Small steps lead to big changes...

Sun_Addict

Sorry to hear it’s not the news you wanted. At least you know where you are now after all the uncertainty. 

maggiem

Sorry to hear that news, hope you are not too shocked.

BalanceBy50

Really sorry to hear that @jwil - I have been there more than once & it has always worked out for the better x

jwil

Thanks everyone. I’m a bit gutted. My role is being deleted and they don’t have anything else for me. The formal consultation is still to happen so I can fight my corner but I can’t see it will make any difference. 

I’m very glad I had the fight about my terms earlier in the year as I wouldn’t want that stress now. 

No idea on dates etc as need to wait until after the consultation period which doesn’t start til the end of the month. It won’t be until next year though so I’ve got a bit of time. 

in_need_of_direction

Have you thought what your redundancy package might look like? Best advice I got upon leaving a job was to give myself a work break and actually plan based on what I wanted.  I don’t guarantee that it’s always perfect but it made me think about negotiables versus non negotiables. It even got me gardening for the first time in my life.  Even though it’s now a rare activity, it brings me joy that I would never otherwise have discovered.  

In the meantime, take care and breathe.

NeverendingDMP

Oh no sorry to hear the news. Take time to digest it and go easy on yourself. Absolutely gutted for you. And i know its not gonna help at the moment but as someone whose not long been cut from a job I've somehow forged a new path. Hopefully they will at least treat you all decently in the consultation period. Are your colleagues all affected too. Makes morale drop like a sack of **** doesn't it, take care xxxxx

Sun_Addict

If it’s any consolation I lost a job I loved a week after I lost my mom 😞 However I found a much better job 2 weeks later that I’m still in 24 years down the line. 

jwil

in_need_of_direction said:

Have you thought what your redundancy package might look like? Best advice I got upon leaving a job was to give myself a work break and actually plan based on what I wanted.  I don’t guarantee that it’s always perfect but it made me think about negotiables versus non negotiables. It even got me gardening for the first time in my life.  Even though it’s now a rare activity, it brings me joy that I would never otherwise have discovered.  

In the meantime, take care and breathe.

Thank you.  When they did VR I asked for a quote to find out, and had a big battle with them over the conditions I was entitled to - there being thousands different in terms of what they said I was entitled to and what I understood I was.  I eventually 'won' and have the emails stored safely in case. I'm glad I had that battle then and not now.

I have decided I am going to sit it out, and not rush to do anything. I'm not leaving without that redundancy payment, so I'm not going to start looking yet.  I've decided I'll take a month off, and then start looking.

NeverendingDMP said:

Oh no sorry to hear the news. Take time to digest it and go easy on yourself. Absolutely gutted for you. And i know its not gonna help at the moment but as someone whose not long been cut from a job I've somehow forged a new path. Hopefully they will at least treat you all decently in the consultation period. Are your colleagues all affected too. Makes morale drop like a sack of **** doesn't it, take care xxxxx

Thank you.  I know you've had a rough time recently too.  I spoke to a couple of colleagues last night and it appears they've taken a wrecking ball to our team.  I can't believe it.

Sun_Addict said:

If it’s any consolation I lost a job I loved a week after I lost my mom 😞 However I found a much better job 2 weeks later that I’m still in 24 years down the line. 

Thank you.  That must have been unbelievably tough for you.  I'm glad it worked out in your favour though.

NeverendingDMP

I agree you definitely need to wait for the redundancy package and at the risk of being a conspiracy type theorist person do you have the emails stored or printed on your own device  
Take care xx

jwil

NeverendingDMP said:

I agree you definitely need to wait for the redundancy package and at the risk of being a conspiracy type theorist person do you have the emails stored or printed on your own device  
Take care xx

I most certainly do   I have them saved in several places.  I'm obviously a conspiracy theorist type person too.