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I think I was probably quite fortunate!
I wasn't enjoying the job but it doesn't feel nice that I wasn't good enough after all this time with the company. But let's not wallow.
I have to do my house up to rent it, and I haven't had the time so now is as good a time as ever. I'll move in with my gf, our bills will suddenly be halved, and I'll hopefully get a trickle income from my house. And if it all goes tits up I've still got my house to fall back on.
Life goes on...
scary at first, but they have all come back and said it was the best thing that could have happened in the long run.
One in particular, used the lump sum to clear mortgage and loans, then got a job doing the same thing for more money. And zero debt. Awesome eh!
I fear I'll be following you next month (seems targetted at me and my ilk - old/well paid - legal min payout too) - has caused a CV update and multiple applications
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It's one big adventure, huh?
It's not meant to work like that having lost my job! It's only because of my length of service that they are offering over the odds.
The guy who took me on in '96 is the one who let me go. It was a tad emotional.
Good luck!
My feedback thread is here.
After a couple of years agency/temping etc. I found a nice secure job to probably see me out which leaves me lots of freedom as well as responsibility.
Enjoy your gardening leave but contact agencies for temp work to tide you over and contact businesses you might be unaware of. good things will come of your situation if my experience was anything to go by.
I haven't felt like 'me' for the past couple of years. I used to do things, and I became quite introverted after a break up and lost interest in guitars and biking. My new gf is amazing but the job I've just lost was consuming all my time, whereas I thought working from home and making my own hours would be a sweet deal. It wasn't.
For those of you who saw the camera booth I built last month, that gave me such pleasure. I haven't built a piece of furniture in two decades and it was a joy to do it again. There's no money in bespoke furniture up my way but I got a bit of the 'old me' back. Time to get some other bits back too.
Our company will give the the least it can possibly get away with in terms of pay out.
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