Just saw your reply
Not good...I'm sure you'd be sad to see the back of it, but maybe a career change is in order? At the risk of sounding like my Dad, you're young enough to pull it off. So to speak.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:05, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Oh no what's happened?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:06, Reply)

They found Windy's meth lab in the basement of his pub

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:07, Reply)

Did they pin that murder on him too?

(Bazongaloid, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:14, Reply)

I'm not at liberty to say

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:16, Reply)

Sad times for the Oxford pub going massive.

(Bazongaloid, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:19, Reply)

Oh, it's a scene, man

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:35, Reply)

yeah,
I'm looking at where I can go with the skill set I have without taking a large pay cut.
Without any uni it's a little tough.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:24, Reply)

Once you've been working for more than a couple of years, in most cases university is irrelevant
It's not the hindrance you think it is, I reckon. Having some nebulous specialist knowledge of an academic subject (like I do) isn't worth shit compared with a proven track record of work.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:30, Reply)

I sympathise
Could you re-train while you work, maybe? Part time course or something? Depends what you want to do I guess.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:35, Reply)

maybe,
i've been looking at apprenticeships, but I'd have to work another job to keep my income at a sustainable level.
I mean, i could sell the house, buy a smaller house, and afford the pay cut, but i think ladypig wouldn't be happy.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:41, Reply)

No, that seems like a last resort
Any chance of working in a bigger place, where you can take a bit more of a back seat, but for the same money? Sorry, sounds a bit fantastic, but just a thought.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:46, Reply)

it's possible,
to be honest, my best bet is to get in with one of the colleges, get on a more settled rota, and then get in to the OU for something i really want to do. Although, this might all settle down in a couple of days and i just go back to doing what i've always done
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 16 Apr 2013, 9:51, Reply)