I am 57 and working at a world wide fortune 10 multinational corporation where I am well established as an expert on several of our automation products and protocols. I can be what I call a coaster, i.e. one who coasts to retirement.
An opportunity presented itself and after much flipping back and forth, a week and a half ago, I applied for it. I am overqualified in some areas but will have to come up to speed in some others. I am known to hit the ground running. This venture uses large amounts of our current products and having my expertise on board would be of great benefit to them in that regard.
If I were to be lucky enough to get it, I would be working 1,400 miles from where we live but still maintaining our home as my permanent residence. Work hours would be 12 hour days 6 to 7 days a week, so I'd be requesting a long weekend (4 or 5 days) every other month to fly home. The wife is not terribly happy about that but very understanding as to the "Why" aspect.
I am just whining about the wait to see if I even get an interview. I won't let the cat out of the bag, so to speak, but if this happens, people will understand why.
Whining off.