Last Wednesday Mr P and I (well, Mr P really) drove 4.5 hours there, and 5.5 hours back for an interview for a job I had applied for.
The interview was supposed to last for 1 hour, but actually went on for about an hour and a half.
The interview was held by a very nice person from HR (she looked about 16, but I suppose that's down to my age) and a woman who is the area sales manager. The interview went ok, I had to take loads of documentation for a CRB check, and cocked it up a bit when I meant to hand over my photocard driving licence, but instead gave her my bank card 
Today I received a call from the HR lady. She said "Hello phoenix, this is D from F. As you remember we said that we would be getting in touch on Monday or Tuesday to give some feedback after the interviews. (I didn't remember that at all, but played along, as you do)
I thought it was going to be the old "well, we thought you did very well but...." then to my astonishment, I heard her say "we would like to offer you the position"
Well, you could have knocked me down with a soggy copy of the Racing Post!
It gets a bit scary from here though, there is a company car (I have only driven automatics for the last 10 years) and I have to go to Manchester for training, (no problem, except I think I will collect the car from there, so double scary, GEARS and not forgetting MOTORWAY DRIVING Aaargh!
I'm fluctuating between being pretty excited and needing to change my knickers through the scariness of it all!
It will be 12 months to the day on Thursday since my last day at Mystery Shoppers, I had no idea then that it would take me so long to find another job (I will not count those bloody awful 3 weeks at the caravan park)
Thank you to all those who have sent good wishes/prayers whatever to me on my job search, if I could be a bit cheeky can I ask for some more good wishes etc to help with the driving thing! (And that I might do well in the job, it involves hitting targets, never had to do that before, just had to go out and try to get the business!)
That's fantastic news, just make sure that it's only the targets that you hit! 
had to go to the interview in a newly bought (larger size) pair of trousers and a tunic top (with a rather fetching scarf, to draw attention away from the worst bits.Apparently - Employers are not working people
When did perimenopause become so popular?
