I am a bit thrilled with myself but as a woman in her mid 50's, to be honest, I was really concerned about going back into the job market after 10 years. Lots of worries about being invisible, being irrelevant etc. I've had mostly interesting but unrelated part time jobs around the needs of the family since 1992. I had a good degree but an old fashioned ex-DH. I live in a very rural part of the country now and I just couldn't see how things could pan out.
Well, I was made redundant from my job in mid July and start my new job with a major UK charity in a week's time. Double the salary plus car, home based but travelling around my patch, working with volunteer fundraisers.
I applied for a modest role but prepared like no one's business and I made such a good impression, they encouraged me to apply for the role I've now been offered. I would never have had the confidence without their generous feedback.
I am so thrilled and proud. I feel I have pottered along, all these years, 100% responsible for school runs and holiday cover and now I have finally been offered a job I really really want to do, for myself. And it's a great one!
I've said to myself for a while 'you're not too old and it's not too late' but I'm not sure I was convinced.
I have found the workplace more flexible since Covid and I would say - apply like a man, think upwards and don't dismiss yourself from a role just because you can't do 100% of the job role. You never know!