For the last six months I was working with the BBC, based in Belfast but spending one week in three in London. I left a permanent job to risk a one year fixed term contract. Tomorrow would have been exactly half way through this contract.
I start a new job tomorrow, a permanent job again, so the instability of a temporary contract has gone. This makes me a lot more content, and I am really looking forward to the new challenge.
I feel a lot of guilt changing jobs, there was a lot of time and money involved with recruiting me, inducting me and employing me.
I took the risk of leaving permanent employment to get experience working on a major project in my area of interest. This experience was a little different to what I was expecting to get from the job, so I thought it wise to apply for other jobs rather than get frustrated.
The people I met whilst working the BBC were undoubtedly the highlight of my 6 months, some really interesting characters with some very interesting stories to tell.
My final hotel room picnic was consumed;;

The hotel of choice was the fabulous Hilton Metropole on the Edware Rd, apparently the hotel offers some of the best panoramic views across the city of London, I just had to capture the beauty from one of the "BBC rate" suites. ;-)

My London team organised a leaving do in the BBC Club on the fourth floor of the Television Centre, it was one of those memorable warm summer's evenings drinking alfresco in good company, a thoroughly enjoyable evening.

The beauty of being employed in two locations means two leaving dos and the Belfast team organised a lovely send off on Friday complete with a totally unexpected gift which was exceedingly generous for such a short innings.
So it is with a slight regret that I move on to the next job, I have some nice memories from my second stint working for the BBC.