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May 10, 2012 12:28:29 GMT
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Well i had been looking forward to this weekend and my paypacket next week....
looks like it might well be my last one.
Just been told we are being closed down and my job won't exist any more.
So god knows what to do now. I've got a workshop and house to support on no income.
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May 10, 2012 12:30:35 GMT
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Dude that sucks!
I was in the same position in 2009/10 and its tough. You have to keep your chin up and know that it'll get better.
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Koos
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May 10, 2012 12:56:15 GMT
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Happened to me 2 years ago mate, no warning, just got called up into the tearoom "we're finished lads" had to claim my redundancy off the government etc.
I'd spent just over ten years in the motor trade and now I'm an.....Undertaker. It's hard but things will improve eventually, keep your chin up!
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1993 Mercedes-Benz 190e LE in Azzuro Blue.
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May 10, 2012 13:05:41 GMT
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Thats really bad news, is it worth putting on the thread what work you are looking for in case someone on here knows of anywhere thats taking people on?
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May 10, 2012 14:24:14 GMT
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I was made redundant in March 2011 and am still looking for something full time and full pay. I was notionally self employed for a while but IT is about a closed shop right now. If you have a skill you can make pay freelance it may be worth trying your luck at that. As has been said without knowing what you do then its hard to say what you can do.
I'm glad of two things
1. Mortgage Protection Insurance (despite all the jackalls trying to get me to claim I was miss sold it)
2. I had two credit cards with good limits and no ballances.
Without those two things I wouldn't have lasted this long
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Last Edit: May 10, 2012 14:24:39 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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May 10, 2012 14:42:16 GMT
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I gots made redundant in 09 and was the best thing that could have happened to me mate!
Got a nice pay out and a new job straight away that paid more and I enjoyed more!
You will do alright mate
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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May 10, 2012 14:55:02 GMT
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Very sorry to here your bad news,Hope something comes your way,Not easy i know,Had the same thing sprung on me 2 months ago,Totally out of the blue and this was one of the UK's large M&E companies and started as an apprentice way back in 1968,43 years with one company,But on the up side mortgage is all payed,Decent redundancy package,And work now when i feel like.
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Don't become a thief,The government don't like competition.
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May 10, 2012 14:56:29 GMT
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I gots made redundant in 09 and was the best thing that could have happened to me mate! Got a nice pay out and a new job straight away that paid more and I enjoyed more! You will do alright mate glad you were lucky and i hope it works out for wildoliver but i got made redundant from a promising job about 10 years ago, spent a year out of work then got the job i have now but i'm still earning less than i was back in 2001 and have no prospects either |
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May 10, 2012 15:26:26 GMT
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FWIW I've been laid off 3 times now...
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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omega
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May 10, 2012 15:49:35 GMT
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it happened to me a 2 months ago as well no big payout either as i had only been working there just under a year.got part time work now and am working minium wage 7 nights a week .my mrs comes in just as iam going out so we don't see much of each other money is very tight and i don't see my mates anymore.
there is now to many people in this country chaseing to few jobs so things are hard.
good luck.
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May 10, 2012 16:16:32 GMT
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Well I reckon working for myself may well be the only option, whether or not I can keep my head above water is another question.
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May 10, 2012 17:25:26 GMT
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what is it you do?
maybe they will let you advertise on hear if its car related you will make a killing on this forum
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MAZDA 94 mx5 S-SP
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May 10, 2012 17:36:46 GMT
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bad to hear that.......but as one door closes, another opens, its finding the b**tard thats the problem! I worked for a company for 15 years and found myself in your position, I thought the world had ended, it was however one of the best things to happen. I let everyone know i was after work, let out both spare rooms (after a huge clearout enabled by time off work) and kept myself busy, often doing small jobs for neighbours and mates. it did not take long before I was earning reasonable dosh, went self employed and forgot all about looking or ever wanting to work for a company again. I thought i enjoyed my old job, but realise now I was in controlled hell!
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May 10, 2012 19:22:13 GMT
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Happened to me 2 years ago mate, no warning, just got called up into the tearoom "we're finished lads" had to claim my redundancy off the government etc. I'd spent just over ten years in the motor trade and now I'm an.....Undertaker. It's hard but things will improve eventually, keep your chin up! So now youre in a dead end job? ;D |
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MiataMark
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redundant......MiataMark
@garra
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May 10, 2012 19:59:49 GMT
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You have to treat finding a new job as a job and take a structured approach to finding a new one. Keeping a log of what you're doing is a help (you need to do it for job seekers anyway).
I'm starting out as self-emplyed lots of opportunities but not much that's actually bringing in money and it's really easy to get distracted especially by this forum when I should be working.
Good luck.
Mark
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1990 Mazda MX-52012 BMW 118i (170bhp) - white appliance 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 2003 Land Rover Discovery II TD52007 Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon JTDm
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matto
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May 10, 2012 20:07:08 GMT
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Happened to me 2 years ago mate, no warning, just got called up into the tearoom "we're finished lads" had to claim my redundancy off the government etc. I'd spent just over ten years in the motor trade and now I'm an.....Undertaker. It's hard but things will improve eventually, keep your chin up! So now youre in a dead end job? ;D But he's never going to run out of work! |
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May 10, 2012 20:22:39 GMT
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Don't want to be that guy but ,.. well I am. Very sorry to hear you have been made redundant, but this thread lacks old car content, so I'm locking it. Good luck finding work.
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