mumstheword Something similar happened to me. My career was on a roll, but the company had to downsize drastically. They had a good redundancy scheme, so I went.
Sometimes one has to decide between what you want to do and what is in your best interest. I was in my mid 50s. I had intended to work until I was 65, but the redundancy scheme on offer was generous and for a limited time and the uncertainty of what would happen if I didn't take it, too worrying, so I went.
I have never regretted it.I was in a better situation to you in that the redundancy package included a retraining grant and I went back to university for a year to do an MA, so hardly had I left work and donated all my work clothes to a charity shop, but I was up and away Monday-Friday studying hard.
COUNTRY, CITY, AREA, PLACE -Game 21
Parents-in-Law. What do/did you call them?
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