to be fed up worrying about redundancy?

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Ok so DH and I are most likely to both be made redundant next year - different areas of work but both affected by the cuts. This means - we can't spend any money on Christmas, book a holiday, get anything done to the house, nothing!!

Some of the above are luxuries I agree but even taking the kids out during half term wasn't an option. Every penny has to be saved in case we can't find other jobs.

Anyone else in the same position? Anyone else fed up with worrying about it??

yes, i started a thread about it last week. i wish in one way they would just make a decision without putting people through months of worry :(

Sorry didn't see your thread! I just want to enjoy my Christmas without thinking about every penny I have to spend - totally frustrating!

This happened to me three years ago while on maternity leave. The maternity leave was hard enough as I only got SMP. Luckily I got another job lined up but it wasn't as difficult then. I know what you mean about worrying, but you will cope.

YANBU. My job has been at risk since 2008. I've been through a restructure and that was followed by a realignment and at the moment I'm going through a review.

I'm one of the lucky ones in that I still have a job, but the constant 'will I, won't I?' stress is getting to me and this is xmas no3 where we've had to be ultra careful :(

You have my full sympathy.

DH got his notice last week.

We are lucky in that he has decent notice and a slightly better than we thought settlement, and our mortgage isn't silly.

Weirdly it is better - for my head and stress level - now that it is a certainty rather than just a very likely possibility. We're starting to formulate a plan/series of different plans B-Z. And looking forward to ditching the hellish commute and eating dinner as a family again. Even if it will be lentils.

Yanbu. I work at a Surestart Centre & maintained nursery school. Technically I 'belong' to the school rather than the Centre which in theory means my job should be safe, but I've been here so many times before and never managed to avoid the swinging axe so am stressing anyway.
Do you have any idea when decisions are likely to be made re you & your Dh's jobs?

The whole thing is exhausting and it's impossible to ever completely forget about it for a while.

You have my sympathy; good luck.

Waiting for the axe to fall must feel ghastly.

Do you have any friends in similar circumstances with DCs of a similar age to yours? Everyone always has piles of almost-new toys around the house (gifts that weren't the hit the giver thought they would be, fads that have passed). You could swap your nearly-new toys for theirs, and then both families get a pile of presents for zero financial outlay.

I trust both you and DH are currently job hunting?

Find new work before they force you to leave, no matter how good the settlement may be.

I'm currently on maternity leave and due to be made redundant at the end of the financial year. Received my notice letter at the weekend and they've miscalculated my redundancy pay. It's bad enough being made redundant but made all the worse by having to keep on top of HR to make sure I actually get what I am entitled to. I'm trying not to think about it until the new year and concentrate on enjoying my time with my new baby but it's hard not to worry.

I'll be looking for a new job in the new year but I fear it's going to be nigh on impossible to find part time work at the same grade.

Fortunately I knew this might be coming so I have been saving for the last 18 months and have enough to cover bills and mortgage for nearly a year if I can't find work straight away. I realise I'm lucky to be able to have done this because not everyone has a disposable income that they can save for a rainy day.

Also agree with mazzystartled I feel much better about my redundancy noe it's a certainty rather than a possiability. At least now I can have a firm plan of action.

Agree with the idea that you should jump before you are pushed. Look for alternative employment. Change is a perennial fact of life and it's more easily managed psychologically if you take the initiative rather than worrying about something you ultimately have no control over.

Thanks all - but sorry to hear some of you are also in the same boat. My career area has been dismantled by the coalition government so I have nowhere to go other than a total career change DH might be luckier, hopefully!

ninedragons - I like that idea will have a chat with my friends about it!