After working as a planner in an advertising agency in Sydney for 6 months, I was made redundant in late November (ironically, the new CEO is a South African fresh off the plane and wanted to wield the axe, as CEOs do). My redundancy was more a consequence of disastrous accounting and a bad deal with the client and the hours they were entitled to, and had nothing to do with me personally (so they assured me). But still, I was an easy target because the bulk of the work that needed doing was out of the way, and they could afford to go back to relying on my colleague, who was handling the account on his own before I joined.
That was on November 25. I saw two recruitment agents that week, and signed up to two more upon my return to Sydney in January (in between I visited family in SA). It is now more than 3 months since I lost my job and ...nothing. It seemed promising just after I returned, but since then opportunities have dried up, and I'm not even getting interviews. I'm now trying to get temp work at a fraction of what I was earning.
In the mean time, my ex boss in Joburg has got wind of my situation, and has set up a conference call for next week. He wants me back. So - what do I do? Grit my teeth and stick it out here, hoping I'll pick up something, anything? Or go back to Joburg for 6 months or so - assuming they'll be willing to sign me up for just 6 months - and fill the gaping hole in my CV?
To complicate matters, I am here in Sydney on my own. My husband is back in SA trying to sell our house. He doesn't want me back there because of the crime, but I also know that he is lonely and depressed and misses me. (Ditto for me.) I have no idea how long it will take to sell the house, so I have no idea when I'll see him again. Last year we managed 5 months apart, but this year I am finding it much, much harder.
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After working as a planner in an advertising agency in Sydney for 6 months, I was made redundant in late November (ironically, the new CEO is a South African fresh off the plane and wanted to wield the axe, as CEOs do). My redundancy was more a consequence of disastrous accounting and a bad deal with the client and the hours they were entitled to, and had nothing to do with me personally (so they assured me). But still, I was an easy target because the bulk of the work that needed doing was out of the way, and they could afford to go back to relying on my colleague, who was handling the account on his own before I joined.
That was on November 25. I saw two recruitment agents that week, and signed up to two more upon my return to Sydney in January (in between I visited family in SA). It is now more than 3 months since I lost my job and ...nothing. It seemed promising just after I returned, but since then opportunities have dried up, and I'm not even getting interviews. I'm now trying to get temp work at a fraction of what I was earning.
In the mean time, my ex boss in Joburg has got wind of my situation, and has set up a conference call for next week. He wants me back. So - what do I do? Grit my teeth and stick it out here, hoping I'll pick up something, anything? Or go back to Joburg for 6 months or so - assuming they'll be willing to sign me up for just 6 months - and fill the gaping hole in my CV?
To complicate matters, I am here in Sydney on my own. My husband is back in SA trying to sell our house. He doesn't want me back there because of the crime, but I also know that he is lonely and depressed and misses me. (Ditto for me.) I have no idea how long it will take to sell the house, so I have no idea when I'll see him again. Last year we managed 5 months apart, but this year I am finding it much, much harder.
What to do, what to do.
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