Sharen

You should definitely do it, I can't see that you have anything to lose. Not only do you know the sector, but you know the company really well !!!

My last employer (an architectural practice, very vulnerable sector) had 133 staff about 18 months ago, and by the end of next month there'll only be about 60 left, the downturn has been brutal to them. There'll be more admin staff leaving over the next few weeks, so I plan to appear 'out of the blue' and tell them how wonderful it would be if I looked after some of their admin requirements at a fraction of the cost of an employee ... I'm on very good terms with them so I'm hoping that I'll also be able to use all their facilities too (keep your fingers crossed for me on that one!)

I think there's an old saying about lemons and lemonade !!!

Good luck and keep us posted !!!

Louise