Fred Elliot
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« Reply #240 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 10:44:41 » |
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Good luck Luc
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #241 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 10:45:46 » |
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Good luck.
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STFC_Gazza
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« Reply #242 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 10:47:57 » |
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Good Luck Luci hopefully its just a re-structure or a change of senior management kinda thing...
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #243 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 10:55:32 » |
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Just been on the phone to a supplier, and they say that Hewlett Packard are having huge cash flow problems...
Aint that who Whits works for? |
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Sippo
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« Reply #244 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:04:23 » |
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I think its their foreign part though, for example we get all our HP stuff shipped from France and/or Holland.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Luci
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« Reply #245 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:22:18 » |
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Phew, Im ok, others aren't but higher up has been affected quite a bit.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #246 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:33:57 » |
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Just been put on risk for redundancy. 250 out of 1400 jobs to go by next year.
Eek.
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Fred Elliot
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« Reply #247 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:36:46 » |
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Fuck !
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #248 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:42:45 » |
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I blame RobT for scaremongering.
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wokinghamred
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« Reply #249 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:45:31 » |
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Closed down the wife's business - laid off four staff.
I'm just sooo thankful we did it last summer rather than trying to ride it out (even though it was very painful at the time).
Mind you, it was made easy by the landlord wanting to increase the rent by 51% !!
The wife started a new job, and after two months they have reduced her hours & pay by 20%
I'll be OK - until they tell me I'm not !
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #250 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:47:13 » |
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Not likely to hear anything more for a good 6 months or so yet. It's been hinted that the selection pool will be based on KPI's so it's just time to get my head down and work hard for the next few months.
Either way I'm not really fussed, I've got a pretty open outlook on life at the moment. If the worst happens I'd get a reasonable package which would see me through a few months. As long as I can pay my mortgage each month then I'm happy. If that means I end up stacking shelves in Asda for a while then so be it.
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pumbaa
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« Reply #251 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 12:33:21 » |
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Blimey, some of the scare stories on here are getting rather close to home now. Good luck to all of you under threat of redundency, wherever you are and whoever you work for.
I'm rather fortunate that my job is about as secure as you can get in this climate. Yes the recession is affecting me, but not to the same extent as others less fortunate than I. That said, my organisation is becoming leaner and more efficient, but is still recruiting (there is some good news out there), so if any Project Managers or Systems Engineers are looking for work, PM me and I'll send you a link. Its only open for applicants until next Friday, so you need to be quick!
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Batch
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« Reply #252 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 12:36:15 » |
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As long as I can pay my mortgage each month then I'm happy. If that means I end up stacking shelves in Asda for a while then so be it.
That's the way I see it too. |
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jonbd
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« Reply #253 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 12:42:32 » |
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They've decided to keep my boss on in a new role and make me redundant at the end of April, so looks like i'll be looking for another job! Been here 8 and a half years (doing IT desktop support), so at least i'm getting a half decent payout to tide me over for a bit!
The only debt I have is my mortgage thankfully so as long as that keeps getting paid i'll be happy!
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STFC_Gazza
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« Reply #254 on: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 12:45:53 » |
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That's the way I see it too.
Always had that attitude mate, there is money out there even if its not good money. |
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