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Been made redundant tonight.

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tiredemma · 19/12/2006 20:43

Been made redundant from my part time work tonight, have been here for 6 yrs.

Gutted as it fits in so well around Uni and just covers my childcare bill. Plus I have fab mates here.

Cant cope with having to find another part time job..

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lulumama · 19/12/2006 20:44

honey...what a PITA......poor you .....x

StrangeTown · 19/12/2006 20:45

Oh Emma! So sorry to hear this. I know there's never a good time for this, but honestly, that's a nightmare right now.

Hope you are getting a decent pay off and some outplacement support to find something else.

Good Luck x

VeniVidiVickiQV · 19/12/2006 20:47

Sorry to hear this. Find out what you are entitled to asap....

JanH · 19/12/2006 20:48

Oh, emma - so sorry to hear that - hope you will be able to find something else which will fit in as well. You have been so kind with helping people here to find holidays

Good luck

Glitterygookwithchocsonthetree · 19/12/2006 20:52

Oh what a nightmare. THe timing really is horrible too isn't it?

My friend's dh has just been made redundant too and they are already struggling through her being on maternity leave.

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tiredemma · 19/12/2006 20:54

thanks everyone.

i know that I will find other work eventually, just hope that I can find something that will fit in around my course.

Why this just five days before xmas??? Been a good girl all year aswell!

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tiredemma · 20/12/2006 10:51

feel much more positive this morning, I have worked out that I will get a fairly decent payoff ( only about 3k- but its better than nothing!) and have just spoken to the manager of the local BUPA care home ( about a 5 min walk away from my house) and she has asked me to pop in to pick up a form for Bank Care Assistant. So maybe its not going to be so bad after all???

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flutturkey · 20/12/2006 10:54

I know how you feel tm I was made redundant a few weeks ago, hadn't been there long enough to get any redundancy pay either

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tiredemma · 20/12/2006 10:56

oh thats crap- really sorry to hear that. Its the worst time of the year to do this isnt it?

Hope you find something else x

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Gingerbear · 20/12/2006 10:57

Oh, Emma, so sorry this has happened.
Companies always seem to announce redundancies just before Christmas. I hope you get something soon (fingers crossed for you)

Gingerbear · 20/12/2006 10:57

And you flutterturkey

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tiredemma · 20/12/2006 11:10

I hope so, ill do anything really to keep the money coming in, as long as I can get around £400 pcm, we sould be ok, if not- we are buggered and ill have to leave Uni. which is the very last thing that i want to do.

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Bugsy2 · 20/12/2006 11:34

Big sympathy to you tiredemma. I was given notice that the company I work for is closing down in March. At least I have a bit of notice to get something else organised, but it is a real pain.
Will keep fingers crossed that you find something else that will work around uni.

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