I have just taken the biggest gamble of my life and I think it is going to pay off!

After months of enduring a workplace full of testosterone,mainly Australian testosterone at that, god help me!! I snapped. I quit,. I emailed my boss a resignation letter
I admit when i got home i was somewhat shocked at what I had done.

Later that evening, I decided to take a browse of our companies UK website. Holy moley what did I find? An recruitment ad looking for staff to do exactly what I am doing in Sydney I couldnt believe my eyes. Fate, lady luck, whatever you want to call it, reeled me in, and I decided it is now or never. Either they tell me to get stuffed coz I jacked it in here, or they might just hear me out!!
The guy in charge does know me via email communication, so I wrote to him, poured out my whole sorry story about wanting to come home to be with my grandaughter and help in her treatments etc. Stated my case as a good candidate, and took an extremely big risk in asking them to ask my Sydney boss how good i am
Ever since I have been holding my breath. I have to work out my 4 weeks notice so have been at my desk waiting for something to happen.
Well, today it did. This afternoon boss looked at me over the top of his puter and said
"N****, I've just got an email from the London office"

GULP!! DOUBLE GULP!!

" He says you have applied for a job and wants to know how good you are"

shite.... i am about to slide under my desk

"And what will you tell him" I replied in a pathetic quiet squeaky voice

"Well... I have no choice really, I'll have to tell him the truth. You are damn good at your job"


I nearly fell off my chair. I also admit I started with the waterworks.

In short... I have been requested to fly to London for an interview!!!!!

I am in such a tail spin I cant sleep. It's 3am and I am still up looking for flights!
I just pray they give me the job! Surely they wouldnt ask me to fly all that way and say no would they? I know it's a hell of a risk but it's my only chance to get me and OH back there. If i have the job he can get his spouse visa!

How the hell am i going ot get to sleep tonight ?

OMG Flea that's amazing I don't know how the hell you're going to sleep have you told your daughter yet?

FWIW I'll keep everything crossed for you, just keep thinking positively

Thanks Elaine.

Yes I have been on the phone to my daugther for over an hour.
The ironic thing is I will landed there a few days after she leaves for a holiday in Italy! So i wont get to see little bub till two weeks later, but I will be house sitting for her while they are away.

I am so hyped I cant sleep. I have just taken 2 of those Nytol tablets. I bought them on my last trip back to try to sleep on the plane but never used them.

wash them down with some wine that should do the trick

Congratulations!! I'm very happy for you. How long have you been in Australia?

I have found out that I'll be moving back to the UK myself so know how happy you feel

Hi Fleaflyfloflum

Absolutely brilliant. We sit about wanting things but never have the guts or courage to go ahead and do them for whatever reasons that hold us back and it's only on an adrenalin rush that we do things out of the norm and you've just proven that it works. OK not saying that we should do it all the time but it's worked for you. I've picked up from your other threads that you seem to want to go back for your granddaughter so good luck with the interview and the future packing that you'll be doing.

Who needs sleep when you've got so much planning to do.

Cheers
Donna

Thanks Crayfish and Donna.

I have been in Aus 7yrs and before that NZ 2yrs. OH is a kiwi.

My grandaughter was born with club feet and also has toe deformities. she is 10mths old now and will have to have her first set of operations on the toes in a few months time. I was soo down at the thought of not being there to help. Now, hopefully I will be!

Nice one Flea - congrats. Hope it all goes well, I'm sure it will.
(Just don't go posting loads of "ooo,errr, am I doing the right thing moving back etc etc" stuff later on!

I really hope you get the job - well done for taking a chance!! Good luck

oooh, Flea! Talk about karma or fate!!! That's brilliant! I wouldn't be able to sleep either.
I have my fingers crossed for you.

That's great news Flea. Good luck with the interview.
Soooooooooo jealous.

Hi

I really hope you get this job you deserve it.
They flew my hubby over for a job in Perth Australia from UK and he didn't get the job.

He got an even better one in the UK and now we are staying put.

Some things are meant to be!!

Carol

Great news, good luck.

Oh Flea

I have been reading your threads for a very long time on here, and this is just the news that you deserve, I am so so excited for you.

Oh Wow, Flea!!!!!! If they were only half hearted they would have been doing a phone interview so the in person thing is definitely a Good Sign IMHO. So, off tomorrow are you? Or is it this afternoon? It has always been my ambition just to rock up to the airport and buy a ticket and go!!!

Fingers, toes and eyes will be crossed for you!