The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

missychrissy

I think a lot of people are worried about their jobs. My youngest son’s partner lost her job 2 weeks into lock down but has very quickly managed to find another. My son says he will be losing his too as the company he works for are going into liquidation. He is actively looking.
One of my DIL hasn’t worked during lockdown as she is a beauty therapist. However, she has started up her own baking from home business this week. I admire her enterprise.
I’m ok, I’m retired so no longer have to worry about work. However, I was a nurse so I would have been ok under present circumstances. It’s very hard times for some and I wish you all the best of luck.

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jamanda said:

Don't panic Thrifty.  The fact that you are on this thread shows that you are as prepared as you can be and you have the most important commodity - common sense.  Things will work out and you won't starve.  Chin up chicken

Thanks, I just feel stuck in this never ending limbo, I am on MA leave and highly doubt I will have any clients when MA leave finishes later in the year, I have qualifications but not the next level I would need to have more opportunities, to complete it would be 2.5K I stupidly didn't finish them before we had children, house etc, plus now with 3 children under 5 and with a new baby my childcare choices would be limited other than my parents and the risk factor that would entail particularly with my Dad on the shielding list.  I think the thing with DH job during this period of time has been every time there has been a change business advice wise we have justified why he isn't back and now we have run out of these, DH feels betrayed by the company that he has been loyal to for numerous years and I just feel sick,  they called the other person whom also shares the same roll back in before him and we have been going over reasons as to why he would be chosen over husband and it's not helped at all, we will yet again sit still and wait.  In the meantime I am venturing up the loft and selling anything that doesn't earn its keep and unfortunately my vintage Sylvanian families are no longer earning their keep despite how much the 5yr old in me would like to keep them.  

RAS

Thrifty

If push comes to shove, could you go back to work and OH be the stay at home parent for a while? Not ideal but might be better than nothing?

jamanda

Don't despair Thrifty.  I think a lot of us on here have been through really hard times.  You do come out the other side, and sometimes it is better than you imagined it could be.  Keep positive, play with your kids and cuddle your DH.   Things will sort themselves out.

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RAS said:

Thrifty

If push comes to shove, could you go back to work and OH be the stay at home parent for a while? Not ideal but might be better than nothing?

I'm SE and I don't think my clients would still be there as they have their own staff and i'm extra support and for the time being the MA from the gov is guaranteed money, i'm hoping we are just panicking about DH job and that he will go back to it.  If its worse case when MA finishes and if DH doesn't have a job it will come down to which ever one of us can get a job first and pay wise but hopefully it wont come down to that. 

jamanda said:

Don't despair Thrifty.  I think a lot of us on here have been through really hard times.  You do come out the other side, and sometimes it is better than you imagined it could be.  Keep positive, play with your kids and cuddle your DH.   Things will sort themselves out.

Thanks.  The flaw was trying to second guess a business in these times, we will see how it plays out.  We are a lot more fortunate that others and i'm grateful for our family, we will keep our heads down and carry on once I get over the shock factor of today, I don't want the other person at the company to lose their job either, I just stupidly thought they would bring both back on part time hours for July and kind of job share for the moment until numbers increased.  missychrissy said:

I think a lot of people are worried about their jobs. My youngest son’s partner lost her job 2 weeks into lock down but has very quickly managed to find another. My son says he will be losing his too as the company he works for are going into liquidation. He is actively looking.
One of my DIL hasn’t worked during lockdown as she is a beauty therapist. However, she has started up her own baking from home business this week. I admire her enterprise.
I’m ok, I’m retired so no longer have to worry about work. However, I was a nurse so I would have been ok under present circumstances. It’s very hard times for some and I wish you all the best of luck.

It's just such an awful situation for everyone to be in, I hate it so much.  I wish your family the best as well.
Anyhow thank you everyone for listening to another of my mini breakdowns yet again, I promise from now on to keep it relevant to prepping!   
   

daz378

Hope things work out thrifty.....i am also worried about my job    tupe d over  over on a 5 year  contract 5 years ago....now   we are only being offered our care contracts a year at a time....had a blood test for my diabetes  and my levels are ok....even though ive put weight on....went to my mates pub  monday teatime  thankfully hardly anyone in.....stay safe

euronorris

Hey thrifty. Just wanted to pop in and give my support. Redundancy worries are stressful, and it is hard not to take it personally when someone is brought back on, and you aren't (or put on furlough, and you aren't, or you're made redundant and they arent). We often put a lot of effort into our jobs, and want the businesses to succeed etc, so these things can sting. It probably doesn't feel like it, but it's likely a financial decision. Could it be that the other person is on a lower wage? Therefore cheaper to bring back?

Also, my husband went through redundancy with a company he had worked for, for 17 years. He was super angry with them. It felt soo personal to him. He was the main earner at the time. More than double what I was earning, and we were living abroad the time too. But we go through it, returned home, got back on our feet, and now I am the sole earner whilst he is the stay at home parent. I'm telling you this, so you can be reassured that whilst you may have some tough times, you WILL get through it.

Xx

Nargleblast

It's all true, thrifty. A situation arises, you feel shock, anger, hurt, anxiety. Then you start dissecting the situation, looking at all your options. Some time later you look back and realise that you were not only capable of dealing with it, but you did deal with it, you survived and even found yourself  in a better situation. At least you have found the MSE site and forums.  I suggest a look at the Debt Free Wannabe challenges, including the Frugal Living challenge, as well as all the OS forum stuff.

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Well slept all night apart from waking at 4am and writing out a strongly worded letter to the ceo in my head. Came downstairs to be told by DH that he had an email and they are selling the company 🤦 yet again didn't see that one coming!! Officially give up. We're sitting tight and riding the storm in a cloud of grumpiness. I'm off to order that baking book you mentioned a few pages back and taking control back of this situation. 

Living_proof

I think we should all ensure our homes, garages, sheds and vehicles are secure. I have just had an email from the local police force to say that shed break-ins are up 60% and bearing in mind the redundancies on the horizon, petty crime has always increased in previous recessions and it will doubtless be the case over the coming months. Now is the time to replace that dodgy padlock, add additional locks etc. and stay ahead of the game.