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  • BlueJ94
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    Evening all, so my main work has let go of 2 people in the last two weeks and now handed out 3 redundancy notices. So if worst comes to worst I’ll go back to sainsburys
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  • badmemory
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    Pity they didn't do that a few weeks ago, but typical,  Good luck!
  • BlueJ94
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    badmemory said:
    Pity they didn't do that a few weeks ago, but typical,  Good luck!
    Agreed! But, I’m keeping my hopes up as we was told we’re safe as long as the business can now make money. But sainsburys have said that I can go back to them if I ever wanted too 
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    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £0/£7,092.16
    Make £2026 in 2026! £602.40/£2026

    Savings goal £162.79/£1000
  • Parkyp
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    Hopefully there won’t be any more redundancies. 
  • BlueJ94
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    Parkyp said:
    Hopefully there won’t be any more redundancies. 
    Hopefully not but I’m also going to keep my eyes open if there’s anything else out there that I could apply for if needed 
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    Debt owed;

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    DFW Challenges! 

    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #9 £104.30
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £0/£7,092.16
    Make £2026 in 2026! £602.40/£2026

    Savings goal £162.79/£1000
  • Parkyp
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    How many years have you worked there. At least you know you wouldn’t be completely stuck and could go back to Sainsburys until you found something more suitable. Keep my fingers crossed for you. 
  • BlueJ94
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    Parkyp said:
    How many years have you worked there. At least you know you wouldn’t be completely stuck and could go back to Sainsburys until you found something more suitable. Keep my fingers crossed for you. 
    5 years and 5 months to be exact! Yeah that’s true and thank you!
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    Debt owed;

    Abound - £0/£7,092.16

    DFW Challenges! 

    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #9 £104.30
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £0/£7,092.16
    Make £2026 in 2026! £602.40/£2026

    Savings goal £162.79/£1000
  • BlueJ94
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    Evening all,

    so my plan this evening is to sit myself down properly and budget right from the start including recreating my SOA and seeing where I could save some pennies! I’ve gone a lot off track recently and with my main job possibly hanging in the balance I want to make sure I can survive on Sainsburys pay if I needed to go back! Time get to get my bum into gear again!
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    Debt owed;

    Abound - £0/£7,092.16

    DFW Challenges! 

    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #9 £104.30
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £0/£7,092.16
    Make £2026 in 2026! £602.40/£2026

    Savings goal £162.79/£1000
  • Must be a bit unsettling for you not knowing what might happen with your main job! Hope that the business starts making money so you can carry on working there but good to know you have Sainsbury's as a back up.
    Debt free November 2022 


  • BlueJ94
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    Must be a bit unsettling for you not knowing what might happen with your main job! Hope that the business starts making money so you can carry on working there but good to know you have Sainsbury's as a back up.
    I’m torn as I was ready to leave the place a few months back. I guess that’s a plus, I know I’m employable. I hope so too as I enjoy it more now than I used to. Yeah agreed, fingers crossed!
     I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe boards and spending & discounts boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.

    Debt owed;

    Abound - £0/£7,092.16

    DFW Challenges! 

    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #9 £104.30
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £0/£7,092.16
    Make £2026 in 2026! £602.40/£2026

    Savings goal £162.79/£1000
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