Message #77685

[Chatham Lady]

All

I too am glad to be in work, having faced redundancy and its associated uncertainty this time last year.  Five years ago I thought things were going along very smoothly.  I'd found a nice all-round part-time role that suited my work style, a great and understanding boss and a quick commute each way from home.  Little did I know then that two company takeovers and the recession would mean a great change to both my working and home lives.  It certainly wasn't what I'd planned to go back to working full-time when the youngest of two dkids was still at primary school but, fingers crossed, as she moves to senior school in Sept. 2012, things will be a little easier.  Mind you we're "suffering" from GSCE exam pressure indoors at the moment with the eldest, so perhaps I've spoken too soon!