Lovely day turned bad

xz · 31-03-2009 7:02pm #1

Went out on a nice spin this morning with a few others as I am working evenings this week approx 80 kms with a nice tea stop, even got a bit of sunburn on my cheeks, it was a glorius morning.......................Then I went to work, for 3pm and by 3:15 pm we were told that our company was ceasing all operations by mid 2011, naturally they let us go home for the rest of the day.

This recession is going to get a hell of a lot worse before it gets better, thankfully ours wasnt an immediate closure, but was big enough to make six one news, what we dont hear is the couple here, 5 there, 7 elsewhere losing thier jobs everyday due to small business' folding, or cutbacks etc.

Anyway the spin was really nice this morning:D, you have to remain upbeat.;)

31-03-2009 7:15pm

Sorry to hear that, but that still is a long time away. Enough time to make plans I mean.

RobFowl · 31-03-2009 7:21pm

Very sorry to hear that. For what its worth unemployment actually fell this month and the chances of finding something in the next 12 months should be quite good.
Was it the one in Bray ?

xz · 31-03-2009 7:33pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Very sorry to hear that. For what its worth unemployment actually fell this month and the chances of finding something in the next 12 months should be quite good.
Was it the one in Bray ?

Yes

zzzzzzzz · 31-03-2009 7:34pm

Sh1t buzz xz, sorry to hear that.

Good to have so much notice though!

xz · 31-03-2009 7:40pm

the notice is good, and we were kind of expecting it since last Autumn

scottreynolds · 31-03-2009 8:01pm

xz wrote: »

the notice is good, and we were kind of expecting it since last Autumn

Sorry to hear that.

TinyExplosions · 31-03-2009 8:07pm

Sorry to hear about the job loss mate, as others have said at least the time you have may help you get a new job

xz · 31-03-2009 8:18pm

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Sorry to hear about the job loss mate, as others have said at least the time you have may help you get a new job

Yeah, but I doubt I'll be getting a new bike on the cycle to work scheme now

thebouldwhacker · 31-03-2009 8:57pm

*the bouldwhacker shakes his fist violently at the god damn recession*

I know its a bit away till you finish up but check out this for options...

www.citizensinformation.ie

I reckon that you should get a bike through the scheme, mid 2011 is a bit away yet, def give it a go.

That way if the worst come to the worst you'll have a good bike to pass away your time :cool:
(silverlining)

DirkVoodoo · 31-03-2009 9:00pm

Sorry to hear that xz, hope everything works out for ya in the end.

Diarmuid · 31-03-2009 10:35pm

xz wrote: »

Then I went to work, for 3pm and by 3:15 pm we were told that our company was ceasing all operations by mid 2011,

2 years notice! :eek:

Lovely day turned bad

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