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So I got a new job and it was a nightmare!

Three months in my new boss called me into his office and told me that things weren't working out and they were letting me go with seven days notice.

It was all I could manage to feign some indignation and leave in high dudgeon pretending to be upset. In truth I was far from upset and I found it difficult to disagree with the statement that things weren't working out because they sure as heck weren't working out from my point of view.

Things started badly and got worse. I've had a few new jobs over the years but I have never, ever sat in a coffee shop across the road before going in on day one thinking, "I wish I wasn't going in here. I'm making the biggest mistake of my life."

Of course, I shouldn't have taken the job in the first place. In the first instance they tried to screw me on salary by offering me £2,000 less than they had originally indicated at the outset of the recruitment process. They then proceeded to screw me out of a bank holiday and refuse to pay me for working it or give me a day in lieu, despite my contract saying I was entitled to it. When I left their attitude was basically, 'Go ahead and sue us'. Of course they knew I wouldn't bother for a couple of hundred quid. The couple of hundred quid would be nice of course but I'm more upset about the day of my life that I won't get back. Finally they started screwing me on expenses by which time I'd just about had enough and my CV was on the market.

So since leaving things have well and truly improved. My health has improved. I have begun cycling again and lost just over half a stone in the process. I have been eating better and sleeping better. My mental health is fantastic and I have a really positive outlook for the future.

So, if you're in the insurance industry and a particular broker in Stirling wants to employ you, do yourself a favour and give it a miss.