I'm actually pretty glad. She's been threatening to leave for a while now, and the company - in fact the industry - really don't value their workers. At least she walks away with a modest sum of money.
I all of a sudden feel under a good bit of pressure now though. Our kids are getting yanked out of creche and afterschool, and I'm the sole earner. She certainly doesn't want to be a stay at home mum in the long term, but the industry she's worked in since college - TV post-production - pays crap and doesn't really give a f*ck if you have kids to collect, you stay till the jobs done and the client is happy. So basically neither of us want her to go back into that environment. That means she's starting from scratch in another employment area though. I foresee financial strife ahead.
My job seems pretty secure, but a safety net has been removed so I'm quietly shitting a brick here.
Not selling any guitars mind.
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Good luck dude hopefully she finds something soon.
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Well we're immediately saving about a grand by not having the lads in childcare. But we'll have to look at everything else too though. I could live without Sky for one. And honestly, do the lads really need xmas presents? I think not.
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I have been there. My wife was the main earner back then as we had the mortgage with the bank. We had an 18 month old at the time. She never really went back to full time work after that.
We went on to have two more kids.
I became the sole breadwinner and then in my late 40's I just moved house with big mortgage and had a 12 year old a 8 year old and 4 year old and no job and a wife that was out of the emplyment loop.
It was just before Xmas and I spent the worse two weeks of my life over the xmas holidays then.
But... life did not stop . The kids carried on growing , I found another job at a lower level in another company and my attititude to work has changed a lot. I no longer stress out so much about work.
Playing Jazz chords and understanding modes , yes ....work Nah. So the moral of my story , watch out if the wife does not get a job you might find her sprouting more sprogs...
If you have, simply value the fact that your wife can spend a little more time with your children....
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Sounds like your wife is very sensible