What's up with KR?
 

Hi!

As several others have a "personal" topic in their own forum I decided to make one as well.
As some of you may know I lost my job at Aristo last December due to bad economic results over the last years. I worked there for over 4 years, the last 2 years as chef de buffet (that's someone responisible for everything having to do with F&B). I really did well in the last function and the restaurant (250+ seats) was doing pretty well compared to other parts of the company. However, as 40% of the employees were fired (that's about 50 people) in the last 2 years I too had to go. Kind'a sucks as my Manager wanted to keep me but the upper-management fired people based on contracts.
That meant, that from half-december on I was unermployed! Well, technicly from january first but that is not how it felt. Going through the governemnt channels was something miraclous to do as that felt like going through a whole new world! It showed me that anyone who has not been there has no clue what it is like. I had, and have, many long discussions about how and why I think things do not work the right way. (feel free to ask...)
Anyways, around the first week I had my many aplications sent to various functions. I have no education to speak of so this is realy hard! The market utterly sucks and nice jobs are hard to find (though sucky jobs come plenty!!). This all seemed to take ages. then at the start of Februari a woman from a company very near my house called me asking if I had interest to come and talk for an Internal commercial sales function.
I hesitated at first as it usually means hard sales either by phone or by door, with salary based on sales and a very though atmosphere. This turned out to be untrue! The company (called Ergonimoque) sells ergonomic products to companies in Europe, while "guiding" these companies in an anti-RSI strategy. This mainly means finding out which complaints people have when they are doing their (office-) work and finding ways to fix it. I could go on but I took the job and am working there very happily for 3 weeks now, getting the hang of it quite fast!
This job is on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays only for now. I want to study something at a relaxed tempo besides this, but there is also something else...as I will become a father rather soon! me and the gf have planned this well and some of you knew this for some time now (and kept it at silence[thumbsup]). Just not too surprise you when the moment is there I thought to let you know. The gf is doing great and there are no complications. We expect him/her to arrive late April, the predicted date being exactly on Queens-day. We are very very much looking forward to this. For CDZ this will mean a very steep decline of participation in the first months as you will understand but don't expect me to go byebye either. I will do my very best to fullfill duties here, for a very long time to come.
Sorry for the long read but I guess you deserve to know why that pbem does not get to your inbox at the same speed as it once did. :)

Lemme be first (or second) to congratulate you on becoming a father (at least in this thread, no)

And also, great to hear that interesting work do exist. The transitional period can be very hard I ve heard, so I am happy that you did not have to look for too long (all is relative, no?)

Very happy for you man!

Congrats ! Life is changing very fast for you these days, isn't it ? It must be cool to see positive things change your life so quickly, and I hope you're happy to discover 'new worlds'. Father ? W00t, I have to picture you as a father now. [saiyan] Sorry if it's too personal, maybe don't answer here or at all, but : what do you mean by "no education" ? It seems you're intelligent, so it must just be that you didn't go the academic way, and that's no problem in my book (maybe even a force...).

Seing Krys' post there, and I thought it would be good for laughs that I actually thought that you were some sort of programmer/IT-educated (like many here), or in some firm as a consultant for something obscure like management or whatever... You do come off as educated, at least that has been my perception since I came here [:o]

Thanx guys :D

On the education. Well, I am astonished you thought I am an IT-guy Paal; my cat knows more about computers then I do, not to mention this bunch here at CDZ. [lol]
As for "not going the academic way" krys, I agree that needn't be a problem in a theoretical or just way of thinking, but the last months showed me that it sure helps if you have a tiny paper that says you completed an education! I found out the hard way...which does not mean some get very lucky and get a great job.

Kingreno, I completely understand you. I also lack a beautiful piece of paper but I don't fucking care. Nor does Socrates. Fuck 'em all. Nah seriously, my comment was a bit more general, but... I hope you're doing OK without that piece of paper as well. :)

KR: the email u use for msn has cqprocessmanagement.nl or something, so I thought that was a work related email. Add to that that u sound like you know upside down on a comp, and that you sound knowledgable in general. [crazyeye]

Yep, I also got that impression that you are sitting somewhere in the office doing some paperwork. I've been wrong then and hopefully for good.

Looks like exciting times are coming! May these be the lucky ones!

Wow!
Congratulations with your new job and with you becoming a father very soon!
I also wish you good luck and lots of sleep :)
First time daddy?

Congrats, KR!![party]


[whatsthis] lol, the date...
...for 'PR' seems royally appropriate.:D

Congratulations! [drunk]

I can't imagine what you are going to go through, but I guess you want to cancel sleep for a year or so. :D

[party] sounds like good news all around, congrats! http://community.the-underdogs.org/s.../icon_beer.gif
hope you enjoy fatherhood! have a cigar http://community.the-underdogs.org/s...ppy/smoker.gif

Congratulations KR! :)

Both on the baby and the new job!

Sounds like you've got interesting and exiting times ahead of you! (not to mention sleep-deprived times... :D)


PS. I also thought you were an IT-guy... ;)

Isn't that just Propain&Swingue, Nerds Incorporated?

Anyway, KR congratulations on the kid! And on the job, obviously. I think ergonomic products are a growing market: dutch laborers are a sorry bunch of complainants, but they're backed by law so they're always right.

Congrats KingReno on the job and the new generation. How life can change quickly !!

P.S. I thought you published the magazine "Quote" [lol]

Somehow i had the idea in my head that you worked for or with PP. Maybe it was the processmmanagement email address. Good luck with the Baba hope it all goes smoothly...I did'nt impact my PBEM to much, but that was cos i played from work anyway[:P]

Congrats on the baby and the job. I hope all goes well for you and your girl.

Thanx a lot for the kind words guys! I will keep you posted on progress. [thumbsup]

Congrats with the job KR! You already got the congrats for becoming father in december which was hard to hide as I was actually sleeping in the future babyroom. ;)

If you are as good in sales support as in tech trading there is a bright future ahead of you!

Very much so. :)And don't make fun of us because we have the power to unplug this site at will. [cool][tvs]

congrats KR [smokin]

I know where you are coming from with the lack of bits of paper thing, sounds like you have landed on your feet with the new job though :)

I can't even begin to comprehend fatherhood though [:|] heh, good luck with that!

Hey nice one KR!

Would like to add my top tips for would be parents.

1) Get your gf to hoover as much as possible, gets the baby used to loud noises in the womb and may mean that they will not easily wake in the night.
2) Buy a tumbledrier. Babies use a lot of clothes and hanging out all of it makes your house look like a bombs gone off in a clothes shop.
3) Teach them the alphabet phonetically before they get anywhere near a school.
4) Dont teach your child the concept of 'not liking' food. Then they will eat anything.
5) If none of your friends have kids, get used to turning down each and everything they suggest to go when going out. They dont understand how much work a baby is.

and most important.
6) Dont let anyone tell you how to care for your baby or how to feed them. That is your choice and a very important one. Nobody knows how to look after your child but you. You will be living everyday for at least the next 12 years with them.

Enjoy yourself. Kids are great!

Melifluous

He KR,

Didn't know you got a new job, great!!
BTW we still have a christmas card of Aristo for you to burn if you want?

greetz

Short update.

The GF is at 39 weeks now. This basicly means that as time progresses the chance increases it will happen. I am freakin nervous and concentrating is not that easy. Luckily I have a job now and I also got a lot of housework to do now; Cooking (good) and cleaning/washing/vacuming/ectect (ranging from less good to very annoying) keep me busy for quite some time as well.
It is a very strange idea that I will have a baby soon (well, hopefully), I guess other fathers here get my point especially. I feel ready and the gf is rather confident as well and that is a plus. I guess all we can do is wait.

As for domestic issues, those of you currently engaged in Pbems with me, please do be patient if the save suddenly does not arrive pronto. I know you understand and I will get on with playing them as soon as I possibly can.
I'd like to make a special request for the pound-6-player-game as I'd like to ask another player to take over temporarily when the baby comes. It would be a shame to let 5 people wait when the game is still so young and turns take only a minute to play. Please let me know if you're interested, it is quite amusing I can asure you!

39 weeks? she must be ready to pop [lol] good luck and enjoy some quiet time with the baby, it makes up for all the crying and fussing :) nothing is more relaxing than having a little one fall asleep on your shoulder while in a rocking chair. got a nursary ryme to sing to it yet?

Sound exiting KR! Good luck to the both (three ;)) of you... :)

As we spoke about before, you have irrigated the cow, so growth will happen soon. Remember that luxury slider must be adjusted, or the new citizen will become unhappy. In fact, make sure the existing citizen is happy as well.

Domestic advisor says: Hail to the King's baby ;):D

Best luck to you. I can only second what grahamian already said. Have a really nice time!

..... Right! ;) [crazyeye]

Good luck KR. Enjoy it; It's the memory of a lifetime (so I've heard).
Looking forward to some pictures of "Prince Reno".

It's a girl!

After a rather exhausting night and day, I am now a very proud father! around 16h today a babygirl was born and her name is Maartje. Mother and Daughter endured some harsch suffering and teh final 6 hours were at the hospital, where both will spend at least this night and likely next as well. They are basicly fine, though need care after heavy bloodloss (mother) and Maartje needs to be checked due to the long period it took to get through.

How's dad? This is not possible to describe. ever. Best day in my life, by far.:)

DUDE!!!!!!oneoneoneone

Congratulations man!!!!!!!!
Life will never be the same, I ve heard.

Now have a sigar on me. Or whatever. w00t

Fantastic news KR, congratulations!

Congrats KR, hope mother and daughter recover well!

Congratulations!

Congratulations KR! :)

Congratulations!!!! http://www.straland.com/images/smilies/girl.gif

She's a near-namesake. ;)

Congrats.

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great to hear KR.

I remember well the day my son was born.

It was awesome/scary/exhilirating/sad/exciting/nervous all at the same time.

Now the fun begins.

We brought our son home and then didnt now what to do.
We would stare at him for hours. You spend 7-8 months waiting for this day and it happens and then suddenly it's like

Many congrats again.

Melifluous