Slightly dumb struck
 

Everybody had to attend a meeting at work today to discuss cost reductions that will include redundancies.
Out of a Staff of 33 we were told 30 of the positions were being considered and at least 8 people will have to go and in the worse case of a hopeful contract falling through it could well be 15 people.

At the end of the meeting everybody gets an envelope, in it are a list of the 30 jobs, ranging from the Managing Director down to the part time cleaner.
Look through the list and my job isn’t listed, is this just an oversight or is it that I am deemed to be an essential member of the business. Re read the list, put names to job titles counted 30 of them worked out the three missing names and one of them was still me.

I am finding this hard to believe, as it is a shock to me. I’m also feeling a bit guilty as everybody else I have worked with for some years is on the list, some of them have young families while others would find it harder than I would to get another job.

Tomorrow at work should be interesting.

Kev

Thats a bummer Kev. What can I say but, hope and prey all ends well for everybody.

You should look on the positive side of things though. I do know of quite a few peeps that have been made redundant and then gone on to better things. Own business, better job, complete change of job and location.

All the best Kev.

Agree with Jon. Change is always unnerving but often change brings on better things in the end. Either way, best of luck, Kev.

Sorry to hear about that Kev. Having been through three rounds of redundencies I know it can be every bit as bad for those that stay, but Jon & Felix are on the money, change often brings better things. Just hope it doesn't drag on as it's often worse waiting than getting axed.

Good luck, and don't let it distrct you from your real purpose in life, creating the dogs nads of a DD racer!

Ali

good luck mate, not that you need by the sounds of it

would you be better off with a redundancy package and finding another job if you'll find it easier than the others to get another job as you say

just my 2 pence's worth

dave

I no I don’t know you but it dose sound bad, sorry to hear that.

I hope you find a better job, if I was you I would start looking now because you don’t have no security where you are now, and it you are good at what you do, there is all ways someone that will pay you more.
just don’t sell your ducati yet.
:(

Hope it's good news for you tomorrow Kev.

Hope all is ok for you Kev,

C
xx

Allways remember that when 1 door closes another opens!, good luck mate

Thanks for al the replies guys. I'm hoping this is the companies darkest hour and if we get through this we may be able to look forward to a brighter future.
Up until recently I had been on shift for almost 17 years, maintaining and operating two complex pieces of plant, where along with my co shift workers we maintained the availability of the plant at around 95% every month. I am now responsible overall for the maning, operation and maintenance of the two pieces of plant.
Our newer 3rd plant has failed to perform as designed and along with a lack of a sales team getting in work income is down.
However a good well thought out restructure along with curing the problems with the new plant and one or two new customers for our existing services and all could be back on track.
Only time will tell.

I work in textile manufacturing, we make wollen suit cloth and we to are stuggling to find work at the mo, It is usualy quiet at this time off the year but this is the quietest January I've known :sniff:

But hope all ends well.

Age

Kev
Hope that you get to stay (if you want). Im sure you are aware I was made redundant very recently, but a new job appeared before Id even left my old employer.
When this happens, people either feel guilty (those likely to stay) or shafted (those likely to leave.)
What ever happens, if you do leave, make sure you leave your current employment as if you were going back for an interview tomorrow.
Best advice I can give, and good luck whatever happens
mort

Good luck Kev, I must say it doesn't appear to have been handled very competently. I know that these things are never easy and managers often squirm around making these decisions, but it would be nice if they had the guts to tell you exactly where you stood instead of letting you work it out yourself by counting names against jobs.

As other people have said, when one door closes another opens. I hope they're right.

Hope it works out for all of you :(

best of luck for tomorrow then Kev, know exactly how this feels as we have just had the same in December - 2000 peolpe went at the end of last year.

Hey Kev I can sympathise with you very much mate as i'm going through a similar thing at the moment what with being made redundant at the end of November. For me I'm a little undecided at what to do. Obviously I'm looking in my current industry, but am also considering starting a franchise. Hope everything works out for you in a positive way and it doesn't impact too much on the racing, ehich after all is the prioirty!!!!:cool:

Hey Kev hope all goes well sounds like you have a great skill no problem getting a job else where :D

Sounds like an interesting job to:)

This happened to both my hubby and father in law as they worked for the same company.
For us it was positive...Forced me to use my degree and get a very good job with 3 times the potential for reward and prospects, and hubby with a good job that pays very well that he loves and is happy in.
That 6 months on benefit was appalling and I WILL NEVER go back to that again...
Father in law wasn't so lucky...Got a full time job with less pay. He has worked for them for 6 years now they have "laid him off" due to falling profit. The whole firm is "restructuring". They have a job for him that means working nights and a new contract...
My advice: SIGN NOTHING!... Get a rendundancy package or Make him redundant on no renumeration, so he is able to claim a decent benefit.
BE CAREFUL...They may change your contract and ask you to sign a new one.
However many years you have worked for them, how ever family orientated the firm...do not trust them one bit! Get advice!:(
Sorry to be so negative...
Hope stuff works out for you and the guys that have lost their jobs too.
L x