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9th Apr 2018MrsTB commented on:
60th birthdayMy family wanted me to have an all singing all dancing party but that just isn’t me. So for my 60th (3 years ago) my husband took me away to a rather lovely hotel in London which is not far from us, took me for a special Turkish meal then to see “Beautiful” the Carole King Story in the west End. I had a few little tears remembering the old songs but tears of joy! He bought me a gorgeous Pandora bracelet and charms as well. The following day we left the hotel and went to a little restaurant which had memories for me throughout my life and there were all my kids, my grandchildren, my brothers and sisters were all there waiting for me as well. We hadn’t been together for some time as we are oretty well scattered across the U.K. Husband paid for lunch and everyone paid for their drink of choice apart from a glass of champagne to toast. I hadn’t particularly wanted anything for my birthday but I so enjoyed it. My sister is 60 in June and is having a party. I am making her cake. She says it HAS to say 60 on it! Hope you have a great day whatever you decide to do.ViewDate:
9th Apr 2018MrsTB commented on:
Just joined so I'm introducing myself.Until 1999 I was self employed and ran a florists shop with my husband, that is one reason I would rather be employed, I want certainty. we have paid off our mortgage, my husband is working, we have no debts, well we will have when my dental treatment is finished but we have that money put away. I am still applying for positions but am getting increasingly frustrated with, as you say, no response. Still not sure what I am going to do, since redundancy in February I have occupied myself with applying for jobs, doing on line courses to keep myself up to date with safeguarding etc, and of the course the odd interview and finishing the renovations we started in November which, of course, we wouldn’t have started if we knew what was coming but if we are going to be hard up we might as well be hard up in nice surroundings! To be fair we won’t be broke but my income was quite big and we do not want to break into the redundancy money.ViewDate:
24th Mar 2018MrsTB commented on:
Over 50 and just lost jobI am 63 this year and just been made redundant from a (famously infamous) company in the U.K. I worked in community, charity, education, volunteering etc. I worked on construction bids and also with the homeless as a mentor and learning disabled children with a sports holiday. I have had a few interviews and have variously been told I have too much experience, the job they are offering is too junior, one person even told me that I would have more experience than my would be line manager. I have decided after six weeks to go freelance. I need to look into it. Ut I am experienced as a Child Safeguarding trainer (which was another part of my job) and doing work related learning projects which I used to love doing. Really I wanted to change my work pattern to three days a week this year with the company until I retire so being freelance gives me an opportunity to pick and choose my hours of working and my areas, whereas until I was made redundant I would travel between London, Birmingham, Manchester etc. which was quite tiring. I jut need to keep some money coming in for a couple of years so we can carry through our retirement plans.ViewDate:
24th Mar 2018MrsTB commented on:
Just joined so I'm introducing myself.I joined a while ago but was in another forum so didn’t post on here however there has been some unpleasantness and I don’t want to continue on there even though I have paid a subscription. I was made redundant in February from a major company after over 17 years. I still feel quite bereft. Nobody wants to employ me although they are interested in my experience. I think a) they can rather guess my gage and b) the various comments have been that I have too much experience and would be bored, leave early, the job is too junior, one even said that my line manager would not have as much experience as me and therefore it would not be suitable. I had to sign in the job centre to protect my pay in lieu of notice but, to be honest, I am not going back there. I will take the financial hit. It is horrible going there. I am looking into setting up as a freelancer for work related related learning and safeguarding training. I don’t really want to as I am almost 63 and would rather be doing my old job but that has gone. At least if I am freelance I can kick and choose my days and times of working. So basically I am feeling a bit low and hoping, like Gknelizi, to make new acquaintances and have different conversations,