Sorry to hear that Bob. As you know I'm in the same boat.
So far things work out for me, so i'm sure they will with you. Dave On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > One of the fascinating aspects of long-term participation in the PDML is the > soap opera aspect - reading and hearing about the changes in everyone's > lives - marriages, babies, house moves, illnesses, work and so on. In the > time I've been on it I have had about 7 different jobs, mainly contracts. > For the last 5 years I've been in the same job, but for 3 different > companies as a result of mergers and acquisitions. > > Well, the long-trailed process of redundancy finally began today with a > meeting of all of us who are 'at risk of redundancy'. They have to follow a > clearly-defined process but some time in the next 2-6 weeks I'll be > available again. > > Fortunately I have 5 years of continuity and we have a good redundancy > package, so I will come away with about 7 months' pay, of which 5 are > tax-free. With modest outgoings, no debts other than a relatively low > mortgage, some small savings, and with even my holiday already paid for, > it'll be a while before the wolf's at the door so I'm not bothered about it > yet. > > But no new toys for a while... :o( > > Bob > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
