One of my two UK employees has decided that he and his wife would like to move to Spain. Indeed, he’d mentioned this as a “where I’d like to be in 3-4 years” kind of thing a little while back, but decided to move up the timetable. Indeed, he’s actually bought a house there, sold his house in Reading, and is getting ready to move.
Which only came out because of my planned trip over to visit him and my other UK staffer.
He’s going to be a couple of hours by rail south of Madrid, which is our only Spanish office, and word from on high is that this is Not Going To Work. So …
I’ll need to pin down when exactly he’s leaving, and determine how that impacts my UK trip. (Does it mean I skip London, does it mean I spend time with the folks he’s been doing some work for, does it mean I scrap the trip altogether?)
I’ll need to figure out how to transition the systems he’s been supporting over to someone else, and how to replace him. (Someone in Reading, to support previous clients? Do an international hire? Or over here? And, if so, in this office, which would be nice, or in another office which might have some other synergies?)
Feh. Not what I needed right now, esp. since I already have a position open elsewhere that I’m having limited luck in filling.
Hmmm…
Spain would be nice this time of year.
The thought had occured to be, but not going to happen (in this context, at least). I’ll have to settle for Orlando in December.