tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post4608300886805303517..comments2024-02-20T07:57:47.756-08:00Comments on Carol Hedges: On Your Bike, Mate!Carol Hedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-23783113576155315222016-04-25T00:46:12.789-07:002016-04-25T00:46:12.789-07:00In theory it is great down here...the inbox filled...In theory it is great down here...the inbox filled up day after day with recruiters...but even though you don't put your actual age on a CV, from his experience, it was easy for employers to work out how oldish he was.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-46124018457066228812016-04-25T00:45:03.136-07:002016-04-25T00:45:03.136-07:00I do!!I do!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-47532593935518251292016-04-25T00:34:58.817-07:002016-04-25T00:34:58.817-07:00I'm SO pleased to hear this, Carol and BH! Re...I'm SO pleased to hear this, Carol and BH! Really am. btw, when I first moved to 'up here' I had a similar experience. I'd had my last job since I was 45 (a much more employable age). Then, at 50, I spent a year applying for jobs, sometimes a couple a week. I got but a handful of replies and not so much as a sniff of an interview. I know it's partly because the job situation up here is so crap, though.Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-77684721972453110102016-04-24T02:55:57.059-07:002016-04-24T02:55:57.059-07:00Great news and humongous congratulations to your b...Great news and humongous congratulations to your beloved!!......*whispers* congrats to you too, Hedges......you get the computer back!! *air punches* <>Lynn Gerrardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061020895933480996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-18006244362115212122016-04-24T02:06:02.387-07:002016-04-24T02:06:02.387-07:00Even the 'Civil Service' who didn't ha...Even the 'Civil Service' who didn't have the courtesy to tell him he'd failed an interview and offer feedback.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-13387188655438687362016-04-24T02:05:27.594-07:002016-04-24T02:05:27.594-07:00He won't enjoy the commuting into London, but ...He won't enjoy the commuting into London, but it will be good to start a new programme.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-7889641689826065892016-04-24T02:04:56.212-07:002016-04-24T02:04:56.212-07:00We had this...his contract we extended on a monthl...We had this...his contract we extended on a monthly basis for NINE YEARS! Says something for the esteem he was held in. Then a new young manager took over and clearly wanted all the oldies out...so one by one they were replaced with youngsters, who knew nothing but were not a threat. BH was the last to go. Ironically, he was about to launch a big project, about which his replacement knew nothing. Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-1684316939957294182016-04-24T02:02:54.827-07:002016-04-24T02:02:54.827-07:00we hope so. The discourtesy has been a shock thoug...we hope so. The discourtesy has been a shock though.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-12805286922972621642016-04-23T08:07:36.789-07:002016-04-23T08:07:36.789-07:00Huge congratulations for a huge relief. Yes, That ...Huge congratulations for a huge relief. Yes, That bit about employers not responding...so disheartening!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-54386577933618415172016-04-23T04:17:48.190-07:002016-04-23T04:17:48.190-07:00Good luck to him. I hope he enjoys the new job.Good luck to him. I hope he enjoys the new job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17768940440480346757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-80827106006113025532016-04-23T04:10:38.541-07:002016-04-23T04:10:38.541-07:00You get laid off for every crap you can imagine th...You get laid off for every crap you can imagine these days. in my last job, I was laid off (=contract not extended, contract was weekly. Fun to live with) and replaced by a guy who has NONE of the required qualities mentioned during the recruitment and job interview process. But he was a member of the union and couldn't do his 'old' job any more, medical reasons, not yet 30. Congrats to BH. Either luck or perseverance. Who cares in the end it's the result that counts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086107947384034892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681775564258628407.post-33807786853900480282016-04-23T01:22:38.153-07:002016-04-23T01:22:38.153-07:00This is great news - bloody employers who can'...This is great news - bloody employers who can't even even be bothered to reply. It's rude - but it's also treating honest people looking for work as if they are invisible. But it's behind you - I hope you both enjoy the Bank Holiday, and then it's back into a routine! But a good one.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com