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Mumsnet Discussions: Media / non-member requests : Career change in your 40s (17 messages)
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Contact mumsnet about this post From MEDIA: Magazine Mum placed on Fri 20-Jun-08 13:53:01
Career change in your 40s

Hi, have any of you retrained for a new career past the age of 40? It's for Woman and Home magazine - unpaid but there will be a lovely photo shoot and you can see the copy before we publish. I'm looking for a woman who has retrained for a new career - midwife, IT, electrician, plumber, nurse, OT, physiotherapist, dentist... You'll be photogenic and able to give a half hour phone interview. It's also important that you're in a new job, not your own business start-up (that's on another page!). You can reach me on beckysheaves@aol.com. Thanks very much.



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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By southeastastra on Fri 20-Jun-08 15:24:09
oh dear i'm not photogenic
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By BoysAreLikeDogs on Fri 20-Jun-08 15:25:43
Nor me

piss orf
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By getbackinyouryurtjimjams on Fri 20-Jun-08 15:26:43
"you'll be potogenic" hmm
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By getbackinyouryurtjimjams on Fri 20-Jun-08 15:27:18
that would be photogenic

I could at least spell it correctly when I'm trying to be outraged.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By PrimulaVeris on Fri 20-Jun-08 15:30:45
Nice to see that being photogenic is a key requirement for a career hmm
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By BoysAreLikeDogs on Fri 20-Jun-08 15:32:01
yurt -grin
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By BoysAreLikeDogs on Fri 20-Jun-08 15:57:03
Bump

[stirs]
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ahundredtimes on Fri 20-Jun-08 16:07:36
Golly. How do you decide if you are photogenic enough? And if you are a deluded recently re-trained to be a plumber lady in your 40s and decide you think you ARE photogenic, but then aren't. What happens? Could be brutal you know.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By southeastastra on Fri 20-Jun-08 19:23:59
lol hundred
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By getbackinyouryurtjimjams on Fri 20-Jun-08 19:45:40
That did occur to me too 100x. Can you imagine?

Sorry you're a moose not photogenic enough hmm

No-one cares if a male plumber looks like the back end of a bus.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Twiglett on Fri 20-Jun-08 19:47:01
Oh I'd be perfect, shame I'm a trog
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ahundredtimes on Fri 20-Jun-08 19:48:48
Well in fairness they do care at Women and Home. And quite right too.

I think only attractive women should have career changes in their forties. Everyone else can just jolly well staying doing the same boring job for the rest of their lives.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Twiglett on Fri 20-Jun-08 19:49:05
Susan B Anthony would be fucked too
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Twiglett on Fri 20-Jun-08 19:50:01
Amelia Earhart - wonderful adventuror .. shame about the face
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By NormaStanleyFletcher on Fri 20-Jun-08 19:50:19
pmsl
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Twiglett on Fri 20-Jun-08 19:51:54
I am so outraged my spelling is going wink


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