Good news :
– 2.5 months gardening leave that started mid Nov, kept the car and fuel card and spent January in France riding my bike and it cost me nowt to get there
– forced me to move out of Basingstoke where I was working during the week and back up to MK where the better half lives
– walked away with about of years worth of money due to V generous terms and 8 years service
– I’ve ridden full time since then and should be in epic shape for transportugal at the beginning of June
– start a new job in about 3 weeks
– no corporate politics / powerpoint / bullsh!t for several months
Bad news
– killed my bike (frame snapped, out of warranty), but got 50% off a new frame from the nice people at Rocky Mountain
– money in new job isn’t quite as good, but options look enticing and its a chance to move into renewable energy which should be a good move for the future.
On the whole a positive experience, took about 3 months of not working for my brain to wake up properly. Actually looking forward to going back to work