Redundancy, Interviews, Work Archives

Experiences of being made redundant midlife, searching for new jobs and working in middle age, including the fun and frustrations

Am I boring you? Why short and sweet is better, at work at least

May 4, 2021 marvinmidlife Main sections, Redundancy, Interviews, Work

It’s better to be brief if you want to keep people’s interest, and especially so if you’re being interviewed. So sometimes short and sweet is better

I’m no “Distraction Dave”. Why your phone and email are more dangerous work distractions than me.

March 29, 2021 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

It’s not co-workers who reduce your productivity. It’s you phone and email who are the real “distraction Daves”. Phones impact concentration… read how.

Working from home is no laughing matter…don’t let it be the death of you

November 22, 2020 marvinmidlife Midlife Health & Fitness, Redundancy, Interviews, Work

Working from home is dangerous. Don’t wait for it to become a killer before you do something to change your ways, especially during Coronavirus lockdown

Think you’re indispensable? Resigning from work might surprise you…

September 1, 2020 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

How does it feel to resign from work. How do you need to prepare yourself? One thing is to find out whether you have work colleagues or friends – you may be surprised.

6 crucial tips before inviting people in on work video calls. What’s behind you?

May 7, 2020 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

Work video calls can be great, but they also allow all sorts of people a peek inside your house. Be careful what’s in the background if you don’t want them to look at you in a different way in the future.

10 key ways to avoid madness when working from home during Coronavirus lockdown. What are you up to?

April 16, 2020 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

Working from home can cause mental and family problems. 10 ways to avoid the madness.

6 key lessons for starting a new job in middle age. First week of an old man learning new tricks.

March 10, 2020 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

+1 It’s never easy starting a new job after redundancy. The first week in a new role is hard, especially when you’re middle aged, recovering

Are your work meetings a disaster? 6 things you can do to stop wasting your life.

December 10, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

The truth about work meetings and some ideas on how to improve them

10 surprising redundancy facts to know if you’re leaving soon…

November 20, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

10 things you need to understand when you leave a job to keep your sanity

What does Daddy do all day? Getting traumatised by Loose Women isn’t all fun.

November 19, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

What do you fill your days with when you’re redundant? Daytime TV anyone?

Shockingly I won’t be the next CEO. So what is midlife career end-game?

November 16, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

I won’t be the next CEO. And nor will you (probably). So what does that mean for your career and sanity midlife?

Devastatingly made redundant and left with just a biro and a book. How?

November 12, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

My second redundancy was when the dot.com bubble burst

A brilliant excuse. Is daydreaming in dull meetings part of evolutionary make-up?

November 7, 2019 marvinmidlife Redundancy, Interviews, Work

Office meetings can be dull, but are a necessary part of work life even if half the room is daydreaming or messaging their friends. It’s an evolutionary thing.