Englishman In Montreal

Where did I go, and why? Why am I coming back to this relic of the pandemic? All will be explained in this short re-opener.

As it becomes clearer that I can no longer continue working for the EB while not being a follower of their system, I weigh up the U turn they took over technology which helped exponentially to my being disenchanted with their whole system.

All the fun of the farm! How I adapted quickly to all the new skills and tasks in a very different environment. The fun in turning a £500 implement into a £10k implement with a 30 minute pressure wash...

In more depth why commuting was both liberating and limiting. How I came to make decisions related to my needs and not be overruled by unreasonable demands. How I handled a violent road rage incident. How McDonald's led me astray from the E B System!

How I managed to evolve my own job tasks, and how contact with normal people helped me to normalise my own life. How opening my mind helped me to open the box I had been unsuccessfully trying to keep shut.

How I correctly anticipated the emotional fallout from telling my first boss I was moving on. Introducing the principle that the excitement of a honeymoon is easily quenched. Why I had no time for the EB System guilt trip.

The suspicion EB System businesses had towards technology was especially evident in my first full time EB run job... in this episode I look at how we worked around the limitations... and how I learned not to judge things in black and white.

In a job that provided next to no training and required no qualifications, how did I become competent? This is how.

The advantage of working in my first long term job? The people. The disadvantage? The people. How I learned to relate more to normal people and not prejudge them. Also a look at some funny characters among my clientele...

Some memorable moments from the beginning of my longest uninterrupted job, seven years to be exact. Setbacks and triumphs. Life lessons. Weird and funny people...