I'm over 40 and haven't worked full time since having my ds over 7 years ago. I also now have a dd who is a year old.
I worked in the media (tv) and the culture was so unsuited to family life that I just stopped working. I was freelance so had no entitlement to any work.
My dh earns enough to support us all but not in a grand manner, money is really pretty tight.
I would love to go back to work but the recession and my age just makes me paralysed that I'll just be laughed out of any potential employers company.
I have done a little bit of exam invigilating and am school gov and have helped loads in ds's school with the school 'friends' raising money and in class as well. I have really good people skills, phone skills, communication skills and an arts degree. I just don't know what I'm worth to the job market in this climate. It all makes me want to hide under the bed. But I know dh resents taking all the responsibility and to be honest I would love to work! I just need some confidence to start looking I think. Maybe I'm more employable than I think?
I had wanted to do the pgce but didn't have the required gcses. I would love to do some part time work and go back to studying for my counselling training. But I don't know where to start to look for part time work. Is there any left any more?!?
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nigelslaterfan · 03/09/2009 13:20
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