{"id":70284,"date":"2017-10-28T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/it-was-like-a-bereavement-life-after-leaving-a-big-job\/"},"modified":"2017-10-28T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T08:04:23","slug":"it-was-like-a-bereavement-life-after-leaving-a-big-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/it-was-like-a-bereavement-life-after-leaving-a-big-job\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was like a bereavement\u2019: life after leaving a big job"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThey used to be MPs, senior partners and surgeons, expert at dealing with pressure. So how do those who once had top jobs adjust to life in the slow lane?Leaving a top position can be tough. Your diary clears, your retinue of staff vaporises. Suddenly, no one is listening any more. Ego, hubris, whatever you call it, as we rise to positions of power, we too often come to \u201cbelieve our own hype\u201d. The inevitable fall can be bruising.This is especially true if you are an MP. Until June this year, Neil Carmichael was Conservative MP for Stroud and chair of the education select committee. Losing his seat after the surprise election called by Theresa May in April \u201ccame as a shock\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s brutal,\u201d says Carmichael, 56. Within a week, he had to clear his office and fire his staff. \u201cI am still at sea,\u201d he admits as we sit in a corridor of the government offices at Portcullis House, Westminster. To get in here, Carmichael had to pull out his new card with \u201cEx-MP\u201d emblazoned across it. It got us through security, but while we talk, Carmichael is greeted by a succession of serving MPs who peer compassionately from the other side of the fence. Justine Greening makes noises about having a drink; Meg Hillier sympathises about the lack of support for those spat out of power. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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