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Jan. 8th, 2008 12:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dennyI've just been made redundant.
Some paperwork bullshit to occur over the next week or two before it's official, but the bomb's been dropped and in a company this small, the paperwork is just a formality.
Time to tidy up the CV I guess.
Edit:
People keep asking 'why?' on IRC/IM/etc...
The company failed to get as much funding as they'd hoped for in their current round of financing talks. In combination with a very noticeable drop in the amount of work they have coming in, it was belt-tightening time. They decided that my position was the most expensive thing that they can limp along without until the workload picks up again. I'm told I'll get a good reference etc.
Some paperwork bullshit to occur over the next week or two before it's official, but the bomb's been dropped and in a company this small, the paperwork is just a formality.
Time to tidy up the CV I guess.
Edit:
People keep asking 'why?' on IRC/IM/etc...
The company failed to get as much funding as they'd hoped for in their current round of financing talks. In combination with a very noticeable drop in the amount of work they have coming in, it was belt-tightening time. They decided that my position was the most expensive thing that they can limp along without until the workload picks up again. I'm told I'll get a good reference etc.
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Date: 2008-01-08 03:05 pm (UTC)Put the payoff towards future bills (keeping some back for fun times!), sign up with some agencies for temp work and broaden your CV working here and there. It's amazing how professional temping, no matter how unsuitable for your long-term career plans, can pay well without leaving you emotionally and physically drained at the end of each week. And it buys you time to find a great new job.
But it still sucks, especially on a rainy January Tuesday. :(