To ask, what is your job, what is your Brexit plan?

[FreakOfNature]

In the interests of trying to figure out what may or may not happen come next April I thought it would be a good idea to see what all the different sectors currently have planned for Brexit.

To start, I'm a sahm, dh professional role in the forces (think vet, dentist, dr etc). So far he's heard nothing official from the powers that be about how, in a work capacity, he should prepare for Brexit. Typical 'keep calm and carry on' approach

My job will be screwed because EU funding will stop. Luckily DH is the main earner and he will be fine. In fact, he will probably do very well out of it.

Chocolate, what area do you work in? Have you been told to make preparations, if so what (purely in a work capacity, rather than personal prep)?

I find it strange that dh hasn't been informed of anything at all either from the military or professional bodies. At least, that's what he's told me.

I teach so am pretty certain my career will be untouched by Brexit. DH is a consultant so is likely to be similarly untouched by it.

Planning-wise I don't think either of us truly believes that come next March we're going to be leaving the EU.

Nurse. Moving jobs in December to a unit which is better staffed. EU nurses have left my hospital in droves :/.

Both DH and I work in universities as academics. No official advice yet as no one knows what sort of Brexit it will be (whatever type, it will be damaging, but we don't know exactly how bad). DH's university has a Brexit planning team but there's not much they can concretely do or plan without knowing what terms we'll be leaving on - I think they are preparing options depending on what happens. Some places have made plans aimed at trying to reassure EU staff by offering them support with getting settled status if they wish to stay.

On personal level of planning, lots of people are applying for jobs in other countries, including us, reluctantly. All our family and networks are here and neither of us want to leave, but I'm really worried about my job prospects. My institution is poorer than DH's, and across the sector there is likely to be a huge strain and funding gap caused by loss of EU research income and falling student numbers (the latter is already happening because of the government's policies on overseas students), so I am expecting that there will be cuts across the board and redundancies. if I lose my job, I'm not optimistic about the prospects of getting another one as we're anticipating a hiring freeze at a lot of places. And I'm pretty pessimistic about medium to long term future of UK universities and research following Brexit, so not sure whether this is the place to build a career even if I don't get made redundant. But given we are both looking for jobs in a niche sector, I think the chances of us being able to move are fairly low - I'm applying more so that if everything goes horribly wrong for me, at least I'll know I did what I could and won't be kicking myself for not trying harder to get out! I'm relatively sure that DH will be okay as his institution is less likely to be forced into making big redundancies. I have thought a fair bit about whether we can survive on just his salary if we have to (we probably can, but it will be painful and a big drop in our standard of living).

But on a week-by-week basis, I'd say that people at work just aren't talking about it because it's too depressing and it will be bad enough when it happens without worrying about it in advance!

I am a student...I wanted to wait until DS was older/we had more money before going back to uni but I was worried that with Brexit I would suddenly become an 'international' student rather than a 'home/eu' student and then I'd never be able to afford the fees.

Getting a PhD place in a few years will be harder I think as there'll be no more EU funding.

I work in digital services sales - international clients. Our company is doing really well, I've smashed my target in my first year there and have just started mat leave, personally I'm not worried. Our clients are big businesses all over the world, most of our work doesn't come from the UK so shouldn't really have much of an effect.

I work in the third sector, almost all funded by the EU. We're all very aware we may have no jobs come April but that's the nature of charity work these days anyway. My dh is trying to get more work, I'm keeping my ears open for something else but I'm part time anyway. With tax credits we'll be ok. If we get moved onto universal credit we're absolutely screwed, that coupled with brexit gives me panic attacks quite frequently.

I work in an independent school in a very affluent part of London.

We’re seeing reduced enquiries across all entry points, higher mid-year leavers etc.

We’ve got good reserves, plans to downsize/transform over the coming years.

I’m hoping for changes meaning we have to pay corp tax and VAT as I think it’s ridiculous we don’t pay those things on such big profits.

I'm a teacher but also an EU national. DH is a teacher as well, but British.
We've left for now. He won't have any restrictions to living and working in my country due to being married to a citizen. It wasn't certain whether the same would apply to me had we stayed in the UK, which is sad, because I've loved living there for the past 14 years. We've now sold our house there and will move all savings out of the UK until we know a bit more about what the heck is going to happen.
Jobwise, we aren't really affected by it. I can do my job here as well as in the UK. DH has greater difficulty because he's not meeting the language requirement, yet.

I anticipate that my workload would drop quite a bit if there is a no deal Brexit. In that case I would hope to negotiate part-time hours.

I am in a fortunate position of not having a mortgage and having decent levels savings. DH's job is probably ok and more at risk from AI/technology than Brexit. He is old enough to retire on a small pension. As long as we don't get rampant hyperinflation like Venezuela which erodes our savings to zero, we should be ok.

None of this helps my son if he can't get a job though.

I work for the NHS. My plan is to leave the NHS as soon as possible to avoid the fallout when it goes bang. The fall of the NHS won’t be specifically related to Brexit, it’s been a steady decline for a few years now but Brexit will definitely be a factor in bringing its demise forward.

We also run our own company and whilst the service we provide won’t be affected directly by Brexit, our service users are. A large proportion of them are EU nationals working in science and medical based roles, we are already seeing service users moving out of the UK because of Brexit and we know how worried the industries they work in are about the future. As a company we can’t do anything about this or even compensate for it so it is just a case of slogging on as best we can. Frankly, it’s terrifying.

I'm a sahm due to illness just now, but worried about the nhs- one of my ward's nurses has left and I'm not sure if the medicine I take will be affected as it's not manufactured in the UK.

Dh currently works in the media, but has just accepted a new job in a company dealing with insolvency and financial management. Sadly I think a company dealing with that will have quite a lot of business from people affected by universal credit and stricter criteria for mortgages.

He did ask if his old company could match his new offer, but they were unable to - it was only 2k more than he gets at the moment, but they are so terrified of Brexit all their budgets have been slashed to nothing.

DH and I both work in a university, in professional services roles. As lilythesheep mentioned, there's a lot of concern about falling student numbers, falling grant income, and the ability of the government to plug the funding gap caused by the loss of our ERC income. I sincerely doubt that the government will have the money, even if they wanted to - our economy is about to take a hit, and the money just won't be there.

I don't have a plan. I wish I did. I don't speak another language, and neither of us are the kind of high-level professionals that would be targeted by international recruiters. I'm feeling pretty done with this country, and I'd be prepared to move if it meant better prospects for us, but DH doesn't want to leave. I'm really very worried about what's going to happen, and I don't feel prepared for the impact it's going to have on our sector.

I'm a freelancer. I have a plan currently in action to attract more US clients with a different kind of product starting this autumn, so I don't anticipate being affected at all.

DH is an academic with a medium-term post, and his field is primarily funded by two wholly-UK-based funds (he'll need that for a permanent post). So the sorts of funding he applies for won't be especially impacted, and but there will be a deeper layer of impacts I imagine.

Sales Assistant , no Brexit plan.

I work in the arts. Technically I'm self-employed but I'm very affected by the public funding landscape, which is going to take a hit thanks to the general economic downturn that's inevitable and the withdrawal of funding from the EU. Private spending has seen a distinct downturn already. The overnight reduction in two-way cross-pollination between UK and EU projects will also have a depressing effect on the quality of the arts imo, especially long-term.

DP works in publishing and is also self-employed. Much of his income comes from the public sector in the UK, which is probably going to be tightening its belt, or originates in the EU, which is obviously going to be problematic. So he will probably lose work altogether or have to renegotiate on worse terms.

We have school-age kids to think of, but in the longer term we'll probably relocate to Ireland. We should probably sell our house now, before the market crashes, but I can't bear to actually get on with this stuff. Tbh, I think I am in denial that Brexit is actually going to happen, and still think there's a chance it won't.

The financial impact is going to be appalling, but in many ways I think that's the least of it.

Well, I live and work in another EU country with my partner who is currently pregnant with our child. I can't think much past "I hope I can stay" yet!

I work in pensions so I'm not worried about my job. DH is a plumber. He could do well out of people wanting to get rid of "forrin" mixer taps I suppose

I work for a charity and whilst we are not anticipating any immediate changes were are resilience planning against an anticipated long term economic downturn and even the possibility of a full blown depression.

My clients are UK based and the work is a need which will continue regardless so it won't necessarily affect me. My partner is an engineer but his clients are in the Far East/Middle East and the US so whilst there may be an effect he thinks it may be a benefit. Who knows really, though?

I'm more concerned about European friends. Romanian, German, several French families and the thought they may have to go home if their jobs aren't deemed worthy enough is sickening.

I’m an accountant - not concerned about my own job (I’m an auditor and there’s more demand than supply generally at a qualified level). I know some of my clients are a little concerned about the potential impact on their businesses.

OP I don't want to be too specific, but what I do is 50% funded by the EU, and I doubt that most people realise it. Unfortunately it won't just affect our jobs - there will be a much wider implication.

I am a mosaic artist- lots of my materials come from EU countries (Portugal, Italy, France). My plan is to use local materials including a lot more found objects instead and change my techniques and style accordingly. I am quite looking forward to the challenge of that. I live in a very poor coastal town and see us having to continue to pull together. The fishermen here are looking forward to Brexit but I don't think its going to deliver what they wanted.

I used to work in IT in the finance area. Recently moved out of that area due to the market place shrinking (yes, a lot of companies are quietly and not so quietly moving services into mainland Europe). These days, I work in UK Utilities, on the basis that it is probably less risky than where I was previously....