Oh good grief ...

[blamebrampton]

This week remains unhelpful.

Finger is broken (though not badly, all will be well once it stops hurting), then poor young Heath, and now MY MAGAZINE HAS FOLDED!

Now, I do not grow deeply attached to titles and workplaces for the very reason that I am familiar with the vagaries of publishing, but I really enjoyed working there and it was with the smartest and most interesting team I had ever encountered. So ... BUGGER!

Will be fine, there is redundancy pay so I do not need to dip into savings, and I also have three weeks' leave even after the hols, just ... BUGGER!

At least I can now spend a few more days in New Zealand than I looked like being able to. That's good. And if the pay-out comes through quickly and some writing gigs fall into place, I can make it up to Welly for a bit and badger people for more work! And June in Paris is back on the agenda! So really, there are plenty of silver linings, I'll just miss my workmates.

Comments

[jadzialove.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's a shame, your team being scattered to the wind, but it seems like there's more good than bad there, and you're landing on your feet. (the low center of gravity helps! lol)

And yay! More time for travel... and fic!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Your icon says it all. It's the people that I will miss. They were so good to work with!

I will miss my four-day weeks. Is sad.

[jadzialove.livejournal.com]

::pets:: I'm sad for you. It sucks to have to start all over again, most especially when it's unexpected. Rolling with the changes is the mature thing, sure, but it's okay to pout a little for the upsetting of the apple cart, I think.

And who knows, maybe you'll be able to work out the same deal at the new place. Or maybe they all only work four days, and you can get three days! And they have cake on Fridays, and naps every day at 3:00. You just never know till you look. ::nods wisely::

Does this happen often? I don't know why, but I thought that the one you worked for had been around for a long time.

I suppose the only ones that last are the ones that set impossible standards and make people hate themselves, or tabloids. The human race is insane.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Three days with cake and a nap room would be SO perfect ...

This mag was the oldest in Australia. It was also one of the best, but, alas, did not make a profit. There were a lot of reasons for that, but none of them really matter right now. Sigh.