Christmas

LegacyUser

I have just been told I'm being laid off on Christmas eve.
I'm only bee in the place since August so I have nothing coming to me.
This is not my best day. How do I tell my wife?

Beruthiel

Lucky Me wrote:

I have just been told I'm being laid off on Christmas eve.
I'm only bee in the place since August so I have nothing coming to me.
This is not my best day. How do I tell my wife?

just bite the bullet and tell her.
it's crap I know,
the exact same thing happened to me 4 years ago, was only in the place 6 months when it closed down on Dec 23rd!
I was paying a mortage by myself and got into a bit of a panic, however I did my best not to let it ruin my christmas and got straight to the recruitment agency in Jan, had a job by Feb.
why not start looking right now, perhaps you can line something up quick enough.
best of luck!
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Oryx

Yeah, just tell her straight, the only way, really. Sorry to hear about this, their timing really sucks. Good luck hope you get something else soon.

Sleepy

Sorry to hear about that mate. On the bright side, the employment market is still quite bouyant so I'm sure you won't be long looking for work.

I'm sure your wife won't blame you for this. It happens to most people at some stage in their lives, rotten timing but that's Murphy's law isn't it?

RicardoSmith

Happened to me a while back. Though it was the very start of Dec. Since then I've been contracting quite a bit and without fail every contract ends on christmas eve or a day or two before it. Which is a real pain in the butt. Makes money real tight just when you need it most. But then new jobs and contracts generally all start at the beginning of Jan. But you'd need to have your CV out there now and hit as many places as you can. Most places stop recruiting mid Dec and it will go all quiet till Jan or even Feb.

It seems like the worst thing in the world, but it simply a logical time of the year to let staff go and end contracts. Make sure you plan your budget for the next few months, control your spending at christmas, and move on to the next job, look on it as new opportunity. Its easy to say, but not easy to do in practise. But try to keep as up beat, as possible. It makes it easier.

Do tell the wife as soon as possible. As a problem shared makes it lot easier to deal with. If you can pick up any work, even low paid so that you keep busy do so. It keeps your head in the right place. Personally I love doing jobs that are a little different from what I normally do, as long as I'm focused on the next job. I've had 6 or 7 jobs in the last 3 years, which means there are jobs out there, and you can still move around a bit.

samo

Tell her straightaway, its not your fault and I hope she doesnt react badly and is positive with you. Its a rotten thing to happen any time of year let alone christmas and try not to let it get you down. You should pick up something no problem in January, theres so much change in jobs then anyway.

ixoy

Hey, I just got told we'd be made redundant on Tuesday so I understand your pain. I'm possibly in a slightly better position than you, in that I'm getting a redundancy package, but I have the worry of getting a new job, paying rent, etc.

My advice is to tell her. If you carry the burden inside, it's going to cut you up. Hell I took a few hours to tell my flat mate but I'm glad I did. I've not applied yet elsewhere either - trying to sort out what I want to do - but I am reliably informed that there's work out there. Let's both try for the positive mental attitude

OLDYELLAR

U dont work in hasbro do you??We are all getting left off the day before christmas eve at the latest.

Hagar

Give the guy a break ffs. He may have kids and a mortgage.
He posted here because he places some value on the response he will get from people he thinks he knows in some way.
It's a tough break, nobody deserves that particularly at Christmas.
He has my sympathy for what it's worth.
Keep the head up, things will get better.

RicardoSmith

pwd wrote:

Say "I'm getting laid off Christmas Eve."
I will be spending Xmas alone in my flat. I hate my job, but can't afford to leave it. So yes lucky you.
I'm not complaining I'm happy as hell. You should try "Shut the **** up therapy" by Doctor Denis Leary Works wonders.

Start your own thread instead of derailing someone elses with your own issues.

tribble

Yeah - there are lots of jobs ATM, shouldn't be a problem

therecklessone

Lucky Me wrote:

I have just been told I'm being laid off on Christmas eve.
I'm only bee in the place since August so I have nothing coming to me.
This is not my best day. How do I tell my wife?

Sorry to hear that mate, but you have to believe its not the end of the world.

Like everyone else said, tell her straight, its the only way. I'm fairly confident you'll find something soon, in the meantime keep your chin up and try to have as happy an Xmas as possible.

pwd wrote:

Say "I'm getting laid off Christmas Eve."
I will be spending Xmas alone in my flat. I hate my job, but can't afford to leave it. So yes lucky you.
I'm not complaining I'm happy as hell. You should try "Shut the **** up therapy" by Doctor Denis Leary Works wonders.

I've never been closer to saying STFU on boards before. But I won't, cos I'm better than that. Shame on you.

Gordon

pwd, check your pms
Lucky me, Good luck on all fronts

pwd

Getting some fair criticism, and a little offensive criticism, for my previous posts on this thread. Deleted them because they're embarrassing. I will try to make my point in a more dignified manner now.
You sound like you have a lot going for you, Lucky. This sort of thing is unfortunate, but it easy to blow it out of proportion in your head, particularly if you avoid dealing with it directly. Being reluctant to tell your wife suggests you might be doing this. It's easy to let these sort of things really cause you more grief than they should, and for that reason it is important to keep a positive atitude. This won't matter to you in a year. You'll look back and be glad to be out of the place. A company where they let people go at Xmas does not sound like a good place to work. Now you can get a better job.

KdjaCL

I getting bullet same day
Told her day i found out, only temp work so not really bothered, started in August too spooky. If you in same place as me , dont take the 2 weeks redundancy there will be call backs cough well known soup factory cough


Feed Kdjacs kids and pay mortage account now open.

Tis only a job anyway less people looking after xmas

kdjac

therecklessone

KdjaC wrote:

I getting bullet same day
Told her day i found out, only temp work so not really bothered, started in August too spooky. If you in same place as me , dont take the 2 weeks redundancy there will be call backs cough well known soup factory cough


Feed Kdjacs kids and pay mortage account now open.

Tis only a job anyway less people looking after xmas

kdjac

Sorry to hear that mate, even if you are a Pats fan...

Best of luck.

Bessacadia

Lucky Me wrote:

I have just been told I'm being laid off on Christmas eve.
I'm only bee in the place since August so I have nothing coming to me.
This is not my best day. How do I tell my wife?

Straight up - she will not appreciate being lied to, for sure.
I know it is sh it, just before Christmas is a crap time to lose your job.
Dunno what is going on at the mo - I was told today my services were no longer required :mad: not anticipated at all.
Maybe us poor buggers will win the lotto or something.......

Walls

I know exactly how you feel, Lucky Me, I have had to leave a position on very short notice myself just recently. I will say that loved ones have gone out of their way to show their support and understanding. Don't worry, this will pass. You'll gain employment quickly and your wife will in all likelihood understand, this is not your fault.

Good luck.

LegacyUser

I'm sorry to start another thread but I have no password to log back in any other way. May be a mod would cut and paste this into the original thread. Thanks.

Thanks guys for all your encouragement. I'll talk to herself tonight when I get home.

PWD I hope your situation improves. Don't let it make you bitter.

I didn't realise that so many other people were being let go at this time of year. In a strange way I don't feel as bad knowing that I'm not the only one.
Hopefully the New year will bring better things for us all.

KdjaCL

Its only a job , really its somfin you do to get money.
Anyone who thinks more than that about their job has serious issues.

Wife kids family , life way more fun and more important than a title in a place.

kdjac

dubadub

Christmas I hate this time of the year. Its crap. Shut it down.

mad m

i always say especially in past when i was being let go "A door closes always another one opens"

goodluck to all being let go......hope you have a good christmas and hopefully a new job in new year....

RicardoSmith

KdjaC wrote:

Its only a job , really its somfin you do to get money.
Anyone who thinks more than that about their job has serious issues.

Wife kids family , life way more fun and more important than a title in a place.

kdjac

Who's worried about titles?

KdjaCL

RicardoSmith wrote:

Who's worried about titles?

People who after saying their name add in a proud manner "im a <insert time consuming **** job here> with <insert company name here>


kdjac

RicardoSmith

KdjaC wrote:

People who after saying their name add in a proud manner "im a <insert time consuming **** job here> with <insert company name here>


kdjac

You need to meet more people then

OLDYELLAR

Its not your fault , just tell her out straight , dont pretend you didnt and go hang around all day when she thinks your at work.