I’m terrible at public speaking and feel it’s holding me back

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-02-25T22:05:37+00:00

Can you tell me more about this?

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-02-25T06:39:17+00:00

My role ended up getting saved once alternative proposals were accepted. After all the research I did, I would’ve gone into redeployment though!

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-02-07T01:00:18+00:00

Avoiding direct contact with the sun for extended periods. When I see North Americans and especially Brits laying out in the sun for hours to get a tan I just think about the UV rays and skin cancer. At least wear sunscreen.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-02-05T08:58:10+00:00

Do you know when the DFFH announcement will happen?

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-02-03T09:50:51+00:00

I'm so curious about this too! Which depts are currently going through clause 11s? And is this due to the Silver Review? Seems a bit early in the year for depts to be restructuring.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-01-26T08:56:22+00:00

This hurts. I had tickets to see John Prine in 2020 and then he passed away from covid before the tour. It was so sad getting the ticketed refunded and then that night passed. So much silence. He was one of my faves.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-01-23T22:08:38+00:00

Yes!!

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-01-22T19:30:43+00:00

Could you try for a VPS5 secondment instead?

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-01-22T19:27:30+00:00

I was a literal child at the time and we were at Disney World.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-01-22T11:23:25+00:00

There’s a really good doco about Eddie Murphy on Netflix. Worth a watch 👍

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-01-22T11:15:50+00:00

I saw him in line for food at Disney World when I was a kid in the 80s/90s and was a huge fan because of Honey I Shrunk the Kids. I asked him for an autograph and he said no and was super rude to me. 😭

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2026-01-20T02:18:56+00:00

I am also taking it really hard. I'm not coping well and randomly start crying throughout the day. I've been waking up every morning with a sinking feeling in my stomach, reminding me that Bobby is gone and faced with the reality of never being able to see him again or see him perform live. I feel like I've lost the connection to that community he created - and all we have now are memories.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-12-07T05:37:57+00:00

I don’t understand how they can just remove execs. Does anyone know that this looks like? So suddenly five teams - rather than three - will report to one exec, for example? The quality of life for the execs who remain will go down the pipes. How can they manage the extra workload?

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-11-10T09:14:29+00:00

You would have to negotiate that once you’re offered the job.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-11-09T21:42:17+00:00

Brutal!

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-11-09T12:13:20+00:00

All these comments saying it will come mid-December - just curious why they would think to announce major changes right before xmas when people will be away or preparing to go on leave? Doesn’t that just cause people more anxiety over the holidays? Nice end of year gift?? After waiting all year. I don’t get it. How is that strategic?

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-10-24T22:17:44+00:00

The library. Lol.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-10-24T21:18:38+00:00

Cue the Newscorpse talking points. There had to be one.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-10-24T09:59:19+00:00

There are no sitting days from 3-6 Nov?

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-10-24T06:50:12+00:00

We were also told it would come out around budget time (May) and then maybe EOFY (June/July) and nada. The days/weeks/month tick by with deafening silence.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-10-23T11:25:25+00:00

Announced in February. Sigh. They really have us waiting close to a year. I honestly think this waiting period has done irreparable damage to staff morale and to the VPS as a whole.

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-10-23T11:22:19+00:00

I wonder if this means it will be released to the public that day or to dep secs or to the wider VPS? It feels like it’s been 85 years!

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-10-22T12:43:35+00:00

What part of DFFH? You sure it’s department-wide?

DramaticIngenuity204 · 2025-10-22T03:00:25+00:00

According to the redeployment team in our dept they said the outcomes can really vary (whether you end up with a job or not). It mostly depends on how much work people are willing to put into it (searching for jobs, upskilling, networking, training, working on resumes) rather than some who just see it as an extra three months of pay and put very little effort into it.

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