On the Move!
I guess this is one of those times I'm actually meant to update my journal! :O (yes this means I'm procrastinating, it's what I do. :B)
SO! On Monday I was made redundant. Was kinda strange, shouldn't have been a surprise at all but it still was. In a company with 10 staff, laying off FOUR with no prior warning is always a bit of a shock I guess, everyone was a little stunned. I spent the whole meeting crying, which was painfully embarassing, but I couldn't stop. I wasn't even sad or anything, I think it was relief more than anything. I was having a hard time concentrating on what Sascha was saying because my head just kept playing I can go home. I can see my mum for more than 2 days. I can spend time in Dundee. I can have some of my life back.
So everyone hugged everyone else, we packed up our stuff and we left. We get paid a week's notice but we don't have to work it, plus we'd all been there over 2 years so we all got redundancy pay and what holidays we had left. Sascha also promised us he'd be right back in touch if anything came up. Whether that's bull or not remains to be seen (it is still Sascha after all, he talks the highest proportion of crap when he's trying to keep people happy), but he also told us to check back in February for news on the next project. That may well end up being my best bet, winter just after Christmas temps have been hired isn't exactly the best time to be looking for work.
The rest of this week is gonna be taken up with tying up loose ends here in Glasgow- finding all my paperwork and cancelling my lease is on the cards for today, as is cancelling my phoneline and internet contract. After that it's mostly tidying and packing up my stuff, I need to leave the flat as absolutely perfect as I can, really don't want them to charge me for cleaning bills.
Suppose I'd better get to it!
*progress reminder/update section*
Lease termination: submitted in writing, said I'll be out by halloween, lease should be mine until 13th november
Internet: Canceled, should be shut off on friday 29th Wednesday 27th
Phone line: Cancelled, to be disconnected on Friday 29th
SO! On Monday I was made redundant. Was kinda strange, shouldn't have been a surprise at all but it still was. In a company with 10 staff, laying off FOUR with no prior warning is always a bit of a shock I guess, everyone was a little stunned. I spent the whole meeting crying, which was painfully embarassing, but I couldn't stop. I wasn't even sad or anything, I think it was relief more than anything. I was having a hard time concentrating on what Sascha was saying because my head just kept playing I can go home. I can see my mum for more than 2 days. I can spend time in Dundee. I can have some of my life back.
So everyone hugged everyone else, we packed up our stuff and we left. We get paid a week's notice but we don't have to work it, plus we'd all been there over 2 years so we all got redundancy pay and what holidays we had left. Sascha also promised us he'd be right back in touch if anything came up. Whether that's bull or not remains to be seen (it is still Sascha after all, he talks the highest proportion of crap when he's trying to keep people happy), but he also told us to check back in February for news on the next project. That may well end up being my best bet, winter just after Christmas temps have been hired isn't exactly the best time to be looking for work.
The rest of this week is gonna be taken up with tying up loose ends here in Glasgow- finding all my paperwork and cancelling my lease is on the cards for today, as is cancelling my phoneline and internet contract. After that it's mostly tidying and packing up my stuff, I need to leave the flat as absolutely perfect as I can, really don't want them to charge me for cleaning bills.
Suppose I'd better get to it!
*progress reminder/update section*
Lease termination: submitted in writing, said I'll be out by halloween, lease should be mine until 13th november
Internet: Canceled, should be shut off on friday 29th Wednesday 27th
Phone line: Cancelled, to be disconnected on Friday 29th