Dec
3
aBout Life!
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Well I just signed some paperworks to end my current contract. I was in fact working for a “screen” company that sold my service to a bigger group, Schneider Electric. I then negotiated the end of the contract, the final dateline is December 30th 2011. I also managed to keep all my paid holidays so […]
Nov
28
GeEZ!
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I thought the site was down for ever. There was some problem I think with the provider server over the weekend. I am glad it’s all fixed now and that I have nothing to do.
Nov
23
3 weeks of VacAtIoN
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It was a hard battle but I got them! 3 weeks vacation to breath: 12th – 30th of December.
Oct
31
Plip Plop!
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Well it’s a GREAT Week. I only work 2 days this week: Wednesday and Thursday. I am enjoying a 4 days weekend, Tuesday being public holiday + I took one day off this Monday. Also I am having a job interview with the IRSN (Institut de radioprotection et de la surete nucleaire) this Friday so […]
Oct
19
One step after another!
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That is how I would resume this whole experience of mine. I do not expect much but I kept going forward and wait to see how things turn out. So far not too bad! It has been a little shock due the changes and the stress but I could handle them. Next week will be […]
Oct
12
First impressions of Paris!
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The train , called RER A, is sad compared to the train, TRAM, in Grenoble. Lots of workers with sad faces. In Grenoble, tons of young students with lots of positive energy. The work place is enormous and is at the top of a neat building, 20 people or so in a huge open space. […]
Oct
4
Last days in Grenoble!
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Yea Yea Yea! I’ll be in Paris (Ruel-Malmaison) next Monday. I’ll still be working for Grenoble but I will be based in Paris until the 20th of December, end of the current mission! I am extremely carefull because the move is delicate and I know that it can go wrong anytime especially because I do […]
Sep
24
Last week was a hard week for me. I was sick and I had to put pressure on my boss to accelerate my transfer back to Paris. It was an arm wrestling game between us. I wanted either to leave mid-october with a mutual agreement that would allow me to have social benefits or to […]
Sep
13
STrange and Funny!
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The electrical system in the hallway including the elevator went off last Saturday night. It was a bit scary to walk through the dark corridor and go down the stairs with a flashlight for 2 days. It came up today. I pictured myself trapped in some war zone :)! I am going home for a […]
Sep
8
WeLL, WEll, WeLl!
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I’ve made public my decision to go back to Paris. My boss in Paris will try to keep me and will set me up for another position with Schneider in Ruel-Malmaison. It’s not far from where I live. The salary is lower but I’ll be home so it won’t cost me as much. Also it […]