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Have depression Was facing redundancy around September and prepared to hear it knowing when we’d get the decision which depended on a national contract. Support ready in case news bad.
Got the news it went through and job safe for at least maybe start of 2027

Out of the blue just got an email yesterday from senior management saying job only safe till March and then depends on the Budget.
if you told me in September you have a job till March and it might be extended it would have been hard but manageable.

i feel my mood dropping like a stone. Don’t want to tell my parents who are my real support but feel bad. Pushing through with the usual met a friend for lunch and did tell them. Will do food shopping but I just want to cry, hide. (I have depression) I’m safe but intrusive thoughts

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I'm really sorry, that's such a crap situation

I think today might be a quiet day on the boards, but hopefully this will give you a bump and other people will reply too

I know sometimes it's easier not to tell people because you can just sit with it in your own head so to speak

Thanks @EmeraldRoulette even one response is fine. I’m low I might bump in the evening (I also sometimes watch strictly and follow here, different names)

I've been made redundant, and sacked, and survived. Never place power over your feelings into the hands of your employer. Or indeed anyone else. What do YOU want out of life?

Try and look at the positives. Will you get any redundancy payment?
You have a good few months to update your cv and look for other jobs but if repayment is likely you don’t want to jeopardise that.
Do you want to work in a similar role or is this an opportunity to look for something different or even retrain?
Is your role in an industry which is suffering a downturn so the above might be worth considering?
Sounds like you need to process the news before you can fully consider your options but there will be options.

Thank you. I will get redundancy pay if it happens. We are funded under a government contract so knew it would end at some point, Iwon’t know until December about anything after April. When benefits for sick people are being reduced, health services under huge strain and schools struggling it would be understandable to end it.

It’s really the process and having been told that your job is safe for another full year then that changing suddenly. Yes need to process and meanwhile try to keep my depression in check 🤞 I can do that

I’m sorry to hear that. I’d take the time to update your CV and put some feelers out now, as I think doing something productive will help. Your bit about benefits being cut for sick people etc - I know this is happening but try not to overwhelm yourself with catastrophic thinking and think too far in the future. (This is what I am guilty of doing!).

Well done for posting and reaching out: it’s hard to do sometimes.

You may not lose your job and it might be extended but better to be prepared and then hope for the best x

Reaching out again for another hand hold. (I’m sorry I know that there are some onnNN that hate the concept, but I suppose they would not have opened the thread.

For some reason feeling very down today. Still don’t know what is happening to the job, probably this week, hopefully not hang over to January. There was a job I could have applied for and then the day to submit something happened at work and sent my mood tumbling, was a few weeks ago. Not been well, just a cold but maybe that’s why today is bad.
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Hi op sorry to hear your depression is bad. Do you think you should see your gp?

I don’t have work-related advice but have experience with depression. You sound like you’re really struggling.

Thank you @hoodiemassive The depression is generally OK. I just don’t know what has particularly happened today. I’ve had some therapy and need to keep following the steps to keep myself as steady as possible. It’s tiring.

Hello all - I wont know until New Year. You’ve been great and I might ask for more later so asking this moved to chat. I thought this would be resolved by now, at least I know I can sort of relax now.

Is it time for you to retrain? Do you want to keep thos job or stay in this line of work?
My friend was made redundant last year and went from a junior supervisor to a manufacturing operative ( on a packing line) and has really thrived. She is really enjoying the new environment ( very different places of work) and a bit less stress and responsibility has really helped her mental health.
This may not be similar to your situation at all but just wanted to share so you know it can work out OK , which is sometimes hard to see when you're in the thick of things.
Is there anyone you can ask for career advice? Or to even proof read your CV?
I hope things work out for you, in limbo is no fun place to be.

Thanks @NurseP Currently I’m just getting by. I have a full break at Christmas and now can just look forward to it rather than wondering each day whether we find out. I’ll be financially stable and very thankful for that. I would hope it would mean my MH would be stable and mostly it is. One day at a time. I do remind myself of the blessings I have, I’d just sometimes like a different brain!

I just wanted to say how awful the uncertainty must be. I was made redundant after more than two decades last year, and I was convinced I’d never be able to work anywhere else. But, it all came out in the wash, and I’m fine. I hope things will be the same for you, too.

Still nothing, was hoping for anything one way or another yesterday as with family. So likely next week. Got support but feeling a bit meh as I always do after the break.

Best wishes to anyone else facing uncertainty - work / health/ other

Coming back to update that it was successful so no redundancy. Thanks for the support

Yay! Good to hear!