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Machie wrote:
> So you're still paying into it? Why wouldnt you have wanted it? Arent
> you concerned for your future Bullett :O
You know what it's like when you're young, "A pension? Balls to that, taht's my effing beer money!"
Now I'm a little wiser, so I'll happily keep it running :)
> So you're still paying into it? Why wouldnt you have wanted it? Arent
> you concerned for your future Bullett :O
You know what it's like when you're young, "A pension? Balls to that, taht's my effing beer money!"
Now I'm a little wiser, so I'll happily keep it running :)
Machie wrote:
> Young people really need to get smart about their futures and
> savings. I'd be suprised if anyone here has some sort of pension
> scheme, people seem to leave it so late.
Yep, I was going to join our works pension scheme this year. You can only enrol in May, or if you're a new starter and I had a lot of debts to pay off when I first started, so this year was definetly going to be the year I got my pension sorted. Only, Lucy's redundancy now means it'll be on hold until next year.
> Young people really need to get smart about their futures and
> savings. I'd be suprised if anyone here has some sort of pension
> scheme, people seem to leave it so late.
Yep, I was going to join our works pension scheme this year. You can only enrol in May, or if you're a new starter and I had a lot of debts to pay off when I first started, so this year was definetly going to be the year I got my pension sorted. Only, Lucy's redundancy now means it'll be on hold until next year.
Bullett wrote:
> I have a pension scheme, although if I had the choice, I wouldn't have
> gone for it. They just stuck me on it and I left it running.
So you're still paying into it? Why wouldnt you have wanted it? Arent you concerned for your future Bullett :O
> I have a pension scheme, although if I had the choice, I wouldn't have
> gone for it. They just stuck me on it and I left it running.
So you're still paying into it? Why wouldnt you have wanted it? Arent you concerned for your future Bullett :O
Seraphim wrote:
> Machie wrote:
>
> LOL, maybe but I'll pay you £30 amazon vouchers if you tidy
> the
> office in just your panties :D
>
>
>
> You couldnt afford me, £30 amazon vouchers is no way where near
> what i would ask.
Aww :( how much do you feel you're worth then? :)
> Machie wrote:
>
> LOL, maybe but I'll pay you £30 amazon vouchers if you tidy
> the
> office in just your panties :D
>
>
>
> You couldnt afford me, £30 amazon vouchers is no way where near
> what i would ask.
Aww :( how much do you feel you're worth then? :)
Machie wrote:
> So it's for sure that they will all lose their jobs or be moved
> elsewhere in the company, so there's no chance of her keeping her
> job?
Yep. Her current job has defiently gone to Bradford as they are keeping the Tour Ops support services team. They've won awards, blah blah...
> How does she feel about it though, from what you said she's been
> tehre along time and I remember her wanting to get a new job or was it
> the one you've just mention about her applying for a more challenging
> position.
She wants out completely. She's lost faith in Thomas Cook and sees this as a real slap in the face and doesn't trust them to not do it again if she moves into a new role or her old role, if offered.
> Sounds really stressful at the moment, so what are your
> likely options then? I guess giving up sky, broadband and the gym
> memberships. Unless you can borrow money. Whether 2 months is enough
> for her to find a new job I'm not sure, I havent applied for a job in
> 9 years, they want you to just take any job you're capable of doing
> and not finding a job you'd like. Probably why I decided to become
> self employed.
Well at the moment, we're firing off CVs to all the big employers in the region. Sounds like a bit of a hit-and-miss tactic I know, but that's how I got my current job, when I didn't actually know what I wanted to do and I actually quite like it. Somethimes an employer can pick up a CV and make a connection between your skills and a vacancy which you hadn't even considered.
She's also registering with job web-sites and employment agencies and will going down the Job Centre at weekends. She's also going to be joining me as a steward at Peterborough United, not much money, but every penny counts at the moment.
> So it's for sure that they will all lose their jobs or be moved
> elsewhere in the company, so there's no chance of her keeping her
> job?
Yep. Her current job has defiently gone to Bradford as they are keeping the Tour Ops support services team. They've won awards, blah blah...
> How does she feel about it though, from what you said she's been
> tehre along time and I remember her wanting to get a new job or was it
> the one you've just mention about her applying for a more challenging
> position.
She wants out completely. She's lost faith in Thomas Cook and sees this as a real slap in the face and doesn't trust them to not do it again if she moves into a new role or her old role, if offered.
> Sounds really stressful at the moment, so what are your
> likely options then? I guess giving up sky, broadband and the gym
> memberships. Unless you can borrow money. Whether 2 months is enough
> for her to find a new job I'm not sure, I havent applied for a job in
> 9 years, they want you to just take any job you're capable of doing
> and not finding a job you'd like. Probably why I decided to become
> self employed.
Well at the moment, we're firing off CVs to all the big employers in the region. Sounds like a bit of a hit-and-miss tactic I know, but that's how I got my current job, when I didn't actually know what I wanted to do and I actually quite like it. Somethimes an employer can pick up a CV and make a connection between your skills and a vacancy which you hadn't even considered.
She's also registering with job web-sites and employment agencies and will going down the Job Centre at weekends. She's also going to be joining me as a steward at Peterborough United, not much money, but every penny counts at the moment.
I have a pension scheme, although if I had the choice, I wouldn't have gone for it. They just stuck me on it and I left it running.
Machie wrote:
> LOL, maybe but I'll pay you £30 amazon vouchers if you tidy the
> office in just your panties :D
You couldnt afford me, £30 amazon vouchers is no way where near what i would ask.
> LOL, maybe but I'll pay you £30 amazon vouchers if you tidy the
> office in just your panties :D
You couldnt afford me, £30 amazon vouchers is no way where near what i would ask.
*STOMP* Wake up @ngel, I'll stop boring you now :)
Have you had any pancakes yet?
Have you had any pancakes yet?
Cong_Man wrote:
> When I was at uni it was about £3-4 grand per year.
>
> Fortunately I only needed to take mine in the first year (when I
> needed a PC) and in the last year when I finally moved away from
> home.
>
> I've never worried about paying it off though, just let them keep
> taking the money out of my wages, they only take about £15 a
> month.
Wow that's a lot of money each year and to think I earnt more than half that in 2 weeks work at university *laughs*
You mean you're still paying back your student loan? Well I guess there's no hurry to pay if all off and you're not in the position to do that now anyway.
Young people really need to get smart about their futures and savings. I'd be suprised if anyone here has some sort of pension scheme, people seem to leave it so late.
> When I was at uni it was about £3-4 grand per year.
>
> Fortunately I only needed to take mine in the first year (when I
> needed a PC) and in the last year when I finally moved away from
> home.
>
> I've never worried about paying it off though, just let them keep
> taking the money out of my wages, they only take about £15 a
> month.
Wow that's a lot of money each year and to think I earnt more than half that in 2 weeks work at university *laughs*
You mean you're still paying back your student loan? Well I guess there's no hurry to pay if all off and you're not in the position to do that now anyway.
Young people really need to get smart about their futures and savings. I'd be suprised if anyone here has some sort of pension scheme, people seem to leave it so late.
Cong_Man wrote:
> No-one is too sure at the moment, everyone was put on a 90-day
> 'consultation period', during which management will draw up road-maps
> for handing everything over, so her last day isn't actually finalised
> yet. The redundancy package isn't great, 1 weeks pay for every year
> she's been with the company works out at less than two months wages.
> She would also lose that if they offer her another job within the
> company which THEY deem suitable (bound to be reservations as Lucy
> did that for years, but outgrew the role when it ceased to be
> challenging, so you can understand why she doesn't want to go back to
> that).
>
> Everything is up in the air at the moment!
So it's for sure that they will all lose their jobs or be moved elsewhere in the company, so there's no chance of her keeping her job? How does she feel about it though, from what you said she's been tehre along time and I remember her wanting to get a new job or was it the one you've just mention about her applying for a more challenging position. Sounds really stressful at the moment, so what are your likely options then? I guess giving up sky, broadband and the gym memberships. Unless you can borrow money. Whether 2 months is enough for her to find a new job I'm not sure, I havent applied for a job in 9 years, they want you to just take any job you're capable of doing and not finding a job you'd like. Probably why I decided to become self employed.
> No-one is too sure at the moment, everyone was put on a 90-day
> 'consultation period', during which management will draw up road-maps
> for handing everything over, so her last day isn't actually finalised
> yet. The redundancy package isn't great, 1 weeks pay for every year
> she's been with the company works out at less than two months wages.
> She would also lose that if they offer her another job within the
> company which THEY deem suitable (bound to be reservations as Lucy
> did that for years, but outgrew the role when it ceased to be
> challenging, so you can understand why she doesn't want to go back to
> that).
>
> Everything is up in the air at the moment!
So it's for sure that they will all lose their jobs or be moved elsewhere in the company, so there's no chance of her keeping her job? How does she feel about it though, from what you said she's been tehre along time and I remember her wanting to get a new job or was it the one you've just mention about her applying for a more challenging position. Sounds really stressful at the moment, so what are your likely options then? I guess giving up sky, broadband and the gym memberships. Unless you can borrow money. Whether 2 months is enough for her to find a new job I'm not sure, I havent applied for a job in 9 years, they want you to just take any job you're capable of doing and not finding a job you'd like. Probably why I decided to become self employed.
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