Tuesday, November 22, 2011

DCM

Well, after a few weeks of fretting and worrying and not sleeping I have finally made a fairly significant decision about my career and my finances...

I have accepted a redundancy package... eek!

The Queensland Public Service are wanting to cut staffing figures by about 3500 - so all permanent employees were offered a "Voluntary Separation Package" to leave their cushy jobs and agree not to work in any Queensland government body for three years.

I have been offered a package of 30 weeks base salary, plus 3 extra weeks salary for each year of service - I have been working for the government for 9.3 years, so yeah, its a fairly good chunk of cash.

So as of Friday 9 December - I will be unemployed! And I am scared shitless.

I have given up the magical government "tenure" for a bag full of unmarked dollar bills. I am absolutely shit at managing dollars, so I am really worried about blowing it all on booze and hookers.

But I do have a plan. I am going to put away 18 months rent and go and study a course that will challenge my creativity - A diploma of Screen and Media (Specialising in Film and TV Production). I have so many ideas in my head for TV and movie scripts, but I want to do more than write, I want to produce, I want to get behind a camera and get involved in making them.

Its a huge risk - leaving asecure job in government purchasing (which has been the most boring six months of my life) to pursue a career in a cut-throat industry with few opportunities in Australia. But there has never been a better opportunity for me to try.

Failure is quite possible - but fuck it. I'm going to go for it and see what happens in the end.

3 comments:

Victor said...

Cliche time. Fortune favours the brave.

Good luck with your aspirations. One day I'll be watching your productions. I love the movies!

Myykel said...

Cool....can I say I knew you when? good luck

phishez said...

Excellent plan!

I was made redundant in April. But I only got 10 weeks cash.

Maybe start looking for casual/part time work (after a good break). Use that money for groceries, clothes, entertainment and general spending.

In the end, it will be a little less stress when the bank balance starts to get lower.