Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 7, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 7, 2020 Fuck wars, politics and arguments. Let’s have a thread about the nicer stuff going on in our meaningless lives, throughout the 2020. I left my job in December. After working in the mental health/education support sector for 12 years, it was time for a bit of a change. I was sick of the bureaucracy, money focus & red tape now associated to learning support in further education. My job was at one point, all about proactive engagement with learners and preventing crisis before it happened. It turned in to the amount of money attached to learners, how much could be retrieved from local authorities and a fuck load of data entry, leaving only time for reactionary crisis intervention, rather than a proactive (before a crisis) approach. Not good, and a common trend at present. Anyway, I started my new job this week. I’ll be co-leading craft/wood workshops for a housing charity, giving its tenants (all previously homeless, street workers, ex-offenders) the chance to take part in short & free 10 week courses. The aim is purely to provide enrichment activities for isolated folk, to develop practical & communication skills, to work effectively in groups and to hopefully create the start of pathway back in to education or employment. I’m so happy. After 2 days of working for them, I’m so stupidly giddy and optimistic. I met my new team mate, a 60 year old diamond who is a real master craftsman and has been making ornate wooden artwork for 40 years. He also makes ice sculpture commissions of footballers, for said footballers, as you do. Our first task has been to sort out our new office and workshop. Loads of machines, tools and wood to go through, but it’s been great. Really can’t wait to craic on. While he’ll be leading the practical sessions, I’ll be overseeing recruitment and engagement, but will still be crafting with everyone. The pics are essentially my new office. Dream jobs do exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members jazzygeofferz Posted January 8, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 8, 2020 That sounds very rewarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 8, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 8, 2020 Really chuffed for you buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Stopped off at Sandbach services on the way home and had a real ace dump that had been brewing for a few hours. Fucking lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted January 8, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Keith Houchen said: Stopped off at Sandbach services on the way home and had a real ace dump that had been brewing for a few hours. Fucking lovely. 4 posts in and the threads down the shitter, good old UKFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted January 8, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 8, 2020 This is the first full decade in which Margaret Thatcher has not been alive since the 1910s. Pint, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 17, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 17, 2020 The other bloke I’m running the wood workshop with brought some of his work in today, just to put on display for when I bring people over for a visit, with a viewing of the attending our sessions. Look at some of this magic, he’s a wizard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Blog Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 We are expecting our second child, due July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Tommy! Posted January 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Kaz Hayashi said: Is there a photo of a big wooden arsehole you've missed that should go between these two to complete the narrative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted January 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, Tommy! said: Is there a photo of a big wooden arsehole you've missed that should go between these two to complete the narrative? Rule 34a: if it can be goatse-ed, it will be goatse-ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 17, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 17, 2020 53 minutes ago, Tommy! said: Is there a photo of a big wooden arsehole you've missed that should go between these two to complete the narrative? Not yet, but now we have a new project for the Monday afternoon group 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members jazzygeofferz Posted January 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 17, 2020 This is all really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I'm off for surgery in Feb that's totally life changing, pre op is next week. But scared, but waited so very long to get here ❤️ Aside from that, I'm also dead chuffed that a role I started last year now covers the entirity of Lancashire and beyond. There are only 4 of us in the country that do the same job and I'm immensely proud of how far its come. We got mentioned on the BBC last week too. Helped hundreds of people, their friends, families and significant others and now leading a few organisations across the country on related subjects. Immensely proud of that and hopefully once back in the land of the living in May, get to develop that further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Got promoted into a management role at work this year which was a real step up and personal acknowledgement of the hard work I've put in over the last 6 years in 2 different companies. Also passed the second module of my diploma with only the last bit to finish off this year which is going well so far. Hopefully got a bit of break as we move cities later this year and can do some travelling and kick back a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gay as FOOK Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) I love this thread. I've been going on about this in the Music Project thread but I feel like I can chuck in a positive contribution here too, since I'm fairly proud of this. I knocked the hooch on the head last October and decided to use the money to build a little wee home studio as a hobby. So here's a window into what my 2020 recreational time looks like! Still awaiting a sweet reverb pedal for the Korg, and an small mixer to tie it all together. Edited January 18, 2020 by Gay as FOOK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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