I'm not surprised at Deri's job stresses, as the Guardian article I've linked
to below attests:

http://money.guardian.co.uk/work/story/0,1456,870134,00.html

Workplace stress seems to be pandemic in Britain.

Kat

On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 09:47:53 -0500 "Cleveland, Kyle E."
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deri James
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Newsletter from Magenta
>
>
> On Friday 03 Jan 2003 5:51 am, you wrote:
> > Thanks, Deri.  How ya been?
> >
> > Mag
> >
>
> Fraid I've got an awful lot of balls in the air
> at the moment.
>
> Sounds painful!  I kept mine elevated for some
> time after a vasectomy
> reversal a decade back.
>
> Work has gone completely berserk, after being
> sidelined for 2 years (I'm the
> last IT
> director surviving from the "old" company),
> they are now pushing everything
> my way - hoping I'm going to wave some magic
> wand and make everything OK.
>
> That tactic is common in IT shops on this side
> of the pond, too:  Downsize
> into the bone and then dump the work on the
> "survivors".
>
> However in the mean time I'm pursuing a private
> venture which looks very
> promising - this year is going to be
> interesting!!
>
> Care to share details of your entreprenurial
> voyage, Deri?  Good Luck to
> you.  It's obvious you are are determined and
> hard-working lad.  I'm sure
> you will be successful whatever the endevour!
>
> Take Care!
>
> -KC
>