It's been a year since I was made redundant.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:06:13 GMT

mgleadow@mastodon.green — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:06:13 GMT

@andyd @pmb00cs I can vouch for Craig when it comes to learning and applying transferable skills

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:57:38 GMT

pascaline@mastodon.nl — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:57:38 GMT

And they're right to do so
You even have one in your profile pic!

And what a good story, great that the kittens all have good homes now. At some point in my life I had four cats because I took in a stray after putting up posters and checking with organisations with the result 'he's nobody's cat'. So, I took him in. He was the sweetest, most innocent one I ever had. Never had a sweeter, gentler cat. He is now integrated with my soul, as all the others that left my life.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:42:55 GMT

pmb00cs@mastodon.online — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:42:55 GMT

@pascaline I do blame the wife! She was leaving the conservatory open with food in it. The cat moved in and had kittens. At that point the only humane thing to do was get mum and kittens checked out by the vet and ensure all was well. We found homes for the kittens, but mum never moved out. The other cat was stepdaughter's fault. That's a less interesting story though.

Neither of them miss an opportunity to point out I'm the one with all the cat pictures.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:38:18 GMT

pascaline@mastodon.nl — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:38:18 GMT

@pmb00cs

Sure, blame your wife why don't you

I have one with claws as well, but he doesn't use them to defend himself against the young'un, sadly. He is too sweet, and restricts the nails to when I pick him up to cuddle, after which they come out without him even noticing. But I may soon trim them again, as I do with his younger buddies.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:34:50 GMT

pmb00cs@mastodon.online — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:34:50 GMT

@pascaline that cat has claws, and uses them whenever she wants something. Used to be a stray, I blame my wife for her adopting us.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:02:34 GMT

pascaline@mastodon.nl — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:02:34 GMT

@pmb00cs

Well, I'm going to boost this because, as you write yourself: "Curious, grumpy, argumentative, fat, cynical, pedantic, sarcastic. What more could you ask for?"

Good luck finding a new job, may the Fediverse help, these are such terribly difficult times. So, the only thing I can do is send you this little text, and boosting your message to promote you. You have a cat on your shoulder, which helps

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:48:54 GMT

bebef@kowelenz.social — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:48:54 GMT

@pmb00cs Thanks, I do hope so as well.

However, chances of it not happening are slim. Statistically speaking it should be once in ten years. I did a whole shift with a train driver as a ride-along and hi told me he had two in six years.

Best I can hope is that I remain fit to work after.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:19:40 GMT

pmb00cs@mastodon.online — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:19:40 GMT

@Bebef I hope it never happens. I can't imagine the guilt for something so totally out of your control.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:14:42 GMT

bebef@kowelenz.social — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:14:42 GMT

@pmb00cs Totally get that and I don't know how I will cope with my (inevietable) first accident with such an idiot, but I'm trying to keep the mindset "It's the idiot's fault, not mine"

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:35:36 GMT

pmb00cs@mastodon.online — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:35:36 GMT

@Bebef I'm not sure I could cope with the risk of idiots on the tracks. Trains don't stop quickly.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:33:00 GMT

bebef@kowelenz.social — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:33:00 GMT

@pmb00cs Maybe train driver could be a an attractive alternative?

I'm completely unbiased by the way.

*cough* *cough*

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:56:16 GMT

pmb00cs@mastodon.online — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:56:16 GMT

@davey_cakes thank you.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:33:22 GMT

pmb00cs@mastodon.online — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:33:22 GMT

@lpbkdotnet thank you. I'll take a look.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:28:55 GMT

lpbkdotnet@mstdn.social — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:28:55 GMT

@pmb00cs a friend of mine works for a consulting outfit who are recruiting ops roles (tried to get me to go for one, but I really like the company I'm working for atm)

They might be worth a spin?

https://www.formuspro.com/careers/

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:20:06 GMT

davey_cakes@mastodon.ie — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:20:06 GMT

@pmb00cs good luck. My job went last summer and yeah, contracting really wasn't a goer as a temporary solution for me either, no bites.

I got a job in the end, hope you do too.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:40:56 GMT

pmb00cs@mastodon.online — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:40:56 GMT

@andyd I have deployed to kubernetes using helm, and have run test clusters. Unfortunately not run large scale production clusters, but I am adaptable and have built my career on technical understanding.

Reply to It's been a year since I was made redundant. on Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:27:41 GMT

andyd@social.secret-wg.org — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:27:41 GMT

@pmb00cs Hi! Do you have Kubernetes skills? We’re recruiting Kubernetes/Linux expertise right now in Sheffield.