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CM Club: These are, I think, my options

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KatyMac · 02/08/2008 21:38

Things are bad - I have some options

  1. Sit here quietly waiting for things to pick up
  2. Sit here quietly waiting for things to crash & burn
  3. Actively make the decision to close, laying off/making redundant staff
  4. Lay off/make redundant some staff & see how long we can continue

What do you think?

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 02/08/2008 23:42

No help there either.

I think you have already explored offering your service to Social Services, yes?

How depressing, Katy.

No help to you at all, just sympathy sweetheart.

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KatyMac · 02/08/2008 23:39

Local paper don't appear to be interested

Network have offered me one enquiry in 9 months Fri & Sat am 8am - 12noon collection from 10 miles away and drop off after - I didn't say yes, surprisingly

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 02/08/2008 23:36

Not crap, Katy, you have had a run of bad luck sweetheart.

Have you thought any more about doing a 'puff' for your local paper?

What help can your CDO/Newtwork colleagues offer?

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KatyMac · 02/08/2008 23:25

No idea

Credit crunch?
Never picked up after a member of staff left last year?
I'm crap?

I have 7 F/T vacancies atm

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vInTaGeVioLeT · 02/08/2008 23:19

so, i seem to have missed why things have gotten bad - why have you got so many vacancies ATM?