congratulations! I joined the Public Service when women did not earn the same as men (1970), near the end of the process that brought wage equality. By the time I retired in 2007 we were in a new version of the bad ol' days - different agencies has different pay scales (no Service-wide parity), outstanding staff (good) & those who can bull-shit well at Reviews (bad) got bonuses, it was no-longer a lifetime career as lots of staff were not Permanent, being Temporary or Casual. The world has changed.

A few years before one of my friends left nursing when she was expected to spend more time on "the computer" then with her patients. But of course she was an old-fashioned Sister who learnt in the wards, not a University graduate. Knowing her kindness & compassion, I'm sure her Hospital lost a vital cog in the wheel.

Enjoy your rest & then your new routine - mine is full of craft groups & concerts & singing sessions & sorting the Club's archives & blogging our history!

I also do a good job in wasting time ...

sandra