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Starting a new job

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

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 from

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Feature: Hip Replacement

hip replacement story starting with arthritis
A hip replacement story, from initial twinge to running around post op.

Working lives

  • Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It's a lonely place. 1 Waiting for recruitment responses and watching the tumbleweed roll past. It’s a lonely place.
  • Redundant midlife How disaster struck. A victim of middle age redundancy tells his sorry tale.
  • Working from home multi tasking 10 key ways to avoid madness when working from home during Coronavirus lockdown. What are you up to?

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Health, Fitness and Hips

  • zwift for middle aged men Zwift for middle aged men in garages. Could it get more exciting?
  • hip replacement recovery scar 12 months after – a total hip replacement recovery story. Was 2020 the strangest year ever?
  • Working from home is bad for you Working from home is no laughing matter…don’t let it be the death of you
  • hip replacement story starting with arthritis Hip replacement surgery and week 1 recovery. It all goes horribly wrong… (Part 4)

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Ask Marvin Answered…

  • Father Christmas is fat, grey and old. I’m exactly the same, and yet no one wants me in their house at Christmas. What can I do?
    Aunt Marvin
  • My work suit no longer fits, and my birthday suit isn’t what it was. What can I do before I return to the office?
    Aunt Marvin
  • I have been offered a promotion at work but it could mean sacrificing my friends. Should I take it?
    Aunt Marvin

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midlife issues

  • Owning a puppy First week of owning a puppy. An impressive mix of mess and stress…
  • Lagotto puppy It’s a dog’s life. Why buying a puppy might not be the answer to midlife stress
  • Decision making with a coin Decision making stressing you out? Here’s some tips for making that difficult decision

In Other (Largely Fake) News

  • Sticky menus stop coronavirus Pubs may be declared safe as sticky menus and tables stop spread of Covid
    September 21, 2020
  • Covid Christmas devastation Santa warns of Covid Christmas present “disaster” as new rules threaten both deliveries and traditions
    November 29, 2020
  • Middle-aged man urgently reassures his 78 followers that his Twitter account was not hacked 2 Middle-aged man urgently reassures his 78 followers that his Twitter account was not hacked
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