Work & Life - The Next Chapter
At 63 I have decided to slow down a little and have been looking at a change to my working hours. There aren't many options and nearer home there are even fewer job options and that means commuting into London. So. I have decided to apply for a change from April 1st to term-time only working. I have been at Islington for over 21 years now. We already have to take the majority of our annual leave in school holidays as it is. Where that was flexible in that long weekends in term time was possible I will lose that. That means that going to Assen in September won't happen. I do have a couple of days where I have already booked and paid for holiday trips away. We fly to Florida on a Friday, but the rest of the trip is in the Easter holidays. The problem might be the Le Mans GP weekend with the Devallboys. I have three days annual leave left to use up before March 31st, and I am hoping a little negotiation will mean I can...