tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514378008400567712.post765149270721768987..comments2024-01-11T00:57:40.143+00:00Comments on HOUSE WITH NO NAME: Hankering after my old job...Emma Lee-Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941667739851280595noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514378008400567712.post-17919190597956478142012-06-29T21:27:33.513+01:002012-06-29T21:27:33.513+01:00I'm sure you've got the mental quickness, ...I'm sure you've got the mental quickness, Liz. And I so agree, you don't appreciate the chances you have when you're in your teens and twenties. I certainly didn't! I hope your son enjoyed the day in Oxford!Emma Lee-Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941667739851280595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514378008400567712.post-23706029162347198532012-06-29T06:36:34.803+01:002012-06-29T06:36:34.803+01:00I loved this post because yesterday i was looking ...I loved this post because yesterday i was looking at colleges in Oxford with middle son...and thinking what I wouldn't give to do this now. I am not afraid of the grind, the hours etc and would take advantage of every opportunity set in front of me...the only thing I don't have that I did then is the mental quickness....<br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514378008400567712.post-34945968477502018332012-06-28T13:21:21.862+01:002012-06-28T13:21:21.862+01:00I'm so glad this struck a chord with you too -...I'm so glad this struck a chord with you too - even though it is very aggravating. Lots of friends say they have similar experiences. And it doesn't look as though it will change any time soon!Emma Lee-Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941667739851280595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514378008400567712.post-44371542407567224692012-06-28T11:05:29.487+01:002012-06-28T11:05:29.487+01:00Oh, how you have the gift of speaking my thoughts ...Oh, how you have the gift of speaking my thoughts at just the right times. We moved away from London to Essex and now I find the libraries are all restructuring (aka closing all the small branch libraries) or hoping that in the future then can run on volunteers! But yes, once the children are catered for and no longer one more thing to organise in our lives, we CAN focus on the work in hand and do a bloody good job to boot! Age discrimination is still rife, no matter what employers say. And, of course, I have to face employers who will rigidly grill me on my knowledge of Equal Opportunities legislation whilst quite clearly discriminating themselves. I have watched it happen in my old job. Grrrr...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com