Redundancy Notice...

[Dr Nowt]

I've been thinking about retraining as something else lately but it seems there's no industry safe, if the greater economy can screw you out of a decent wage and career by fair means or foul it will. There's absolutely no place safe anymore. 

 

Aye I hear you, used to think about retraining a fair bit but came to the conclusion I'd need to do it out of love for something rather than purely to improve job prospects, for reasons as specified.  I've already had one career purely based on pragmatism.  Still might mind you; it's never too late.  If I could just stop procrastinating...

 

I reckon the GF should pool together and write a sitcom or the like.

[Dr Nowt]

That is so cold - don't think I could do it.

 

I got commended by management for providing the best training of our team on one of the occasions, bizarrely, but then they didn't see the passages of internet porn stories I randomly inserted into various procedure documents.

[lifetime fan]

If I had my time again I'd train as a farrier or a barber.

[mattyq]

Been laid off twice, and both times was asked to arrange and perform training modules for my replacements overseas, after getting the news.

 

Had to laugh at how brazen that is.

 

Good luck to those under the threat. This is not to be glib as I know all about the pressure it can put you under, and that in many instances it's solely a negative, but sometimes you do look back glad it happened and better off, once the dust settles and you get sorted again.

Haha, similat sort of thing happened to me

I've been laid off twice and asked to provide training.

Obviously, at the time it's pretty devastating but it's interesting how the power between employer/employee shifts especially if you're a member of a union and aware of all your rights which i'd reccomend to everyone

[littletedwest]

Seems as though my boss has been laid off but nobody has heard from him. Apparently that's how it rolls with managers, you get taken for a conversation Mafia style and are never seen again. The company is making a profit too - let the good times roll. Really do hate this shit, it's no way to live.

 

my old boss was "poorly" then disappeared.He defo wasn't poorly either. He was a huge cunt so no great loss.

[littletedwest]

And now I'm redundant. I've got the equivalent of about a years salary tax free ( 22k ish) so I'm ok. 

Feel bad for some colleagues. Some managers on better salaries than me but less service means less money but probably bigger bills

[littletedwest]

I know I've put this on here before but I've had some 2 year. Lost my dad, my dog, my job, mums had a major heart operation and the mrs nephew. To add to being woken up to find I'd lost my job (news was on tv before we were told due to stock market rules) mrs found out her sisters cancer had returned (bladder cancer which is what killed my dad) 

[Anubis]

Fucking hell Ted, if anyone deserves a break this time around, it’s you.

[littletedwest]

Yeah 4 weeks off, get my head straight.

It's ironic, my dad lost his mum in 91, was made redundant. He went slowly downhill after that with the ale. I'm pissed but tonight but luckily I cant drink for 2 days on a trot

[Raymond Duck]

That sucks mate. Fortunate you have a decent pay off to keep you going for a while.

 

Good luck, you could certainly do with some.

[Lee909]

Fucking hell that's shit mate. 

 

At least you've got a decent payout and you can get your head straight and even sit this shit out a while if needed

 

All the best

[Oh Buoy]

If it helps ted, I love you, mate (did it help?)

 

It's beyond shit year for you and your family but you've done brilliantly to power through it all. Four weeks will let some of the dust settle probably more around the job rather than the other stuff. Loss does build up though mate and there's only so much we can carry around with us because it starts to warp our outlook on life. When you're ready get yourself some support both from family and friends and a few professionals if you feel you need it.

 

Happy to chat if needed - just a button away.

 

x

[littletedwest]

Thanks 

16 minutes ago, ``` said:

If it helps ted, I love you, mate (did it help?)

 

It's beyond shit year for you and your family but you've done brilliantly to power through it all. Four weeks will let some of the dust settle probably more around the job rather than the other stuff. Loss does build up though mate and there's only so much we can carry around with us because it starts to warp our outlook on life. When you're ready get yourself some support both from family and friends and a few professionals if you feel you need it.

 

Happy to chat if needed - just a button away.

 

x

Thanks mate I'm ok. I'm not my dad he was far smarter than me, but went through more emotional trauma (he lost his dad at 8 and his brother drowned when he was 10)

Does feel like a release really, I'd had issues at work but last week we put that straight. I'd let a few things slide at work but obviously after last few months it's not surprising. 

My boss noticed how unmotivated I was which given the circumstances isnt unusual 

[Tj hooker]

After years of dithering the company I work for have finally announced the closure of our depot , now we thought the redundancy was cut and dried but these sneaky bastards have offered us a job in either St Asaph on the A55 in North Wales or Runcorn. 

The vast majority of the drivers just want out of the place me included. 

These shysters are trying every trick in the book to keep hold of us as recruiting multi drop drivers is pretty difficult right now which I find surprising .

Anyway we've approached a local employment solicitor who we've been told is shit hot so our hopes are pretty high for a pay off 

[lifetime fan]

Hope you don’t get fucked over with government minimum like I was mate. 

[Tj hooker]

32 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Hope you don’t get fucked over with government minimum like I was mate. 

No mate they have stated in the redundancy pack that they are paying out on full service which in my case is 37 years .

They are trying to bully us into accepting a job in another depot when the contracts we have don't have a mobility clause. 

[lifetime fan]

1 minute ago, Tj hooker said:

No mate they have stated in the redundancy pack that they are paying out on full service which in my case is 37 years .

They are trying to bully us into accepting a job in another depot when the contracts we have don't have a mobility clause. 

Good news. 

[Tj hooker]

1 minute ago, lifetime fan said:

Good news. 

Yeah thank god but both depots that they are proposing we move too are over 40 miles away which is a non starter for us 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Tj hooker said:

Yeah thank god but both depots that they are proposing we move too are over 40 miles away which is a non starter for us 

 

Cheeky fuckers mate. 37 years they should be fucking grateful not playing the cunt about it. 

[Tj hooker]

12 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

 

Cheeky fuckers mate. 37 years they should be fucking grateful not playing the cunt about it. 

Typical of this company pal , if they will finish a terminally Ill man dying of cancer on work capability then they would have no qualms in trying to screw us out of our entitlement. 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Tj hooker said:

Typical of this company pal , if they will finish a terminally Ill man dying of cancer on work capability then they would have no qualms in trying to screw us out of our entitlement. 

 

Bastards. 

[Tj hooker]

3 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

 

Bastards. 

Oh absolutely 

[Section_31]

A transfer to Runcorn surely gives you grounds for constructive dismissal?

[Tj hooker]

10 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

A transfer to Runcorn surely gives you grounds for constructive dismissal?

You would think so wouldn't you 

[manwiththestick]

I was going to look for a thread but as this is work related I'll put it in here.

 

I've worked in the same place for 15 years and the company has gone so corporate in the last 5 years I'm really not enjoying it. I have an okay job but not too fussed on some of the new people and processes etc. I do think it is affecting my spare time, home life and mental well-being as even though I'm mostly at home I dread Monday's 

 

 

 

I have been approached for another job by an ex colleague, it's ticking a lot of boxes and whilst it's not a certainty I do have to go in for an informal 'interview' but it sounds like as long as I don't make a hash of the meeting I'm good.

 

 

 

The only issue is I have been asked if I have an up to date CV. The last one I did was about six years ago, I was told don't worry if I haven’t got one but to be honest I would rather send one anyway.

 

 

 

So, I need to refresh my old CV and I'm struggling with the opening statement, my old cv sounds like some LinkedIn shite and I want to present a general overview without it sounding generic or like I've Googled it.

 

 

 

I was going to go with 'Give me the job, I'm not a twat' but I feel I might need to expand on that.

 

 

 

Any help appreciated, this is of course the best place for this kind of request.