Category: Redundancy, Interviewing, Work

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

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

Posted on November 22, 2020February 7, 2021 by marvinmidlife

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…

Posted on September 1, 2020February 7, 2021 by marvinmidlife

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?

Posted on May 7, 2020June 17, 2020 by marvinmidlife

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?

Posted on April 16, 2020February 7, 2021 by marvinmidlife

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.

Posted on March 10, 2020June 17, 2020 by marvinmidlife

+1 It’s never easy starting a new job after redundancy. The first week in a new role is hard, especially

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

Posted on December 10, 2019January 19, 2021 by marvinmidlife

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

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

Posted on November 20, 2019June 17, 2020 by marvinmidlife

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.

Posted on November 19, 2019March 22, 2020 by marvinmidlife

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?

Posted on November 16, 2019February 12, 2020 by marvinmidlife

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?

Posted on November 12, 2019June 10, 2020 by marvinmidlife

My second redundancy was when the dot.com bubble burst

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

Posted on November 7, 2019June 8, 2020 by marvinmidlife

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.