fairly poxed off with current job, not to mention commute which is nearly 2 hours each way so by the time the weekend comes i'm bloody knackered
have had the feeling since i started there that some people regard me as just there to count down the years to retirement (i'm currently late 40s) - it's a bit odd, when i started i was among the youngest on the department, but with retirements and so on, think i'm now seen as one of the older generation.
i don't see myself as being CEO in a few years (or ever), but not quite ready for the pre-retirement quiet life just quite yet (especially as the way pension ages are going i'm still nearly 20 years off my pension)
old section boss (now retired) was quite open (although only after i'd started there) that he didn't really believe in developing people (because they might then leave) but any new responsibilities etc (when someone has left / retired) have just gone the way of other people - actually asking if anyone is interested in doing X isn't the done thing.
plan when i went for current job was to move back to south london - nearer job and also nearer mum-tat (she's now 80 and doesn't need anything like constant care, but i could really do with being near enough to nip round when there's a minor problem - smallish scale things like changing a light bulb is something that's probably not a good idea for her to be doing, and she's not going to get any younger) - but the way property prices went up a heck of a lot in london shortly after i started there means it will be a bit of a stretch to get anything, and a large part of me doesn't want to get in to the realms of a new chunk of mortgage at my time of life, and i've not really felt settled enough in the job to want to take that step (yes i know i'm technically fortunate to be in this position) - but if i don't do it pretty damn soon i might as well forget it.
staying local would mean i could get to mum's at weekends more, but pretty much kills off the idea of moving back to london. shall we say it's not easy to have a rational discussion about it all with mum...
local employer is pretty highly regarded (some people on here know roughly what i do, but i'd prefer to keep any more detail off this thread) and they seem genuinely keen for me to go there and it sounds like it would be a more varied job. from a purely 'professional' angle, it's the obvious right answer.
on a personal level, i've lived here now for 15 years but haven't ever quite felt settled.
employer that's a somewhere between home and current job - no strong feelings either way - interview went fairly well and like the sound of the way they are wanting to develop the current set up. it's closer to home than current job, might be able to manage moving to somewhere on the western fringes of london but meh. think i'm going to decline politely.
current employer (i've now told them i want to quit) is making noises like they want to keep me (sorting out a potential big balls up today seems to have made them more keen) and they are saying they thought i was happy not doing anything new.
it's a bloody long time since i was in the position of leaving a 'permanent' job for something new - maybe i'm just nervous about that.
ETA - yes i know this is a damn sight better position to be in than many people. and there are those out there who would argue that i should think myself fortunate that i'm in a 'permanent' job at all...
), I received an email from another prospective employer asking me to come back after a previous interview for a "short practical session" next Wednesday.
