Its finally happened.

[discoferret]

Well, just had the news that I knew was coming. I will be made redundant in Aug/Sept. Odeon have decided now that they have gone fully digital that our jobs are no longer needed. I have been working at Odeon Southampton for almost 15 years and they repay me with a letter saying that I could work as a manger and do the odd job in the projection box (which means when it f**ks up I have to fix it which at the moment is 3-4 times a day) and with a £8,000 pay cut! I wont mention what I will be saying to my manager at the meeting this Friday. So looks like I will be looking for a new career.

[liamm =D]

gutted mate sorry to hear it an that but its hard times now :( i got made redundant last year but i was an apprentice and not having loads of experience its made it even harder for me :\ hope ya find somat

[Gav]

gutted for you mate. If you're unable to continue what you have been doing, then I truly hope a new career door opens up for you.

[stanley1]

Fcuking gutted, sorry to hear that dude.

[snoop1050]

what was your job? the projector man who sliced in a single frame of porno into the films like in that movie :D (fight club maybe? i think it was something with brad pitt)

[Skipper Billy]

If I were you I would accept the 8k paycut and grin and bear it while you look around for a better job - then you can tell them to shove it with a smile on your face.

An 8k pay cut may be a bitter pill to swallow but its better than no income at all and its always easier to find work when you are in work as opposed to out of work.

Sadly I think we will be seeing a lot of similar threads in 2012 :grumpy:

[asomaro]

I'm really gutted for your dude.

I guess it kind of depends on what redundancy arrangements they make for you. If it's crap I'd tend to agree about taking the 8k pay cut until you definitely have something else lined up because the whole of the jobs market is messed up right now, tbh some money is better than no money.

If you get a decent payoff then hopefully that might allow you to look at a whole new career. Good luck my friend.

[Vikki]

I moved to a different department and took a pay cut to avoid redundancy. It was a bit of a loss but it's easier to get a job if you already have one (something I was told many years ago). At least you still have a regular income coming in and don't have to go cap in hand to DSS.

All the best.

Vikki.

[barryorbik]

I second Vikky as its always easier to to prove you are a reliable worker if you are already in employment

[trillian]

I had to take a voluntary pay cut about 4 years ago, a bit before the official 'economic downturn' as we had to downsize the whole business a bit or we were going to go under. I lost £7K a year so that's something like 28K less over the last 4 years, before tax. But the last thing I wanted to do was start schepping my CV all over, interviewing ad nauseum and potentially ending up in a job I really didn't like.

[sunny_manku1985]

sorry to hear about that, think it worrying times for everybody in any job at the moment :-(

[discoferret]

Cheers guys, I really dont know what to do. I know a job is a job but being a manager is not my thing Im a technical person and I know I would hate it. We get our terms and conditions for the new roles in a couple of days so will decide then.

Im also thinking this could be good good thing. With the money I get I could retrain and do something totally different.

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[Streetluge Chris]

I feel for you. Iam going through the same thing at work every time I go in someome has gone just wondering when its my turn.
Boss's these days have no respect for the staff these days or how loyal you been to the company they just dont
give shit.

[Planehazza]

Feel for you mate. I had an interview for my own job yesterday and won't find out till Tueday next week whether I've kept it or not. If not, I'll be out in March with next to nowt to show for it.

Interview went well so I'm hopefull, but far from certain.

[milly0812]

That just sucks fella and I hope u get something sorted in the 6 months til dday. As was said above it may be prudent to accept the reduced position in principle at least that way you will have a job if nothing comes along. 8 grand is harsh man but better than unemployment until things pick up. Good luck fella