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4:36 pm
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Mon 20-Sep-10
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I've been made redundant! Let off! Sacked! Fired! Any way you say it, I'm out of a job. 
But, do you want to know the saddest part? My first thought was, "Thank God I don't have to go in there and put up with that BS any more......" Now I can get on with my life!
5:05 pm
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WELL DONE YOU 
positive attitude will win every time
YOUR life starts NOW onward and upward 
sit down with a cupa and the urge will subside
5:11 pm
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Mon 7-Jun-10
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3ravens said:
I've been made redundant! Let off! Sacked! Fired! Any way you say it, I'm out of a job.
Happened to me three years ago¦.on the last day I was asked if I wanted work¦.I told 'em to stuff if¦you probably did too much ¦made the others look like tossers¦.always willing, go anywhere, any time¦.same for me¦.and what do you get in the end¦zilch but at last¦freedom¦start planning babe¦.that's how I got to have my houses out here and renovating at my own pace within my own budget¦¦.good girl¦.as MOS said, right attitude. Look on it as their loss¦.and definately your gain as long as the payoff meets with your approval¦¦..
Who lives long sees much : The diary of my life in Bulgaria
5:39 pm
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Tue 22-Sep-09
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Well, good, I say. You can do what you want to now. 
I'll try that again!
6:19 pm
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Mon 20-Sep-10
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Well, this is the USA, Elsa, so not any payoff, but we do have unemployment stipend paid by the government. I have been pretty frugal and have a bit put by, so the 2 together should do it for a while. Long enough to get a great garden put in, anyway! I'm wishing that I can make it a couple more years to actual retirement, but not putting any bets on it! Prolly not moving to Bulgaria.....
6:43 pm
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Thank goodness...I say 'no English' in my village and definately no 'attention drawing' Americans....I want all of the accolades..... I wish you the best...of everything.
Who lives long sees much : The diary of my life in Bulgaria
7:00 pm
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Thu 24-Sep-09
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On one hand Josie I am very sorry, but on the other hand it sounds as if you did not enjoy the job and are looking forward to progressing your life in other ways. So I say good luck to you and remember now you can choose to do anything you want, including the garden. to you.
Old teachers never die, they just lose their class
8:08 pm
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Sun 2-May-10
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You know Josie in a year you might look back on this as one of the best things that has happened to you in awhile. The same experience has occurred to OH ( on a couple of occasions} and it can be used as a time to decide what you really want to do with the rest of your life. Keep us updated on how it is going.
8:11 pm
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Wed 30-Dec-09
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3ravens said:
"Thank God I don't have to go in there and put up with that BS any more......" Now I can get on with my life!
Ah, sorry to hear that, Josie - I'll keep quiet then ..................
( 's okay, I know what you mean ... 
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Best of luck with whatever you plan to do, now that your life is just starting!
8:22 pm
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Thanks for the support, all! I know it's a good thing, but it's also scary, too. The first thing I'm going to do is visit my oldest for a while and look for a job down there.
Val, I didn't mean YOU!
8:26 pm
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Wed 30-Dec-09
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3ravens said:
I know you didn't !!!!!!
(This is probably why my son told me that everyone calling me BS is not a good plan !!! )
10:15 pm
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Tue 22-Sep-09
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Sorry to hear about the redundancy Josie, it's was obviously a shock, but as everyone else had said..see it as the start of a new life..I did, redundancy after 28 years with the same company.
3:34 am
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Tue 22-Sep-09
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Josie, I know it hurts, but, and you will appreciate it after a while....
GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!
If I had been you I would have posted that with a bottle of wine at my elbow and a smile on my face!
Look on the bright side, they are paying unemployment bennies for up to 2 years now, so go get your garden in, relax, do what you want to do for a while for a change!
Did anyone else look at the topic line and think, "Oh crap, Shelly cut herself again?"
I got worried!
If you can't be a shining example, be a terrible warning!
6:49 am
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Had redundancy once with 3months notice,would I update the filing system in the meantime ,suspended files all along 1 wall. Solution top centre N, bottom centre S ,left centre W ,right E .
All clients filed in geographical location from office in the centre ,they thought it was marvelous how I could instantly produce the requested file But then I left . Something better always turns up unless you're Wilkins Micawber ! Keep smiling
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