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 not intend to stay in this position longer than required. This is my first move back to Paris the next one is to move away from the current company.
It took me one month and half to achieve my goal. I am proud of myself :).
Sep
24
Arm-wrestling game!
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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 extend until the end of the year but working from Paris.I warned her that I will use anything to get what I want. We exchanged strong and direct words during a heated meeting.
Finally it seems that I can go back to Paris ….now I need the official papers to do so. I am very careful because I know that these people do not really care about me if they could find another option to replace me. We shall see.
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 long weekend and I should meet the new client this Friday. I hope things will work out. We shall see…
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 will help my parents a bit for rent.
Strategically it is better for me also to be there. I’ll keep looking around for a better position.
Nothing is certain yet but I am willing to go to an agreement with my boss to quit the job no matter what.
I cannot wait to finish here.
Sep
6
PrEparing FoR The Return!
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I told my boss last week, that I have to go back home for personal reasons, my dad being sick. It was a smart move because It implied that I had to go back and leave my current job without saying I wanted to leave the company. There are more opportunities in Paris and with my current experience I can surely get a better position or at least a better paid job.
I just do not see any good opportunities or any evolution in Grenoble. Staying here too long is not good! Anyways, I have started an irreversible process that ultimately will end somehow in Paris.
Aug
29
Leave Grenoble! 🙂
Let’s see how long it will take me. I am determined to go elsewhere. Preferably back to Paris.
Aug
27
Must-have for Singles!
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Here is my list for people who, like me, still cook to save money:
1. Cooking bags: Alba. Freaking useful for people who don’t want to clean after using the oven. Just add everything in the bag and let it do the magic inside the oven. Perfect cooking and no cleaning or very little. The must is the juice trapped inside the bag at the end.
2. Plastic utensils. All in the trash at the end… It’s perfect!
3. Already prepared bags of spice for different type of meals. I am loving these. They offer a variety of meals to taste without having to buy all the spice that are required. Just add the meat shake it up and there you go.
I also buy ready-to-cook meals that are about to expire. They usually cut the price by half and they are perfect for me. Since I live in the city center, I spend a bit more on food but save on transportation. I am using the store as a fridge.
Aug
24
Alors Coura, comment va la vie en Angleterre? (je ve voir ton lien youtube)
I did delete my last post because it was badly written and it did not express what I really wanted so here is a summary:
1. I am doing fine at work and I’ve had lots of compliments
2. Sadly it was with a person I do not like
3. I do not really care since I am working hard to leave Grenoble and to go back to Paris.
I am having an interview this Friday and I had one last week. I am keeping my fingers crossed concerning a possible positive answer. I want to break my contract which is a “CDI chantier”. It has flows since it did not mention the end of the mission. So it is either a CDD or a CDI. Either ways I should be able to break it any time.
Aug
17
Summer 2011
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Well it was a very cool summer. Lots of events and good memories! I did not see time pass by and I am looking forward to having more of these in the future.
Flickr: The lake and the theme Parc, Asterix
Aug
13
Home sweet Home!
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I am having 5 days off and I am back to Paris for some fun.
Friday: Train to Paris, home at 23:00
Saturday: Shopping in Paris 13e, Chinatown, short detour to my sister’s place to visit her apart and see her cat and then we all head back to my parents’ place to play some games and eat.
Sunday: bad weather, we stay home and play some games
Monday: We spend the day at Cergy’s artificial lake resort doing some water activities. We shall see
Tuesday: We will go to Asterix’s theme parc. Tons of pictures I am hoping!
Wednesday: Back to Grenoble.
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