Not so "flexible" working!

[sazzerbear]

Did any of you intend to go back to work after mat leave (albeit on a part-time basis) but when discussions took place with your employer, your hours could not be accommodated and you had to resign? Did you manage to do something similar or are you now doing something completely different? This has happened to me and I am pondering what to do! TIA

I know where you're coming from, I am about to fill in a application form for a p/t job that's good £/hours etc, i'm not sure if i'm exactly what they're looking for though.
Can't even send cv, all has to go on form - giving me brainache already! PMA and all that!

Have you got a person specification for the job? That usually spells it out... What sort of job is it?

On the upside, after my experience at my old work, I applied for 4 part time less demanding roles and got interviews for all of them!

If you can convince them that you are not going to move on (stress the convenience side of things, and that you really fancy a change) they are getting a super-duper employee for cheap and who can say no to that!

If you get peed off with it, they always say it's easier to find a job while in a job. it feels like a big deal now but it is a part & parcel of having kids for a lot of women, and if you are determined you can always get back on the career ladder/look for something more in line with your previous role a bit later on...

Thanks JH for your kind words! I have all the info, it seemed a good idea to do this while DH out tonight but I keep looking at MN instead ha ha! Do you have to put all school grades on, even if they weren't passes?

Depends i think on what other qulaifications you have.

If you have a degree or a-levels then listing all your GCSE's individually isn't that relevant.

But you've got an application form which says it wants them all? Then you have to give them all I think...

If you look at the person specification and the things they want and just do a bit for each saying that you can do it and importantly giving an example of when you have done it in the past then that should impress them. With application forms I suspect that initially they "mark" them on the things in the person spec so if you have that all covered you are off to a good start...

I feel like i've already lost the will to live...! Thank goodness for the red wine...

Chin up and keep at it. Don't forget to take a photocopy so you have template for other similar jobs

Good luck!

Saving document as I go!! Good luck to you too for the future, when is baby no2 due or have you had him/her?

Baby no 2 due in July

Going to see how that goes, and take it easy, and then maybe think about being high (ish) powered again once that mat leave is up... or a bit after that!

Aah all the best and thanks again for your input, it's nice to know that although the going back to work thing is a shitty situation to be in, i'm not alone

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