Do I, Don't I?

[Lozzo]

After 2 years of being semi-retired I started looking for part-time jobs just to keep me occupied. I've sent numerous applications off with my CV and heard nothing back from all but 3 of them. On Monday, Tuesday and today I've attended interviews with the three that did bother to get back to me. All three have offered me full-time positions and now I'm faced with the dilema of which one to take if I decide I want to go back to full-time empoyment.

I'd rather a part-time job because that won't interfere with my sleep patterns and general laziness, but all three of these firms are offering me stupid money to go and work for them, so I'm very tempted by the lure of their filthy lucre.

Decisions, decisions.

[CoolGirl]

you could always take the offer that suits you best then exercise your legal right to ask if you can work part-time hours.

[mrs cuffy]

Play them all against each other, then see who offers you the most money:D win win win.
I've been in this situation, it's great :D

[simesb]

you could always take the offer that suits you best then exercise your legal right to ask if you can work part-time hours.

Legal right to ask, don't think the co has a requirement to grant. Besides, if you did that you'd just come across as a ****.

[CoolGirl]

Legal right to ask, don't think the co has a requirement to grant.
quite right, but they have to give a good reason why not.

Besides, if you did that you'd just come across as a ****.
small minded attitudes like that are why people don't take up their legal rights. if yo don't ask, you don't get. and if you don't make a fuss, nothing changes.

[Foxy]

What jobs are they?

[simesb]

small minded attitudes like that are why people don't take up their legal rights. if yo don't ask, you don't get. and if you don't make a fuss, nothing changes.

No, it's why many small employers won't employ a woman of childbearing age.

[Lozzo]

What jobs are they?

All field sales jobs in motor and motorcycle trades

[Lou M]

;)I'd go for any that involved bikes, rather than cars. Does that help?

[TazDaz]

You'd have to weigh up whether you need the money or not. Could be worth working full time for while then having a break then looking for a different part time job afterwards?

Does field sales mean door to door?

[CoolGirl]

No, it's why many small employers won't employ a woman of childbearing age.

Which is why the law was brought in. It's a catch 22 - they're the same people who will complain that they can't get the skilled staff they need, whilst also moaning about the number of unemployed lone parents there are (most of whom want to work but can't get a decent quality job). cutting off their noses to spite their faces.

I'd love to say more on this one but probably best not to becasue of work.

[Lozzo]

;)I'd go for any that involved bikes, rather than cars. Does that help?

I've worked in the bike trade before for many years, it's not all it's cracked up to be. It's purely a job, just like any other job.

[G]

If you dont need the money and your just in it for the crack to keep you occupied so you dont bore yourself to death then go for it I suppose.

Territory/Field sales people get paid very good money for a reason....not many people want to do it. A friend from uni went to mars on their graduate scheme and earned £28k from the word go plus a fully expensed Audi A4 S-Line.

I guess you have experience from what you have said in the past so your probably worth even more than that.

I know I would enjoy it, the pressure and interaction keeps me motivated and I can sell anything I'm passionate about....whether its the right time to be in the motortrade/sales at the moment if you actually need money is a different question.

So thats what swing it...

Because you enjoy it and your bored - Then yes

Because you could do with some rainy day money - Then no

[Lozzo]

I don't NEED the money, even though I'm being offered very good money to go back to full-time. Over the past few years I've been a bit clever with what I've earned and I'm sitting quite comfortably at the age of 46 with no need to go out and earn any more. But, I'm bored - I'm too young and too active to be sitting at home biddling about fixing my mates bikes for the very good hourly rate I charge. It's not challenging enough and I miss the interaction and hassles I had when I was repping. Some weeks it was the wave of stress that kept me going strong, but inevitably that wave of stress caused me to have a mild stroke aged 42, which is one of the main reasons I packed in working.

I'll arrange another meeting with the more favoured of the offers and see if we can come to some sort of agreement where I don't work as long as they expect. I'm sure that won't be to too much detriment to my figures as I consistantly over-acheive whenever I'm given a target to hit. In my last full-time position my sales area was pretty dire and historically the worst area to be selling anything within the bike trade, yet I still got it into and kept it within the top three most profitable areas over the 2 1/2 years I was with the company. I know I can do a good enough job as most full-time salesmen even when I only work part-time

[600+]

Have you thought of the psychological aspects of not working at all at your age? From what you are saying the effects are starting to show :) You are bored, need brain stimulation etc etc. I agree that a PT job would be a lot better and tbh whatever the money I would take it just to keep you in comms with people outside your friends circle.

If these companies are ready to offer you a FT job then I would go back with a counter offer of a PT job. The amount of hours shouldn't be a lot lees than the FT job requires and both (you and the company) get the best out of a deal.

Best of luck whatever u decide

[K]

A friend from uni went to mars on their graduate scheme.


And there was me thinking the brain-drain from this country was just an international issuue... not an interstella one. :twisted:

[454697819]

do it for a year or two to line the inside of your matress then retire fully?? just dont go putting it in banks....

[Lozzo]

Oh bloody fantastic.

This morning I called the preferred pospective employer and accept his offer of a full time job. Not an hour later another one joins the fray and calls me up to say I've been shortlisted and can I attend a final interview. This one is doing something more hands on and practical, rather than sales, so I may skive a day off work and go for the interview.

So, having made one employment decision, I'm more than likely going to be faced with another one very soon. I say more than likely because I have sufficient experience of working in the field the new one is in, and I have had the necessary security clearance to do it too, which isn't something every applicant would. I know from experience that it takes quite a while to get that level of clearance too.

[custard]

i would kill to be in your situation right now :)

[Lozzo]

No you wouldn't, I am actually not looking forward at all to going back to full time work.

[custard]

can imagine, but having a number of different options isnt a bad place to be :)

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

No you wouldn't, I am actually not looking forward at all to going back to full time work.

Just because you've accepted, it does not mean you have to stay. Obviously give the job a go, it will take a while to adjust..but if you later decide that you really dont like it then (a) ask to go down to part-time, (b) leave or (c) get a different job that is part-time :)

Im sure it will all work out well. Boredom is a horrible thing...

Maria

[Lozzo]

I think I'll move to Perth, Oz and join the ex-girlfriend I should have married instead.