Reply With QuoteReally sorry to hear that Animal. Hope you get something sorted quickly
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And why not , just lost my job , redundant , shut the whole sector down across England and Scotland , I finish in the middle of march .
Hundreds of us , gone , just like that .
At 1.55pm yesterday afternoon not a care in the world and by 2.10pm take that .
Good innit .
Big boys trousers on and we carry on , I'll find something very soon .
Cheers !!!
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Really sorry to hear that Animal. Hope you get something sorted quickly
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Originally Posted by animallittle3
I'm absolutely gutted for you mate
I hope you find something very soon
Keep your chin up
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Sorry to hear that mate. Hope you find something new. When I was finished at Haribo I spent my £1200 quid severance in the bookies and quickly turned it into £4500. I got used to the lifestyle then the winners dried up and what should have been a few weeks turned into nine months. My waist size went up. Pints in the pub became white lightning in the living room. I ended up at an agency working at a bacon factory just to pay back my parents the board I owed them. They only worked 20 hrs and didn't qualify for benefits. I had to buy back my model railway collection from them too as they wouldn't sell it for me. I was the lowest of the low pawning things with my parents who could scarcely afford to keep me.
Only advice I can give is take the first palatable thing that comes up. Everyone's different don't dwell on it mate like I did. It can quickly change your mindset.
You're made of strong stuff Animal
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That's a big blow Animal , sorry to hear it , hopefully better things soon for you ,
hope they gave you an acceptable reason for their decision , Good Luck Lad
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Thanks guys for your kind words .
Much appreciated .
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Retail is taking a right pounding right now Roma across most sectors .
The high street is really struggling but online such as us is also suffering .
They just said the trading conditions were very poor and the forecasts for the year ahead looked poor as well , worries over brexit were mentioned .
Worked there just short of two years so not much in the way of severance pay although as a gesture of goodwill they added an extra 75% for everyone to the figure .
They've got people coming in next week to help us find other jobs , help with CV writing and interview skills , many of our staff have worked for them for years and years , many have never worked anywhere else .
Loved the job and the company and I'll be fortunate to find owt as good at my age .
That's the most upsetting part because as I say I really liked it there .
Not just us either , this affects the contractors too who deliver our products to your home , about 80 odd of them lads have lost regular work they could rely on 6 days a week , self employed lads .
Would just have done me till I retire , 8 years to do and now back to the grind I guess .
It's funny because we were saying last week that since the start of the new year we hadn't seen hardly any stock coming in .
We thought they would have had a real purge and bought massively given the brexit situation and got tackle in whilst they could get it at today's prices .
Now we know why they didn't .
Not going to hang around , if I can get fixed up with summat even on an agency I'm going before my leave date if it's long term work and traveling isn't too bad , hours and shifts decent .
Not going to get a wage like I've enjoyed that's for sure so no point even building my hopes up and I may as well get fixed up asap .
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Am sorry to hear that Animal. A know it's easy to say but stay positive in thi search fo summat else.
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Sorry to hear that hope you get something quickly.
This might help in the short term, KDA at Dodeth are looking for permanent full time staff, I was there yesterday. I suspect it will be close to minimum wage but its better then nothing.
Good luck.
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Thanks SB much appreciated .
I know it sounds daft but even the bloody sandwich shop around the corner is going to take a hit .
We reckon across the site they get £500 a week in business from us , 2k a month , not to be sniffed at that when you are a small business with two staff max .
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