To give a few examples:
When I went to work in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, the alternative
would have been Cordoba, Argentina
When I was about to start work in Edinburgh,
Scotland, I was whisked away
to Thessaloniki, Greece
When I went to work in
Prague,
Czechoslovakia, the
alternative was to have been
Florence, Italy (on secondment); or possibly
Baghdad,
Iraq; or
Damascus, Syria
When I was about to start work in London as Director, Literature Department, the Berlin Wall fell and the need proved greater and more immediate to help manage our work with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe
When I went to work in
Stockholm,
Sweden, the alternative could have been Yangon,
Myanmar (Rangoon,
Burma).
Such is life. I sometimes wonder what differences alternative postings would have made to me, my family, and to other "globally transferable human resources". I have never complained about my lot.
I was very fortunate. Some regrets...some jobs I would have enjoyed:
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