Struggling with a sense of loss of identity after retiring from ESA 🛰️🙃
Our daughter breaking her kneecap in Edinburgh, problems with the post-surgery recovery, & my wife having to fly there yesterday for the third time to look after her 🤕
Trying to get ready to move house & country next month 🇳🇱🇩🇪
@markmccaughrean Well, the first 3 were from the heart, but the latter 2 were more "personal assertions" and therefore can't really be considered as "wrong"...
Regardless, just trying to bring a small smile to your day... ;-)
Re: Arsenal, true. Even though you’re in with a good shot at the Premier League still & playing very well, it feels as though the Manchester arm of the Great Arabian Greenwashing Enterprise will win again, despite the 115 charges against them.
At least we have one trophy, even if it’s the least important 🤷♂️ And given where we started the season, with very low expectations of a freshly rejigged team, maybe that’s ok.
@markmccaughrean that is a lot. Especially for us men where our jobs are such a core part of our identity (I remember reading a study that the hardest life experience for women is a divorce, and for men it's job loss) - lost my job recently and it's been a challenging transition.
Do you have, or are you actively looking in to, ways to replace the sense of community and purpose?
I’ve closely identified with the aims, successes, & failures of ESA for 15 years, & have appeared on endless stages & TV screens talking about them, so it’s a real wrench to lose that identity.
But I do have a lot ahead, thankfully. A consultancy with ESA still, a book contract, an academic position to keep doing science with JWST, & working even more closely with Space Rocks.
Lots to look forward to – just need to get over the hump 😕
@toddmedema And I wish you all the best finding a new job – you’re working in a vital area, one that’s key to the energy transition, so hopefully you’ll land on your feet soon & help make a difference 👍
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