Post archive for ‘Work’
The agony of the short-distance writer
Despite having spent most of my life writing words for websites (and project proposals, that sort of thing), and having had two jobs with the word “Editor” in the title, I’ve never really considered myself a writer.
Recently, I was asked to write a short article for Ariel, the BBC’s internal corporate newspaper. On a [...]
Am I to blame for Ashley Highfield’s departure? ;)
The first and last time I bumped into Ashley Highfield (former head new media honcho at the BBC), it was early on a Wednesday morning and I was a wee bit hungover.
So when I meandered over to my designated table for a day of brainstorming, I was a little astonished to find Ashley Highfield [...]
Famous in less than 6 work days…
After just one week in the new workplace (which is admittedly pretty much the same as the old workplace, only in a different corner), I have been recognised and spotted by:
- one old work colleague from a decade ago
- one old line manager from three years ago
On the flipside, I have also spotted:
- one old [...]
and on my other blog…
there’s a contemplative blog entry about my future existence and career, stuff like that. If you want to read it, let me know.
How does one go freelance?
Thanks to a lovely blogger friend of mine (who says blogging gets you nowhere?) I have now embarked on the strange and interesting world that is freelancing, for one major employer (spending weekdays in ol’ London town), doing some online editing and writing, which is nice. It’s a bit of an eyeopener into the way [...]