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Sorry I've not been around, I suspect lots of you have missed me

Well the company I work for has gone tits up so I am now out of a job. We didn't get paid our wages for September. Tho I'm not officially unemployed until sometime next week when the receiver is appointed

So if anyone hears of any vacancies for printers please let me know. Would be willing to travel and board if needed

Used to running Heidelbergs and KBA

Shit, sorry to hear that bmth. Hope you find something soon. HINT: Don't accept any jobs working for printers headquartered in the Newbury area

Best of luck - what a pisser.

Hope you get sorted soon...

Can't offer any idea of vacancies but I am sorry to hear of this and wish you luck.

A few of us have been through it recently and while I don't know if I can be of any help feel free to PM me any time.

Best of luck. I'm still looking after 2 months, so best wishes.

Sorry to hear it, STFCbmth.  The 'How is the Recession Affecting You' thread (which ran to a lot of pages) hasn't been bumped for a while, but the effects of the recession are still every real for a lot of people.  Do you have any kind of cushion, or is find work by Monday a necessity?  Will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Pisser.

This site might be of use/has links through to printing type recruitment places to get registered with??

www.ozzle.co.uk

Bummer, hopefully something crops up quickly for you

Can't find work by Monday, as I'm not officially unemployed yet

Thanks for all your kind thoughts

I won't offer advice, as when i was made redundant it depressed me massively and i gave up to become a student... but i am sorry to hear of your situation and hope you get sorted soon.

Bad luck dude - if it's any consolation that same thing happened to me about 6 years ago
At the time it was hideous having to go to the job centre and sign on to get statutory redundacy etc but as one door shuts another opens and sometimes you end up better off in the long run
*hugs*

Thanks for hug JFW

It also means no footie for me

Listen on the radio and recreate the game in Subuteo form.

I really hope something turns up for you soon.

Will you get the money you're owed for September or does it now have to go through the receivers?  Must be really difficult financially if you haven't been paid and I assume if the company's gone bust you won't get any redundancy money either?

Receivers have not been officially appointed yet. Septembers wages and redundancy should be coming from the government hopefully

Some of the redundo I will be spending on Subbuteo players

I got some money back eventually via the government - had to sign up for jobseekers allowance and fill in about a million forms - you get the bare minimum but it's better than nothing and you do get it eventually

If they haven't paid you then haven't they breached the contract i.e. you can walk right into another job?

Good luck though!

Best of luck bmth.

god sorry to hear that mate

I was in a very similar position recently.

I looked at it like this...

1) get any job to get earning again

then

2) look for a good job


So far I've achieved step 1 but not step 2.

Sounds exactly like my plan as a graduate, and I have also achieved step 1

So now you know what it's like when a players contract runs out !!

An odd comparison, given that most people don't earn anywhere near what footballers do, (even those in League 1).

players like nathan thompson,callum kennedy wont be on much at all

That's a ridiculous comparison. A contract is for a known fixed term, the risk of it to being renewed is known.

Sorry ,don't understand that argument...are you saying that because a player knows when he'll be out of work that is better than not knowing your goint to be out of work and unemployed with no money to pay bills

Enough for fancy new cars with personalised number plates

Yes of course it is. You can plan accordingly.

It's a pretty sterile argument, really. Being out of work is shit no matter what. Being able to plan for it and so put some money aside does make it easier but it's still shit. Anyone out of work (who actually wants to work) has my greatest sympathy.

You are right.

losing your job is obviously a bastard,but if people are prepared to bite the bullet and do a different job to tide them over work aint hard to come by

Spot on arriba. There are jobs out there. Especially at this time of year.

Don't worry I'll be doing that. Trouble is I'm in total limbo land at the mo

best of luck with it.