Spring Arrives with New Opportunities

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Last Friday, I left IG Group to continue my career at a new company based near Reading. I received the fantastic opportunity at the end of February. I had planned to make my career at IG Group; however, I could not pass up the new opportunity, where I will be using more of my skills and influences in the company's products.

I had been at IG Group for nearly a year and a half, and although I have been enjoying the Adobe CQ5 CMS work that I have spent most of my time at IG Group working on, there was no plan to convert any of the existing websites to this new CMS for the immediate future at the time I handed in my notice. (I feel that larger companies tend to work at a slower pace and suffer from the ability to organise projects; possibly because more people are involved in the decision-making process.) 
My last six months at the company had been crazy, particularly the months between October and February. During those months and over the Christmas and New Year's season, I sacrificed much of my time (and health!) on a project with a tight deadline and agreed to be on support over both Christmas and New Year's weeks, which required logging in to complete some tests to ensure that the environments were available on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, I felt a little under-appreciated and that my hard work over those three crazy months went unnoticed, even though the project was a success.  I felt that everyone on this project did a brilliant job, and the team worked really well together. Despite the feeling at the end of the project, which I felt should be celebrated and applauded, I did enjoy working on it over the past few months with other great individuals. Launching a new website without design/branding/new technology in three months was a challenge, and it was a successful project. I will miss working with my colleagues, but that happens when one changes jobs.
Leaving IG Group also means leaving London, and I have changed my focus and personal goals over the past month so that I could spend the remaining time enjoying the city. The photograph below was taken at the weekend in Hyde Park of daffodils during the warmest day yet this spring. I think that signifies the beginning of spring, and it signifies new changes for me. 
Now... hopefully I am back on track after the last long month and a spring clean of my objectives (such as my website redesign)! I look forward to my new role and new opportunities. I love working in IT/Web Development/Programming, so I am quite excited to get started.
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