Back to the 9-5 grind....

I've sent a couple of job applications in this week after reactivating my Linkedin profile stating that I am open to offers. Honestly, I can hardly contain my joy about the thought of sitting behind someone else's desk but needs must, and it won't be forever, he says.

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It's been 15 months to the day (yesterday) since I was employed in an IT role, and I suppose that if I'm to keep options open for the future, it's probably an idea to get something else on the CV. Employers are assumed to be weary of people who have nothing of recent note in their file, and I would say a year to 18 months is stretching a 'career break' a little.

I got my last role through Linkedin, but do think I was rather lucky with timing and it might not be so easy this time. I'm not sure how many technical jobs that required a native/fluent English speaker there are in Valencia, but it cant be that many.

This time, (as I was last time I guess) I'm looking further afield. And so far, I've sent my details off to Singapore, the Czech Republic, and to a couple of places in... the UK. Boooooooo!
Unsurprisingly, the UK holds the best chance of me finding work, but probably still goes top of the list as the place I'd least like to move to next. Even more so during this time of year, it'll be fucking cold, wet, and miserable. There are a few positives though....

One of the places I've applied to is in Nottingham, where I lived for 18 years, and not far from where my daughter lives. A 3 month contract role initially, this could be perfect for the feeling that I'm not going to be there forever, and also give me plenty of chance to catch up with my not so little girl. It has been feeling like time to go back in recent times, I'm just a bit scared of how my mood will be come lunchtime the first Monday back in an office.

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I've also got plenty of friends in Nottingham, something I don't have here. It's been pretty cool seeing mum a couple of times each week for the past year or so, I didn't expect to be doing that once leaving home for University. 15 months though, and you could say I've just about outstayed my welcome - and really, what good is an outdoor pool in winter.

Thanks mum, I am looking for something to do while the STEEM is in the dumps. I really don't want to sell and part of any earnings for the next job will be used to buy more of this invisible money (and handouts x !) that I've been living off for the past year.

I'd also like to continue being active and engaged on Steem if I do find a 9 to 5. Creating content, working with @utopian-io, the Engagement League, random pie posts, and whatever else sparks my interest. Hopefully there will be time in the evenings to do that, and I'm sure many of you guys are working & Steeming already. Fair play.

The incentive to find fiat is the state of the Crypto market. This might not be the bottom, but I don't think we are too far away and so it would be nice to be a STEEM buyer again, and target 20000 Steem Power, or maybe more. I guess the longer the prices are down, the longer I'll need to work, and the more SP I can buy. Every cloud huh.

So the deed has been done, I am officially hunting for work. Wish me luck!

Cheers

Asher