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Feasty World Chat Champion
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Posted: 09:33 - 21 Sep 2017 Post subject: At risk out of the blue! |
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Well that's just effing brilliant, completely out of the blue I had a meeting with an HR woman yesterday who told me my job is 'at risk', which basically means they want to make me redundant.
My site is at the opposite end of the country to our head office we come under, and stuck out on a ledge so we don't get the gossip a bigger office might do.
They want to push it through as fast as possible and hold a further consultation early next week.
To top it all off, my boss is on holiday out of the country this week and some of next. I contacted him and he knew nothing about it! I do believe that as well, he had to check there and then with HR about it and is now waiting to get back to find out 'what the hell is going on'! It's only me and him providing IT support to a large part of the business, how they think that's going to happen when he's on holiday is beyond me. I feel like just upping and leaving on stress leave, and seeing how they like it when a large section of the business has no IT support whatsoever...
However, obviously my main worry is the possibility of not being in a job in 2-3 weeks time. So now I'm dashing round applying for everything I can see! ____________________ Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed). |
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Posted: 10:31 - 21 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear this, but every redundancy / collapse I've been involved in has ended up being to my benefit in the end.
Just make getting a better position your full time job now. Take as much time as you need to search / apply / interview, on your current employer's dime. It'll come reet. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Monkeypony World Chat Champion
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Posted: 13:12 - 21 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Rogerborg wrote: | Sorry to hear this, but every redundancy / collapse I've been involved in has ended up being to my benefit in the end. |
Very much this.
Get your CV sorted, get it out there, get a better and more rewarding job, wonder why you didn't do it ages ago, become more attractive to women, buy a new motorcycle.
____________________ Current bike - 2018 H2-SX, 2004 SV1000s, 2016 Aprilia RSV4 RF, 2017 Sherco SERF 300, 2003 Suzuki DRZ400 (stolen - AY53 JUU) |
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You have my envy OP, where I work is a total shitshow and I've run out of holiday to use for interviews.
I've been begging them to make me redundant for some time now. ____________________ The above post is most likely nonsensical.
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wots World Chat Champion
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Posted: 03:27 - 22 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Remember, voluntary redundancy is Tax Free. If a healthy settlement is expected and you wouldn't mind finding another job, as you are 1 at risk it sounds a bit open and shut, you will really benefit.
My wife worked for a company where they were combining two jobs into one, job was busy enough as it was, she didn't want it anyway. Asked about voluntary and walked away with a very large chunk of tax free cash on top of other benefits.
As above, there is always an up side! ____________________ Currently: Yamaha DT 125 LC2,Repsol Fireblade, and Bumblebee MSX 125 |
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Posted: 15:25 - 22 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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I know there are benefits to redundancies, I got that last time about 10 years ago - but then I'd been with the company 10 years and had a hefty pay out. This time I've only been here 3 years and reckon it'll be a lot less.
What's also odd is that the paperwork I've now received specifies my manager will inform me and organise any consultations, however when I raised this with HR today their response completely ignored my point and just told me when my next consultation will be on Tuesday. My manager is only back on Tuesday so doesn't give us much time for preparing for the consultation...
I'm wondering if he's 'at risk' too and he hasn't told me which makes the situation difficult, or HR are just trying to stitch me up. ____________________ Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed). |
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Posted: 15:50 - 22 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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Shit happens.
Been made redundant twice, it sucked at first but turned out for the better each time.
1st time I was out of work for a few months as I was probably a bit cocky and reaching too high but I had a big redundancy so I was ok.
Next job I got was soo much better and pretty much a 50% pay increase after the initial 3 months.
Next redundancy I had was crap situation but had a job to go to before my notice period even ended.
Sometimes change is good
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 217 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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