retirement

Aaargh – it’s the R-word

The comment was well meant. Maybe it was me being too prickly or defensive. Or perhaps there’s a wider issue here about how to describe people in my position. You see, I was at a…


R U ready?

I receive an email from a former colleague. He was made redundant last year after 23 years at the same company. The email asks if I will endorse his work and provide a reference which…