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Hanneke Aug 2023 1:40pm, 24 Aug 2023 109,047 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke As a kid I always wanted to be a detective but joining the police was a no from my parents.
EvilPixie Aug 2023 1:54pm, 24 Aug 2023 46,017 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie my "career advisor" at school who had us fill out a questionnaire suggested forensics
Ness Aug 2023 1:55pm, 24 Aug 2023 33,701 posts	Quote Pin Ness I wanted to be a physiotherapist but then my broken hip stopped that being a possibility.
Velociraptor Aug 2023 1:59pm, 24 Aug 2023 65,035 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor At one of the last local educational meetings I went to as a GP partner, some earnest girls came along and talked about the service they were going to set up for patients who were never away from the surgery with one thing or another. The Familiar Friends Service. The acronym may have summed up the views of the hard-bitten old health care workers in the room.
Lip Gloss Aug 2023 2:00pm, 24 Aug 2023 70,879 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss My retirement notice was given and my acceptance letter was given to me as the boss was leaving. Feeling a bit mixed but I think this week has put me like that anyway. I know I have done the right thing and any inheritance will help cushion my decision. Roll on 22.11
EvilPixie Aug 2023 2:01pm, 24 Aug 2023 46,018 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie so pleased for you LG
Ness Aug 2023 2:03pm, 24 Aug 2023 33,702 posts	Quote Pin Ness They didn't think about the acronym, Vrap? 😉 A good decision, LG.
Velociraptor Aug 2023 2:07pm, 24 Aug 2023 65,036 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor They also didn't think about the likely consequences of earnest girls providing lots of well intentioned but evidence-free and unstructured input for a small number of patients whose demands already tended to rise to meet supply.
Ness Aug 2023 2:11pm, 24 Aug 2023 33,705 posts	Quote Pin Ness Indeed!
Jaks Aug 2023 2:58pm, 24 Aug 2023 4,767 posts	Quote Pin Jaks Nice one LG, hope all goes smoothly.

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