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I got made redundant at a job I loved/hated I travelled the world installing and commissioning expensive scientific instruments , the science and engineering was wonderful,being away from home for months at a time on my own was no fun. Like the OP I wondered how I was going to support my family , fortunately I walked onto another job , which I kept for 20 years , equally rewarding without the long distance travel. It taught me that loyalty counts for nothing and as one door closes another will open . To Saxo I'm glad its worked out OK , read the contract carefully as once you accept the new job with a different company then the redundancy money disappears as its deemed you have left the job, and accrued years are lost. A colleague who was also made redundant at the same time explained this to me ( we were offered jobs with associated companies) fortunately ( in hindsight) there wasn't a suitable position for me at one of the other companies
During my working life I was made redundant four times but just went from one company to another with no downtime.
On the last occasion I said 'enough'. and started my own company working as a consultant and typically to the company that had just dumped me. Plus many of their customers who heard that I was a free agent and asked me to work directly for them.
Should have done it sooner
On the last occasion I said 'enough'. and started my own company working as a consultant and typically to the company that had just dumped me. Plus many of their customers who heard that I was a free agent and asked me to work directly for them.
Should have done it sooner
Like you, I was made redundant 4 times in my career - the first 2 times I went straight into better jobs but the last 2 incurred long periods out of work due to a combination of ageism by employers and obsolete IT skill portfolio.
The one lesson for everyone is that loyaly counts for nothing.
- Jul 18, 2017
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I was made redundant for the first time at age 59 when the company went into administration. Not easy to get a decent job at that age even if you have a degree, but managed until I retired.
- Nov 11, 2009
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I was made redundant straight after graduating as the company did not require any more mechanical engineers. Then again in 2000 aged 52 with cut backs in defence expenditure, but then I was fortunate to go straight into a good position with another company. Then took early retirement package as they needed to cut back before another 3 years with a marine consultancy and deciding time was right to final draw stumps in 2007.
Absolutely - bottom line is what's important. On each of the occasssions I was dumped the companies were doing just fine but wanted more.
This is particularly the case with North American companies in which I worked - hire and fire.
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Our son was made redundant from a large US pharmaceutical company just as Covid was ramping up in early 2020. He decided enough was enough and hasn’t worked since. Looks after the house and woodland.
- Apr 20, 2009
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Glad your all sorted and it worked out for you Saxo.
I would just like to thank my ex boss for making me redundant back in 2017/18, best thing that happened to me, put redundancy pay towards starting my own business, with my son and a couple of others, 4 of us in total, we all get on and it works well, we are taking on our 16th employee next Tuesday, running 5 lorries, 3 Merc pick ups and 3 vans. Scaffold company.
Want to also thank him for preparing my life towards an early retirement, going at 65 and not 67 which is my official pension pot age.
Hoping this will be next July, Accounts all prepared for a sell up, the other 3 are in agreement and don't want the hassle of running a business. All that hard work going to waste!!!!, but whoever takes it over will reap the profits. So a good selling point.
I would just like to thank my ex boss for making me redundant back in 2017/18, best thing that happened to me, put redundancy pay towards starting my own business, with my son and a couple of others, 4 of us in total, we all get on and it works well, we are taking on our 16th employee next Tuesday, running 5 lorries, 3 Merc pick ups and 3 vans. Scaffold company.
Want to also thank him for preparing my life towards an early retirement, going at 65 and not 67 which is my official pension pot age.
Hoping this will be next July, Accounts all prepared for a sell up, the other 3 are in agreement and don't want the hassle of running a business. All that hard work going to waste!!!!, but whoever takes it over will reap the profits. So a good selling point.
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