....What's it like out there? Where are you moving on to?? Is there any hope for a knackered 55 year old who can no longer cope with doing multiple high level tasks, and many routine ones, while getting paid a salary that doesn't even meet the bar to be eligible for affordable housing schemes?
I have worked in the smaller end of the charity sector most of my life, it wasn't really a deliberate or informed choice, and now, at 55 and in a job that I am overwhelmed by, I am desperate to move on.
I have been scouring the job ads for months looking for a largely remote, middle-manager type role that meets my level of experience; I've done a lot of roles demanding strategic and delivery skills, but I am painfully aware that I am not really qualified to do anything specific.
I've had a couple of interviews and feel like my age, alongside the fact I am not applying for particularly senior roles, is going against me. Also, tbh, I'm finding it hard to muster up enthusiasm for ANYTHING at the moment and I'm pretty sure this is coming across. I'm sitting here really considering resigning my current role - a very outward facing job that causes me great anxiety - and taking my chances on finding a role that I could tolerate appearing (and me getting it.) I feel I need some breathing space. But I also need an income.
Tell me I am not alone. Tell me what you did/ do!