Same Old Same Old (Part 2)
By WorDazza
@WorDazza (15830)
Manchester, England
August 21, 2023 3:50pm CST
Today I started my new job. All very new and exciting I hear you say.
Well...
I got out of bed at the same time and jumped in the shower as I always do. I went downstairs and poured myself a coffee, as is my wont.
I then went back upstairs, into the spare bedroom (also serves as an office, laundry drying room, music room and guest room as the need arises) and logged on to the same laptop I've always logged on to and spoke to the same people I usually speak to and continued solving the same problems I was solving previously.
You see, my new job is actually my old job. Except I'm no longer freelancing, I'm now a permanent employee.
This means I get to carry on exactly as before except I now get paid if I'm off sick or on holiday, I qualify for a reasonably large annual bonus, I also get discounts on the company products (which I can't afford even with the discount!!!) and a fairly substantial contribution from the company to my pension.
You wouldn't think I retired at Christmas in 2019 would you??
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
23 Aug 23
@WorDazza That was no luck at all. Also my brother retired at the beginning of 2021, just before Covid lockdowns. He was even less lucky, being a doctor, the hospital called him back to help with Covid patients.
A freelancing job from home sounds an interesting alternative to stay at home and get bored.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
22 Aug 23
I think I retired at the wrong time. Three months after retiring we went into covid lockdowns so retirement became very boring.
I lasted about 10 months before I was approached for a freelancing job working from home so decided to take it.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
22 Aug 23
That's not a bad way to go and it's really what I intended when I started working again after almost a year in retirement. I thought I could maybe take 3 month contracts here and there with a bit of time off in between but the first company I freelanced for just kept renewing my contract and I was still there after almost 3 years.
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@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
21 Aug 23
At least it's something you know how to do and you get paid reasonably well for doing it.
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@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
23 Aug 23
@WorDazza I can certainly understand that... at least it's something you can pretend to do well and get paid for it. 
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
23 Aug 23
@DaddyEvil Now you're getting it
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@RasmaSandra (79397)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Aug 23
Good for you it is always great to get steady pay, Best of luck to you.
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@JudyEv (338685)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Aug 23
Hey, what's not to like about that? I know freelancing isn't the same as 'casual' but some people here have been 'casual' workers for a number of years and, of course, aren't entitled to sick leave, etc, etc. They are trying to bring in legislation to counteract this.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
22 Aug 23
I was getting a bit fed up of going through the hassle of getting new contracts every 3 months and the HR people were always slow to sort it which resulted in a number of 2 or 3 week periods without being paid.
When they offered me this permanent job it came with the same 1 month notice period as my freelance contracts so if I get fed up I can easily leave.
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@wolfgirl569 (105318)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Aug 23
It's a lot better to get benefits
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@1creekgirl (41331)
• United States
22 Aug 23
Congrats! Nice to have all those advantages for doing the same work.
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