Leaving a job without another to go to

Snakey

Take it and go. It's not a question of whether you get shafted in the restructure, more that you are not happy and want to leave.

If six months' pay isn't enough incentive to get you to try to improve your life, what would be? I am sure you don't secretly just enjoy moaning and your real ambition is to still be right there, still moaning, on the day you qualify for your State pension.

What would the plan be? Go back to your home town and stay with family while you look for something new?

BitterAndTwisted

Take the money and run. If you can't find an equivalent role in the town you want to move back to in six months, you never will.

Run and don't look back!

pioneer31

Snakey wrote: »

Take it and go. It's not a question of whether you get shafted in the restructure, more that you are not happy and want to leave.

If six months' pay isn't enough incentive to get you to try to improve your life, what would be? I am sure you don't secretly just enjoy moaning and your real ambition is to still be right there, still moaning, on the day you qualify for your State pension.

What would the plan be? Go back to your home town and stay with family while you look for something new?

Yes that is the plan. I'm following the idea (nonsense or otherwise) that living in the area that I'm seeking work will make it easier to get a job than at distance (300 miles). Visits to employers, networking etc. Also I should be able to devote a greatdeal of my time to job hunting, something which I can't do now, as I'm at work 37 hrs a week.


Of course it is safer and less anxiety provoking to stay put and wait to get another job.

Doshwaster

pioneer31 wrote: »

There has been a U turn. I have now been offered a severance payment (6 mths pay).

I would bite their hands off. It's an offer that you might not get in a few months time.

I spent two years trying to be made redundant but just wasted 2 years of my life. I would have jumped at an offer of 6 months pay - especially when the first £30,000 is tax free.