Need some objective advice, please!
I just finished a PhD, which I'm immensely proud of. What I'm realising now is that I live in an area where I'll have trouble getting a position in my field, and I am not native to the UK, so I don't have much work experience here...I was home with dcs when we first moved here, then I spent 7 years at uni.(Masters and PhD). I'm also in my 40's, and most of my work experience was done in my 20's/early 30's when I was living in my home country.
DH has been working away during the last few months of my degree, and when he comes back, his new job will require a fair amount of travel, so I'll continue to be the primary caregiver when he's back. One DC starts secondary school in September. His school doesn't offer after school care, and we don't live within walking distance, so it will be a challenge if I were to get a job longer than school hours; we have great friends, but no family in the immediate area. Younger DC has 2 years left of primary, where there is after school provision.
Although I feel like I should use the qualifications I spent so long working on, I feel like there are too many barriers to me trying to go back to work full time. We won't starve on one income, but it doesn't leave us much room for extras (which isn't really a huge issue...we have everything we need).
I don't mind being at home...i have a close circle of friends who are either SAHP or part time workers, so I'm not all on my own, and I am glad I can attend all the dcs school assemblies/plays, etc.
Am I making excuses? I know that there are plenty of people who have to deal with similar issues when they work full time, I guess I'm just not seeing how to manage them without a lot of effort. I'm also fairly discouraged at the job market, and the fact that I will start a new career from the bottom because of my lack of work experience here.
So, AIBU to just stay unemployed?
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NorksAkimbo72 · 18/02/2017 13:23
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