After the wind up of Computer Troubleshooters – West Cork I’ve been looking around for some full time employment again. However there seems to be very little in the way of IT development work in Cork unless you have either Java or C# or .Net skills and unfortunately these aren’t part of my current portfolio.
So on Monday I’m starting a 3 month stint working for Amazon customer services up at the Cork airport business park. This may seem a bit of a departure from my usual role in IT; but it’s not something I’m completely unfamiliar with. I worked for the customer services division of Bull Information Systems in the UK between 1989 and 1999 and the customer service ethic is something I’ve tried to embody in the work I’ve done since then. My ex-customers might comment on how effective that was 
Either way Monday marks a new start. I hoping it’ll open some new doors and I’m sure it’ll present plenty of opportunities along the way.
Onward and upward…
This is not an easy post to write.
For the last 14 months I’ve been running my own business, Computer Troubleshooters – West Cork. Unfortunately, despite all my best efforts, this simply isn’t paying the bills, let alone putting food on the table. So I’ve decided to wind the company up and look for a fulltime position again.
For me this is a bit like trying to change gear in the middle of taking a sharp corner rather too fast. Life is lurching rapidly towards the curb whilst I’m struggling to keep it under control, not really sure in which direction I’m headed.
One thing I’m hoping is that this post will allow me to transition out of Computer Troubleshooters mode and back into “prospective employee” mode.
At least I should have more time for posting to this blog
PS. The business is for sale if you’re interested. It’s a franchise business and you’d get it at a fraction of the cost of setting up from scratch. Drop me a line if you’re interested.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the fence, Brian Cowen was heard to say that the employment situation would “disimprove” during the summer.
What’s the matter Brian, does the word “worsen” get stuck in the gullet or are you hoping we’re all too daft to know what a disimprovement is?
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