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 >