Pay Off Before Lay Off!

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Hi Habibboo, sending you and your DH tons of positive vibes about the future. The stress he is under must be so difficult for you both. Fingers crossed this ends up the right way, with time to regroup and recover.

Very best wishes, Tilly x

apple_muncher

Oh Hbb , how rotten for you both! Not just the germs and bugs, but the whole workplace scenario. Like Tilly, everything will be crossed for you . Except for 35 mins Thurs am and pm when I'm on my bike...

I've moved on from MMM to ERE now! But it's the Tilly Tidies that keep me sane! Hang in there xx

Habibiboo

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Hi Habibboo, sending you and your DH tons of positive vibes about the future. The stress he is under must be so difficult for you both. Fingers crossed this ends up the right way, with time to regroup and recover.

Very best wishes, Tilly x

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Thanks Tilly, I appreciate your kind words and I know you've been there yourselves and come through the other side, so it's great to have the support. It's just horrible to see him so unlike himself, with sickness and stress and not be able to help.

Have managed to make him smile a couple of times today (although that might have been wind and bellyache, of course).

Cheers Tilly x

Habibiboo

apple_muncher wrote: »

Oh Hbb , how rotten for you both! Not just the germs and bugs, but the whole workplace scenario. Like Tilly, everything will be crossed for you . Except for 35 mins Thurs am and pm when I'm on my bike...

I've moved on from MMM to ERE now! But it's the Tilly Tidies that keep me sane! Hang in there xx

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Thanks A*M, appreciate your comments and crossings (glad to know you are prioritising cycling safely there though)!

Get you with the acronyms ... MMM - Mr. Money Moustache? Find his site a bit annoying actually so have just read a few articles over there (I feel I've read far more relevant and helpful info on threads over here, to be honest).

So, ERE eh? Don't know that one ... are you ready to reveal all? x

slowlyfading

Hope you don't mind me jumping in - think ERE is Early Retirement Extreme, another site where someone has retired ridiculously early. Google it - it's worth a read hope your DH is feeling better and sorry to hear about the work stuff.

gallygirl

Mr HBB may find the talk will help - the fear of the unknown is often worse than the reality - once you know what you are facing you can start to plan.

Hope he's feeling a bit better.

greent

gallygirl wrote: »

Mr HBB may find the talk will help - the fear of the unknown is often worse than the reality - once you know what you are facing you can start to plan.

Hope he's feeling a bit better.

GG speaks wisely - the uncertainty and waiting is a horrible place to be x


Hoping the Hbbb household is feeling much better and that Mr Hbbb brings home no more germs x

Watty1

Love what GallyGirl said. Once you know you can plan. Our household has been under the threat of Mr Watty's job being restructured and outsourced / changed / laid off /made to move to a different shift pattern blah de blah for so long (like 10 years) that I find it hard to summon any interest here. Sounds awful I know but he keeps saying its really real this time but errr... I think he said back in the dark ages. I just keep overpaying and hoping ....


Chin up and away with the bugs

Habibiboo

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slowlyfading wrote: »

Hope you don't mind me jumping in - think ERE is Early Retirement Extreme, another site where someone has retired ridiculously early. Google it - it's worth a read hope your DH is feeling better and sorry to hear about the work stuff.

Appreciate you jumping in S*F, it's lovely to see you! Early Retirement Extreme eh? Could do with one of those as a challenge, especially as I think a MFi3 is going to be just out of reach!

Ta for good wishes, at the moment I think Mr. Hbbb would be quite happy to retire gracefully! x

gallygirl wrote: »

Mr HBB may find the talk will help - the fear of the unknown is often worse than the reality - once you know what you are facing you can start to plan.

Hope he's feeling a bit better.

I'm sure you're right there G*G, one of those better over with things and as you say, at least we'll know what we're facing. I think he's just additionally spooked because (a) he's feeling grotty and (b) the appointment is in the last week of term (which is in theory the last in-school week of the notice period required for leaving at Christmas). Hmm, but we're not dwelling on that! x

Habibiboo

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greent wrote: »

GG speaks wisely - the uncertainty and waiting is a horrible place to be x


Hoping the Hbbb household is feeling much better and that Mr Hbbb brings home no more germs x

Thanks GreenT, still full of germs but hey ho, tis the time of year. once recovered we can then have our flu jabs and my pneumonia jab! :rotfl:

Watty1 wrote: »

Love what GallyGirl said. Once you know you can plan. Our household has been under the threat of Mr Watty's job being restructured and outsourced / changed / laid off /made to move to a different shift pattern blah de blah for so long (like 10 years) that I find it hard to summon any interest here. Sounds awful I know but he keeps saying its really real this time but errr... I think he said back in the dark ages. I just keep overpaying and hoping ....


Chin up and away with the bugs

Thanks Watty ... gawd, sounds like you're very worldy wise to all that jazz. My BIL gets put through it all exactly the same each year and each year he survives until the next round ... I'm sure he and my sis would be terribly shocked if it actually happened!

But as you say, onwards and upwards, or Tilly Tidying all over the place as a precaution!

Hugs! x