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Later on today I shall be handing in my notice after 10 years at Nationwide. Its not the same company I joined. I'm setting up my own company. Its scary but I can't just sit there pulling in a wage when I hate every minute. I've got a hefty mortgage, 3 kids, STFC and a beer gut to support so its got to wok out.

Its a bit obscure but if anyone wants a statistician / MI guy primarily HR then PM me. Even more obscure but if someone would like any service profit chain analysis done then I'm your man. Red Deer Analytics Ltd will be the name.

If anyone is a graphic designer / printer then pm me as I need to get my logo / stationery up to date including a master PowerPoint prsentation.  I've got a website guy lined up.

Apologies fior contaminating this space but I'm drunk and a little bit emotional right now. Tomorrow promises to be fun.

Jeez - good luck fella.

Your story sounds much like mine only I am not brave enough to do what you are doing.

 :beers:

Fucking well done chalky. You've made the right choice. More people should do what you've just done.

Good luck mate.

Cheers Barry. From a financial point of view, its potentail suicide. From an ethical / moral point of view I need to do it. Its potentailly small fry good news to some locals.

Brave or stupid will remain to be seen. Basically, if I'm not earning in 3 months I'm fucked. Its shit or bust and launching now is not ideal but hey ho. If it goes tits up would you like to adopt one of my children?

Blimey, balls of steel chalkie. Very best of luck to you, hope it works out

Fair play to you, Chalkies.  I'm at NW (been there a bit longer), but it is not a nice place to work.  Immediate team is still cool, but other than that..........

Only thing keeping me there are 2 small kids (3 and 3 months), otherwise I would have fucked off long ago and gone contracting.

Hope that it goes well - echoing the sentiments of others, you are a brave soul - best of luck.

I did a similar(ish) thing when I packed up a relatively decent job in my 30's to go back to full time education. As you say it is financially precarious to do (Especially in the current climate) but ultimately it was the best thing I've ever done. I didn't do it for a better wage, or career progression, more because the thought of going into my old job every morning was seriously beginning to fuck with my head!

Good luck to you. I hope it works out.

Must be the week for it! I handed in my notice at my Events job on Monday!
Scary innit Chalky!!

All the best Chalkie.

I have an ambition to work for myself, but at the moment I don't even have a clue what I want to do or what service I could offer so I wouldn't exactly make a lot (or any) money :)

Have you been doing 'private' work on the side to build a client base, or is it just handing in your notice then seeing what happens? Hope its not the latter, as with those comittments it's a huge risk if you haven't.

Good luck Chalkie.

Good Luck!! All the breast.

Fair play to you, sounds scary and exciting and I hope it works out.

Remember: You can't spell Analytics without Anal.
Perhaps that could be your company slogan.

WTG Chalkie, go for it and dont regret it.

Its the future!

Chalkie, I seem to disagree with almost everything you say on here - but I take my hat off to you, that's a very brave thing you're doing, and I wish you the very best of luck.

Best of luck. Im Far from a graphic designer, but i do know how to use photoshop if you need help with anything on there.

NW is pants... but I'm back there until September when I give up my career to go and get a history degree, just for the hell of it.

Good luck sir...

Fair play mate, I got made redundant in January and took some time out to finish the extension on my house and consider my options.  I have a lot of pharma manufacturing operation experience linked in with IT/system integration knowledge and working directly for another employer didn't appeal and, having been fucked around by agency placing adverts for roles that didn't exist, decided to go it alone.

I now have work coming in from both the UK and Ireland from major corporates (Pepsi, Merck, GSK) and have teamed up with two other guys in Ireland who are experts in Project management and System automation (SCADA. PLC etc). As a result we are able to offer a complete service to any industry loking to streamline systems through integration and automation. 

Because we work with the business to understand their complete needs we are often asked to provide services outside our standard offering and usually refer these to third parties that specialise in those area's - it would be god to understand more about what you are offering so if anything comes up I can give you the nod - PM me your email address or connect to me on linkedin... http://uk.linkedin.com/in/rossiterpj and I'll keep you on file

 

I wish you (and JFW, for that matter) the very best of luck, and prosperity.

It seems that if more people were to set up their own business (and obviously make a success of it), then the country would get back on its' feet more rapidly and we would all benefit as a consequence. Sounds simple doesn't it, but there are obviously massive factors stopping people from taking the plunge.

I also fall into the 'would-love-to-be-my-own-boss-but-currently-wouldn't-know-where-to-start' category. I've built up a fair bit of experience in some key areas but I would do anything (apart from the obvious) - as long as I'm;

a) my own boss, and
b) earning a decent living........I really wouldn't care what it was - as long as a) & b) are happening then I'm fucking delirious.

Thanks to you all and good luck JFW.
Well I did the deed today and in 8 - 10 weeks time I'll be on my own.
Now I'd better get busy and start telling people I'm available for hire.
No doubt there will be some late night pissed postings updating my situation.

Thanks Chalkie - although you much more brave than me - I still have my lifeguarding to back me up!

i left a 35k job to go back to being self employed, yes it was a bit scarey at first but have never looked back, IMO if you aint happy doing something why bother doing it, good luck mate  :clap:

good luck mate, I have been running my own business for 15 years, when things are going well make sure you put something aside because there will be bleak times.

good luck mate, be interested to hear updates on how it is going

Oh don't worry about thanking me then  :wink:

What are you going to be doing, Chaz?

We should have a proper TEF trades directory. The Red Pages or something. I'm sure we all have unique and valuable skills. Mostly involving alchohol.

i have no unique or valuable skills...which i suppose makes me unique at least

WoW power levelling and gold mining solutions?

nope, i'm rubbish at that too  :)

i'm best at unemployment now that ben has a job

Good luck to you Chalkie.  Which area did you work in?  I've been at Nationwide for 10 years also and I know what you mean about how things have changed.  I've been through 3 major restructures in the last 3 years and although I've kept my job each time, lots of friends have mine haven't and some of them were treated quite poorly through the whole redundancy thing.

Only just seen this - fair play to you.

My contract has recently changed so I have a two month notice period, if I get sent away for work in another lengthy period I plan to hand in my notice there and then. But I'd be confident of getting something lined up in that time, even if it was temp work on similar pay to what I'm earning now. I don't think I'd have the balls to have too much uncertainty over the future, I hope it works out.

That's actually quite a good idea!
Oh and Thanks one F in Fitton
And LS going back into leisure hopefully mostly teaching kids health & fitness classes!

JFW....if you are giving up and Events Management post, I might be tempted to take it!! That is my profound skill and expertise!!!

I don't think they are replacing me - not enough work to do so at the mo!
Bit far from Scotland too methinks!

Shame....another fantasy bites the dust!!

:( JFWs leaving the gays

Oh yes I am Yeo!
I'm sorry that upsets you! ;)

well i am a plasterer if anyone ever needs any doing, TEF saver rates :D

I need a ceiling plastered.

I also need a front garden wall building if there are any TEf builders

 :) Sorry - only messin.

im your man for the plastering :D, dont build walls tho, how big is your ceiling, double bedroom size etc :hmmm:

I might need some plastering done soon.

i will be getting plastered this weekend

If anyone has any daughters (or sons!!) that would like a cheerleading birthday party - Im your girl!   :nod:

let me know if you do, and i will give you my number :nod:

Fuck that, I'll have one.  Bring the girls round at the weekend.

eugh I find you disgustingly pervy sometimes!  :girlgiggle:

and tough luck you get one coach which equals me on my tod!!

beggers can't be choosers Si

True, but my fantasy of young women in skimpy outfits is now out of the question :(

Don't shoot me but I work in HR. Look up John Lenihan in the phone book - thats me.

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Don't fucking go there. I am not the enemy.

Boo Graham Beale Boo!

I can say that now I've left.

If your dying and need saving I'm your man

I'm gonna get you John Lenihan mu ha ha ha ha.....
Seriously - best of luck old chap (from a dungeon near Skurrays)

My husband is a builder/groundworker.  PM me if you want to arrange him to have a look and give you a quote?  Going on hols tomorrow though and won't be back until 28 July.