 2 months ago. Good luck with finding a revenue stream to supply your likings. You are highly creative, so I am feeling optimistic for you. :) On the photography side, this is a delicious use of negative space and theme.
@hermann Thanks very much - there will be something...I used to have it in the UK but it's not here...I'll get it back :) @rosiekerr Thanks very much - it takes me a while to make a decision (for some reason) but I feel much happier now that it's made :)
I am not sure any job could be as great as wine, chocolate, and steak!! Change is good, good for you for deciding to make one. Life is short. Cool picture as well, I have no idea how you make that white background!
Excellent shot! Good luck on the job search! Life is always better when you love what you do! I love my job more than wine and steak but not quite as much as chocolate! ;)!
@kevin365 Thanks very much - I'm too lazy to type anything else ;) @jess1204 Thanks very much - this one was easier than yesterdays. I'm sure theres an easier way than the way I chose as well but I have no idea how... @dide Thanks you and so do I!!! @harbie Thanks very much - that's what I'm looking for! @annied I could never forget coffee...I just didn't mention it as it's a given. I was watching a documentary the other night set in Italy where they visited a cafe that serves a variety of 170 different sorts of coffee!!!
@annied I could spends days and years in there - all sorts of bizarre flavour mixes that just seemed to work...basil, rosemary, mint, tapioca...truly strange...
Good for you and good luck with the hunt! I am currently in a middle of changing a work place, so I can relate. I hope you will find a place you´ll be happy with
@ceilidh Hmmm...not sure about any of that ;) @deliad Thank you very much :) @lan Thank you very much :) @susale Thanks and likewise :) @annied Agreed, but what fun to find out...as for the other, it's extendable...
Awesome image! You could pick up a gig in OUTER SPACE! I wish you all the best of everything Graeme! The only way to get what you want is to get yourself out there!
Great shot, as usual.
@denisefuller You may be right, but whatever is out there I will find it...and in the meantime gorge myself on my favourite 3 food groups!
@ceilidh Thank you kindly - what is this "stability" thing of which you speak?
Today I was thinking I should be an accident photographer or a undercover agent or a mystery shopper or a professional 365er.
@amandal I like the idea of a being both a Professional 365er and an Undercover Agent...I'd have to change my name to something more suitable though...and thank you so much, as always :)
@orangecrush Now there's a point...if he does I'll ask him for a reference :) And thank you very much
Good luck with the search! As a college student, I spend most of my time soul searching and question asking.
@ukandie1 I feel for him, and thank you :)
@deak68 They'll understand when I start hitting them over the head with my satellite dish ;) And thanks very much :)
@amyleewinfield Thank you very much, too kind
@lorrainelouise Thank you very much, on both counts...
@kali66 I'll go all right!!!
@homeschoolmom Thanks very much - I'm sure it's out there somewhere!
@happypat Thanks very much - If I started a job as grave digger I'd only get fired for theft ;)
@mamamayerle Thanks very much on both counts :)
@voiceprintz You have a valid point, but I work for a bunch of freaks now so what difference would aliens make...although I'm not too sure about all the probing
@pinkpaintpot I'm not a fan of Christmas...I probably shouldn't get started on why not...
@janiskay Thanks very much - it'll be out there somewhere!
@golftragic Thanks very much - not happy = time to move on!
@karlow75 Thanks very much - I've already started compiling a list of the best ways to quit ;)
@888rachel Thanks very much - I'm sure there's a probing job going somewhere...
@gigiflower You're making an excellent case for a swap but I'm afraid I'll have to turn you down...
@voiceprintz Another vaild point but I haven't quite "assumed the position" yet - if all goes according to plan I should be out shortly after Christmas...things are lurking on the horizon for me
@juliedduncan You leave my thingy out of this! ;) And thank you very much ;)
@golftragic In my case I find it extremely difficult to have any form of passion or interest in what I'm doing!
@susanalena Thank you very much and good luck!
@rosiekerr Thanks very much - it takes me a while to make a decision (for some reason) but I feel much happier now that it's made :)
@rebecka Thanks you kindly :)
@golftragic I prefer gorse ;)
Great set of images, I'll fav this one cause I'm too lazy to go back
@jess1204 Thanks very much - this one was easier than yesterdays. I'm sure theres an easier way than the way I chose as well but I have no idea how...
@dide Thanks you and so do I!!!
@harbie Thanks very much - that's what I'm looking for!
@annied I could never forget coffee...I just didn't mention it as it's a given. I was watching a documentary the other night set in Italy where they visited a cafe that serves a variety of 170 different sorts of coffee!!!
@deliad Thank you very much :)
@lan Thank you very much :)
@susale Thanks and likewise :)
@annied Agreed, but what fun to find out...as for the other, it's extendable...
@cocobella Thank you very much, appreciated
@blueberry1222 I'm always on the lookout for them...
@redpants Thanks very much indeed :)
@shepherdmanswife As do I and thank you very much :)
@bill_fe Why would I let anyone know...I'd have that to myself thanks ;)
@pinkpaintpot Yes. Through and through ;)
@lisatown Thank you very much - I could build my own spacesuit in my shed I guess...