Life, the Universe, and Everything in it............

Off topic I know but I wanted to share my news with everybody. As you may be aware I was made redundant in March 2009 and then spent nine months unemployed. I started 'temping' at my current employment at the end of November last year and have been here ever since. Prior to this I considered a career change and took the first part of an adult education teaching course with a view to trying this as a new venture, away from the city and financial services (in which I had worked pretty much since leaving school). An attempted career change at the age of 49 is practical although the time taken to reach the appropriate level of qualification (and by extension, of salary) would have taken me up to around the 55 level. Again, on the face of it this is still a realistic proposition all things being equal.

Unfortunately there is the mortgage. My mortgage is not huge but in order to clear it as soon as possible (I have a 10 plan in mind in that Iwant to have the wretched thing done with at the age of 60) I need to have a salary pitched at certain level and sadly I will not be able to do this if I follow the career change path. This is sad for personal reasons but financial practicality has to be the first priority.

With this in mind I have accepted the inevitable and so will be staying in the city and so was highly delighted when yesterday, my boss at the place I am currently temping, extended to me an offer of a permanent position within the company.

To say I am pleased by this is probably an understatement although I will be required to take a couple of professional qualifications to support my position.

The Teaching will now have to be postponed but I plan to make use of the skills acquired perhaps within a minor training capacity at work if possible.