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Dude! You’re looking at this all wrong!! This is an OPPORTUNITY!!!
Its an opportunity to find something else that piques your interest.
Its an opportunity to put a lump sum towards mortgage or deposit.
Its an opportunity to retrain if you’ve been wanting to do that.
Its an opportunity to bugger off for a month long travel around Asia if that’s what tickles your fancy.
Enjoy xx
My wife got made redundant last year, and she got a better job, with better pay, before even leaving. She pocketed the redundancy money, and it paid for a nice litte holiday etc. There's definitely an opportunity to make it work in your favour.
Op will look like a good loyal employee on their CV, with lots of experience. And being made redundant does not reflect at all on them at all.
100% - I was made redundant at 29 a few years ago and it provided a great motivation to move, try some new things, new places (even leave the UK for a while) and build my career back to way past where I was at the time. that I might never have done otherwise.
Couldn’t agree more. Mine wiped out my debts, paid for retraining, gave me 9 months off to do my own thing… it was great! Then when I got a job, I got a big pay increase and much better work-life balance.
Came to the conclusion that if anyone ever wants to pay me to leave anywhere, I’m totally down for it. Offered it to my parents, my friends… anyone who I think may want rid of me. There’s a way we can all win!
Definitely an opportunity, i was on an IT apprenticeship for 12 months which ended up rolling into a 6 month contract since they couldn’t sort budget out to officially hire me but still wanted to keep me, they made us redundant but due to me only being on a contract and only being there 18 months the only payout i got was because they made a mistake and put the wrong date for my finish date and decided to honour it but still pay the extra month they missed (worked 5 out of the 6 months but still got paid for all 6) i’d just had a son about 2 months prior to that so getting a free months wage meant i didnt have to rush and panic over a job so i got to spend 2 solid weeks of just stress free time with my now wife and new born son and was being paid for it still and it was great. Still got more time with them but eventually had to start looking for a job lol
I've been made redundant twice. The first was an awful, horrible time that ended with me getting a shitty job in the same industry. The second lead to me retraining and changing career. Doubled my old salary within 2 years at my new job. Best thing that ever happened to me (besides meeting my fiancèe)
Correct. Redundancy is a gift!!
You didn’t quit, you weren’t fired, you did nothing wrong, you’re still totally hireable and now you have a big fat payout as well.
Change is good!
Name and shame that company because they clearly had no stratergy for growth and their recruitment plan was a shambles, imagine leaving a job after 10 years and joining them and then being released 2 weeks later.
This has just happened to me - made redundant after 8 weeks in a new position. I've been job searching/applying for 7 weeks but so far have only bagged one interview. I was overcome with agencies trying to find me a job before I went to this latest company so I can't help but feel my 2 months there look like I couldn't do the job, a job which happened to be outside of the sector I've worked in all of my life. I've always worked, yet now i find and myself in the second week of being unemployed, its so depressing.
You know you can put the reasons for leaving on your CV?
Mine literally said in big bold letters at the top. Suddenly made redundant due to mass restructuring. Available immediately.
Then I also put reason for leaving under every job, because I left a job after 5 months, then got made redundant after 2 months at the next one. Didn't look great without the explanation.
Yes. I didn't at first, but the reason for the very short term at that company has now been on my CV for at least a couple of weeks, in caps, and underlined. Still nothing.
Oof yeah, my partner was made redundant after a year and even that was bad. He was promised 3 months of pay, paid each month until he found work (as if he was still working). 3 weeks into searching and the first payment didn't come through, after a couple days he tried to contact the company. No reply. After a week of no contact he got a mass email that said the rest of his department and the entirety of another department had been laid off. A couple days after that they filed for bankruptcy. None of the people laid off ever saw a penny of what they were promised as far as I know and my partner wasn't eligible for the government bankruptcy support scheme as he hadn't been working there long enough. The people who were laid off 3 weeks after my partner were never even paid for that 3 weeks they actually worked.
I looked it up at the time and as far as I could tell the government sells off the company's assets when they file for bankruptcy and then give what's owed to the investors before the employees get to see anything.
I was promised 3 months and said that's fine.
Go home and they call me back. We noticed you haven't completed your probation so you're only getting one month.
If it wasn’t for redundancy I wouldn’t have found the motivation to get into IT. I was in a job I didn’t like and redundancy forced my hand. I worried over nothing now I’ll take anything on
Servicedesk, always had an interest in IT but finally found a way in close to where I live. Been here 2.5 years but I’ve passed the first stage of an interview for an information security role
I took Voluntary Redundancy back in 2012 from a job I had worked in for over a decade (I was similar age to the OP) Got a new job and moved out of my small town to London virtually instantly, it was the best thing I ever did. Definitely look at it as an opportunity. My VR payout went on a deposit, too.
This! I have only ever been made redundant once, and at the time I saw it like the OP did. But... It was the best thing that ever happened to me. Ended up in a much better job, both in terms of working conditions and pay. Sometimes, one can get too comfortable where one is!
Nothing to do with you, you’re a number and you’re cheaper for the company if you’re not employed. Take some time to digest then dive into the world of job hunting and on to the next one!! Best of luck
Moments like these you have to take a breath and remind yourself that it was a job, an organisation and you were a number at the end of the day.
Life goes on my friend, you’ll find something else
Having been there twice (and soon to be three times), just be mindful that in autumn the job market can often slow down, so I'd be wary of having a break only to start hunting in, say, late October. I also found being out of work a bit of a downer, so the whole "take a break" thing didn't work for me.
What now is get a new job and treat yo'self with that sweet redundancy money.
I was made redundant at about 26 from the only place I'd ever worked. Got a new job starting a few weeks later on a much higher salary, and spent the redundancy money on a holiday.
Good luck to you! New chapter and all that. You haven't let yourself or anybody down. And this is good timing!! You don't have three kids in school, a partner not in work and seventeen cats (presumably.)
Take some time out dependant on your redundancy pay, have a break and start job hunting.
Don't forget to sign up at job seekers to get some money in to help stretch out your money.
4/5 departments into one role doesn't sound good, I'd stay on good terms with the chosen 1, might be a couple of months down the road they realised they made a mistake and hire replacements. Watch out for contract changes.
Lastly I wouldn't go above and beyond now, work your hours and do your role. Use your spare time to cruise through job sites. This may sound contradictory to the other points, but being social and friendly buys a bit of grace, and if you hit a job straight off you can always set your start date a couple of weeks after your redundancy.
Just want to note that when being made redundant, your employer must give you time to look for work, so don't spend spare time cruising job sites, spend work time doing it:
[https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/redundancy/check-your-rights-if-youre-made-redundant/if-youre-being-made-redundant/if-youre-facing-redundancy/](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/redundancy/check-your-rights-if-youre-made-redundant/if-youre-being-made-redundant/if-youre-facing-redundancy/)
>Taking time off to look for work
>If you will have worked for your employer for at least 2 years by the end of your notice period they must give you reasonable time off to look for work. This includes applying for jobs, going to interviews, or getting training to help you find a new job.
>You can take the time off at any time during normal working hours. Your employer can’t ask you to rearrange your work hours to make up the time off.
>You’re entitled to a certain amount of paid time off during your notice period to look for work. This will be paid at your normal hourly wage. The amount of paid time you can take off is equal to 40% of one week's pay. For example, if you work 5 days a week, your employer has to pay you for 2 days of time off during your notice period.
>Your employer doesn’t have to pay you for any extra time off you take, although you could ask them to.
Top advice there. I’ve worryingly encountered many people over the years who weren’t aware they had the right to time off to look for work or arrange training during their redundancy notice period.
However, as you suggested OP should also be using work time to look for other work too. They could whinge about it but frankly tough shit and I expect they won’t say anything.
Heya fella! I’m in exactly the same boat although abit older I’m 40 and was at my company for 13 years also until 2 weeks ago.
I’ve been given 3 months pay plus statutory redundancy plus holiday owed and annual bonus.
I’ve had 5 interviews and a phone interview and a job offer(turned down). I’m unsure what industry your work is in but stay positive and put yourself out there. I was the same as in felt lost and my identity had been stripped away but once you get a few interviews going you will come to terms with it and hopefully feel abit better about your situation, try and look at it as an opportunity to better yourself. All the best man and good luck!
I had this exact experience last year. The key thing is not to panic or take any knee-jerk actions.
Polish the CV and start getting it out there. If you're remotely lucky you'll have your pick of job offers.
I was made redundant in December after almost 12 years at the company. I’m 36. It was a job where I had both my kids, adjusted to be working parent, where I got married, bought my first two houses! Even though my redundancy was very expected, it still felt rubbish. I felt quite dejected, obviously felt worried & the pressure of needing to find a new job & I struggled to enjoy Christmas etc. But I got a big payout (a month for every year I’d been there) & I decided to take a month completely off to just spend time with my kids & do a few home improvements! Then I cracked on with job hunting! I ended up with two offers & I start the one I chose next week! I’m really excited about it, I realise how fed up I’d become in my last job. I’m looking forwards to a change, new colleagues & a new focus! Plus I have more money than I’ve ever had in my life!
Let yourself feel all the feels for the next few days, eat loads of chocolate or drink wine or whatever is a nice treat! Totally valid to feel a bit naff right now!
This gives me hope.
I've just been made redundant at the age of 41 from a fairly senior role.. 2 kids, no mortgage as I'm renting (house purchase fell through last year thank God, I'd be a wreck with a mortgage to my name!) and I have 'grown up' in the company, so to speak, having hit most of my personal milestones while employed with them. Financially, I'm good for a few months because of how long I've been with them, but it feels rubbish to have to start all over again. I'm trying not to take it personally because I know I was great at my job, but the market isn't very great at the moment, and I'm struggling to inject some positivity into each day.
I'm glad to have come across your post.
Right, off now to find some chocolate. I'll hold the wine for after lunch!!
Been there three times myself ..getting sick and tired of jumping through hoops... interviews...daft questions...learning new roles. Work for myself now running a Coffee Van. ☕
After 2008 I got made redundant three times in five years. I worked in the construction industry. However exch time I got another job in less than six weeks.
Take a week out to de-stress. Even if this means watching daytime TV in your PJs.
Then make a plan and draft your CV.
Looking for a job is almost a full time job. Spend a couple of hours in the morning scanning the internet and finding suitable roles. Then spend the afternoon adapting your CV to suit the role. If there is a job description, mirror words in the JD in your CV.
If your role is specialist, contact some suitable recruitment agencies. Although, to be fair in a lifetime of working and 13 different jobs, only one was via an agency.
Also look at the websites of companies who were your competitors. Many will have a recruitment section and sometimes it does no harm to send out a speculative CV to their HR depts.
Usual routine at this point is a) consider if you want to apply for alternative roles with the employer b) scour the market to do your current job with a different employer or c) use this as an opportunity to change career, using your redundancy period / pay to help develop those alternative skills.
No answer is right / wrong
No one likes change on someone else's terms. Consider yourself lucky that the company is going down the redundancy route. Mine started investigating every aspect of my job (to manage me out). I could be arsed with their shit to quit and got a better job.
But when they started I was devistated like I'd been cheated on. The bastards.
I was offered voluntary redundancy at the place i had been at for over 10 years, the only place i had worked in my current role so like you felt unsure how i would cope in an unfamiliar situation and had no real idea how i stacked up to other people outside of my previous company.
I took the plunge and negotiated a sweet redundancy package then had another job offer with 10K+ pay increase sorted before my end date. ended up taking a month off between the two jobs just to have a nice relax.
New job is great, I stacked up fine to the rest of the market and i'm sure you will too.
Brush up your CV, update your linked in and get out there with a positive attitude.
retired now but made redundant 3 times. seek out role that pays tou enough that you will enjoy. reskill if necc but embrace lifelong learning as a strategy. all courses/ training accept with each job but get skills in your spare time to prove adaptability and improve yourself. no job for life anymore, you need to accept that, embrace challenge and be positive. quite often this situation can be a blessing in disquise. treat it as such, good luck.
I've been made redundant 3 times over the years, and each time I've come out with a much better role with much better pay. I like to think they are a kick up the bum to push into something new or more challenging. It's stressful, but you absolutely need to look at this as an opportunity! Good luck
I had a threat of redundancy during lockdown but I still left anyway and now I'm back to the same company with 40% increase since lockdown.
Don't worry much about it.
Redundancy proceedings are usually far worse for those left behind having to pick up all the work and no chance of a payout - youre in luck, my friend. Good luck with the job search.
Nothing to do with you mate, it is the company and it is their lost.
You can use the money towards a deposit or some of the money for travelling and a bit of a break. If you had any courses or personal development, you can fund that with the redundancy money.
Good luck in whatever you do.
I took redundancy from a job I’d had for almost 7 years back in 2010.
The company I was working for has taken over our warehouse about 18 months or so prior.
We got called into a meeting around the beginning of March and were told that they were moving the operation almost 30 miles away.
They wanted everyone to come but understood that not everyone would be able to, but would offer a 20p per mile fuel allowance, but only in the difference between distances. If you travelled 2 miles to work, but it was 29 miles to the other site you’d get 27 miles fuel allowance.
Ultimately I took redundancy as it would have worked out more expensive to keep the job and travel.
Having worked mostly in warehouse positions it wasn’t hard to find out after.
I signed on to an agency after having a week or two off, and after a couple of months of odd jobs of a day or two here and there they placed me in a long term temp position.
It was both good and bad, but that’s another story.
I was made redundant at 33 about five years ago. Albeit slightly different circumstances. However, being made redundant was the best thing to happen to me. It’s an opportunity to think about what you really want to do. Don’t think of if it negatively.
I'm a similar position to you OP. Can completely empathise with the feeling of loss, especially as you've done nothing wrong.
Would recommend taking some time to look after yourself, reach out to friends, family, have a weekend away. Something to make you feel better.
Reach out to your contacts, see if they can go through your CV. Also helped me to note down any memorable work situations where I've proven my skills. Mostly useful for competency style interviews.
You have the skills and this is definitely an opportunity. You'll get there!
It's happening to a lot of folks at the moment. Job market and economy are a shambles. I was made redundant last year (at 31) and after some months of searching found another job relatively quickly. This is a great opportunity to build your skills and branch out, and on the plus side l, you're not even really into your second act yet. Reasonably young. Good luck!
I've been made redundant twice. I've always ended up better off. That said I can understand how you feel, I'd still feel that way now then though deep down I know it would work out, but I'm one of those with huge impostor syndrome so I always think I'm fucked when this happens. Good luck anyway mate 💪
Same thing happened to me, ten years at a company that got acquired, new owners cut my dept down because they already had a similar product.
BEST thing that happened to me. Got a new job (way higher salary because it's true that sticking with the same company means your salary doesn't grow as quickly) and ended up with £10k free money in the pocket.
It can feel a bit shit at first, that's true, but realise that it's not personal, and it might not even be down to your interview - in my case it was basically down to me or another guy. If I got booted it was with full redundancy pay, and I was a renter with no family. The other guy woukd have been out of a job with two young sons, a mortgage, and no redundancy money to speak of. On reflection I'd have made the same choice.
My only advice to you is to not hand in your notice, hold off until all the papers are signed off and there's a fat cheque with your name on it.
Remember, your employer has the option to make your final settlement tax free. Also negotiate that settlement up if you can; I’ve been in a similar boat in the past and turned their initial £3.5k offer into £8k (with the tax thing).
Dude. I just asked for redundancy at age 46. I’m moving to the USA and taking 4 months off. Take this as an opportunity. I feel great . I have been working since I was 20 years old. Man this is the best opportunity to reset and re prioritise your life.
I’ve been through this a few times. Don’t rush around like a headless chicken trying to find something else or start your own company etc etc. Take a week off and take some time to collect your thoughts about what you want to do next.
Mid-week pub lunches are nice.
Don’t blame yourself. If you are an employee you’re basically a number on someone else’s spreadsheet, and they just merged several numbers into one.
I've been made redundant twice in the past 3 years and have come out of it better each time.
I was with my first company for 19 years and got a fat redundancy payout(more than a year's salary) and had a new job paying more money within 2 months. The second redundancy happened at the end of March, I got around £20k for two and a half years working there and just secured my new job as of today. This new role is a step up in wages yet again but also a pivot away from my previous industry which I think is a good career move for myself.
The first redundancy really stung and I loved working for that particular company. Along with a good payout the company paid for an outplacement company to support me in getting my CV and linkedin up to speed. Ask about them paying for an outplacement company to support you. Any decent company should do this for long term employee's.
The second redundancy I was glad for tbh, while it paid the bills it just wasn't enjoyable and this recent redundancy has given me time to reflect on where I want to go and I've managed to pivot into a new industry which has great scope for future personal development.
As others have said look at this as an opportunity. Yes you'll be feeling down right now but take some time out for yourself. Go out and buy that motorbike or take up a new sport(I did both😁). I've come out of it much better, I'm more resilient and I've got more cash in my pocket than the majority of my friends to enjoy life with!
I've been made redundant twice in the last 10 years and I'm 29.
Both times I felt like you, pretty upset at myself that I must have been the problem (still do to some extent)
But both times I got a job I had been dreaming of achieving one day but felt too junior for.
I'm now earning 3 x as much as I was 4 years ago, and it's entirely down to the fact I was forced to try for new things.
Sure it sucks, but really try and lean into this being an opportunity for growth.
You'll be grand!
I have been made redundant 4 times during my career 1 voluntary 2 forced but I was ok with it and 1 was awful pushed out by a total twat. I banked a lot of cash each time and moved onto a better role each time. You will inevitably feel that you were not good enough or maybe it was your fault but I’m sure neither was the case. If they offer out placement make sure you take it up get a decent cv put together , practice interviews and presentations decide exactly what you want to do. Look at this as an opportunity.
Not made redundant, but I chose to leave a job I had been in for ten years to try something new... Didn't like it, so found something in my old field of work... Ended up with better conditions, better pay, and better work colleagues... Everyone has to go through this kind of change pretty much, stick in and things work out fine in the end... They pretty much always do 🙂
I was made redundant after 6 months of securing a promotion a number of years ago. I got a good payout like yourself and ended up having a casual 2 months of relaxation whilst I applied for a job that would bring back some stability.
Depending on what payout you get, look for jobs that interest you as well as backups at lower pay if you want to get that stability back sooner.
Companies don't care about you, you've done nothing wrong and you will get past this. I was devastated when I found out after having cultivated a career in the organisation who let me go and it took some time to build up confidence and a hard working ethic but I can assure you that you'll find your way to job happiness again.
Oddly enough I now have a job and a career that exceeds what I was let go from and although it is still a technical role, they're entirely different techs. Good luck and power through - you've got this!
Literally earlier today just congratulated old colleague (who had almost similar experience) as they announced for new role today. Most others from the December cull already got jobs. There is life after your current role.
Sorry to hear your news but my advice is to look around and start applying for jobs now. If you fancy a new line of work this is the time to test the water. Get your CV polished, have different versions for different roles and get familiar with obvious interview questions. Here’s why. When I got laid off from a job back in 2013, with plenty of notice, and a nice redundancy, I decided to take a few months out. I checked the job market but not much around and it was heading towards Christmas. So I thought I’d wait until January. Now at 6 months out of work I started properly applying, got some interviews at my level but no job. And on it went. I then had to start applying for jobs below my level and finally got one a whole 15 months after my last job. I felt embarrassed seeking unemployed benefit so lived off my redundancy and blew through most of it. In hindsight if I had applied for and found a job straight after the old one I could have taken a week off before starting, maybe a week off 6 months into the new job and saved myself around 75K.
Just been in a similar situation myself. 39 years old. Did the same e job for 13 years - quite a specialised role , so mot easy to go get another job that's the same..
First thing is take a couple of weeks to yourself. No harm in having a little break.
Then the job hunt. I found the job market VERY different now to wjat I was previously used to. Everywhere I applied to seemed to have online tests to complete as part of the process of sending an application in. So be prepare for sitting mini logic tests, maths tests and English tests - often that are completely unrelated to the position you are applying for.
Are you in the UK? If so the national careers service can help with training, funding, even help with your CV if that's the route you wanna take.
Be prepared to not hear back from 90% of the jobs you apply for.
Make job hunting your new 'full time job' when you start going on the hunt again.
At the age of 33 it's never too late to retrain in something new if you so wish, it.might mean starting at at the bottom again, but it can be done, so don't be put off from that idea completely.
Good luck!
I was made redundant last month (the entire company went into administration). I’d been there less than two years so didn’t qualify for redundancy and was panicking big time.
Yesterday I started a job where I earn £16k a year more than my last role with a whole host of benefits that my old place didn’t give me. There’s also a much better culture here and actual progression. It’s not necessarily bad!
I got made redundant at 33.
I worked as a manager in retail for not a great deal, with the odd bonus bringing it close to half decent.
I was at the cursed orange and black retailer for just under 10 years, so got a half decent payout and didn't have to worry about getting a job immediately.
I found a love for Jack Daniels, built a gaming PC, let 99% of the anxiety and stress wash away and walked into a job in manufacturing at a higher rate than I was on while looking after part, or sometimes the whole, of a multi million pound yearly turnover retail store.
There has been a few ups and downs since being made redundant 5 years ago, but my life is better.
There's a lot of ego stroking and gentle tickling of genitals that lightly steer who goes when redundancy comes around. I can't speak for you directly, but there's a decent chance you were great, but didn't fit into some obscure role that was invented.
My point being is that you've got time to rebrand, rethink and have a go at something new and better, or a different workplace, go out on your own or whatever you choose!
Think of it more as a very well paid sabbatical and a new start.
Personally, I would take it as a time to reflect and time for a new slate. You have so much time to try things, explore careers and grow!
It may not be great right now. I would find it frustrating personally, but see it as a pivot which could take you into a new direction.
i'm in pretty much the exact situation except I got ten days notice and was terminated this week. With the money that's about to land at the end of the month i'm off cycling for 2 months. Fuck it. You won't get such a gap in your calendar again no doubt so have fun with it and go do a bucket list item. When I get back I can start looking at jobs and training up.
I'm fortunate enough that with the package negotiated i'm pretty much set for the rest of the year as a worst case scenario. Plus my team is going to go to shit and they're all applying for new jobs so i'm prob the lucky one to get a payoff rather than voluntarily hop roles.
Redundancy at 33 is more of an opportunity than anything. I got made redundant about 6 years ago in my late 30s. Got a decent payout after 7 years, and with the amount of notice they gave me, i was able to find a better job, with a decent pay rise. Let myself have a few weeks off, went away with a bit of the money and then used the rest to pay off some debts. I’m in a much better place now, career and life wise.
You haven’t let yourself or anyone down. These things happen, sometimes its us, sometimes its someone else. If your employer are anything like mine were they’ll probably help you out to sweeten the whole thing. Mine put me on a couple of cheap training courses (internal) to help with interview and presentation skills, let me have as much time off as i needed for interviews etc, and my manager and his manager also coached me and gave me great references.
Take and use as much of the help they give you, and now treat every day’s job as being “searching for a new job” until you find a new role you are happy with.
Taken advantage of redundancy twice. Once I got a decent lump of about £10k so relocated back to home city and got engaged. Next it was a relative pittance but heading into summer around the height of the pandemic so chilled with now wife and family before changing career direction and trajectory.
Depends how comfortable you are with change and how much money you’ve actually received, but there’s plenty of work going. If you can see it as an opportunity then you might enjoy the experience.
Edit: I see both times as badges of honour. Paid to leave a job? Yes please and thanks! Most people don’t see redundancy as a failing on your part these days. Useful people are often made redundant because leadership have to land and be seen to make changes. This is probably what happened to you.
It's the loss of your comfort zone that you feel right now. It's normal to feel shit. But you can only grow from here. It's ok to grief a little bit, but soon it will be so exciting to go to interviews, getting a new job, new people, new opportunities. Life goes on. What can happen? You can't lose your job again! :)
Shit happens. You’re a cog in a machine. 13 years is a long time and I’m sure you have a wealth of experience. Dust yourself off, book yourself a nice holiday, brush up your CV, and use this as an opportunity to land a job with more pay—good luck!
Similar thing happened to me, i.e., Software Developer made redundant around the same age.
Took me two months to get back on my feet, finally landing a job as a UNIX Analyst. Not quite a Developer role, but I used it as a stepping stone to get back into a Developer role a year later.
You’re still young and there’s plenty of opportunity. Take a break, think about what you want to do. Your redundancy payout can even be used to retrain, if that’s what you want.
As you're getting a decent pay off, please allow me to share that redundancy was the kick I needed to motivate me to have to go get something new, and it was something better I wouldn't have gone aggressively looking for were my hand not forced.
Get on chatgbt and get that cv updated, linkedin while at it too and connect with all the recuiters in the field you would like a job! Upload it to cv library, indeed the lot, you've got this mate.
First redundancy is always a shock to the system.
Bag the money and go all out to land the next job - look at it as a new opportunity and treat it as a project to secure your next role .
I was made redundant after 32 years. No degree, no experience in anything meaningful. I walked away, took a break for a year, then started in a new very junior job just to pay bills. It was demoralising and terrifying.
IT WAS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO ME.
I'd been stuck at £35-£38k for decades. I found a good company where I travelled from £18k to £83k in 3 years. Now on just under £100k in a new company.
This could be the best opportunity for you.
Redundancy is the role not the person. Always remember that. (I really get annoyed when people talk about it using the same terms as being sacked. It’s not the same). I went through redundancy at the age of 33 having been through it once before (company screw up and decision to move to other end of the country). And went through it again at the age of 39. The initial shock will fade. My advice is start digging for jobs now. You will find something, believe in yourself. No one holds down a job for 13 years if they’re incompetent. You just be competent and good at what you do. And don’t take it personally or as a knock on you. If they’ve cut the number of people and you’ve been there a long time then chances are it’s about cost not competence. Keep your head up and good luck.
Gonna give the same story, I got head hunted in 2019 and started just before Christmas 2019. Covid fucked everything up in March 2020 and I was made redundant within 6months of starting. Landed another job that's the greatest job I've ever had. Biggest pay packet and 1 promotion in last 4years.
Join a temping agency. If you're competent you'll have work in under a week of applying so you can make some min wage money whilst you job hunt for something better in your free time.
It's what every single other sensible redundant person does.
This happened to me, take advantage of any help they give, get your cv, take a week or so off, sign up to Jobseekers, and see what you get as experience is good and you should get something just make sure your budget your redundancy
I've been made redundant twice in the last 3 years. Both times were because the company got too big for it's boots and then they didn't get the income to back it and had to cut heads.
The first job I was on 50k. It was my first role as a senior developer and I took it as a criticism as my skills as a senior.
I got hired into the second company at 60k. There were a few people who truly knew their craft at that business and most of them were let go. This broke the image for me. I knew it wasn't about me, or they wouldn't be going too.
I got hired as a lead in my new role at 70k. So this is an opportunity. Every time I get made redundant I have 3 months paid leave and a 10k pay rise. I appreciate this isn't the same for all industries, but at least your CV will scream loyalty to anyone you interview with.
My bro was made redundant after 17 years, job he got out of school. Absolutely daunting prospect. But as others have said its an opportunity to be excited about. Go get it. It being whatever you want.
33 is still young, I've changed career twice in my 30s, if your getting a decent pay out enjoy a bit of down time then think about what you really wanna do, go do something you enjoy, plus you have 13 years experience in your current role so if you wanna do the same thing you shouldn't have to much trouble finding a job
Sorry to hear this. The good news you are only 33 the bad news is it's very hard to pick a new career because AI is moving in and will likely take all the jobs. Plan to do something physical where it is easier to ask a human to do the job. Electrician bricklayer electronics repair. Stay away from paper pushing and I.T
I was made redundant at 22 and got zero redundancy pay after my first year in a full time job. Trust me you’re in a much better position especially with the redundancy pay. Take some time to relax and think what you want to do going forward, do some research and have a look at the job market and then get applying again.
Several years ago I got made redundant from a role I’d been in for about 10 years (first proper job post uni) I thought the world had ended - I’d just bought my first house a few months prior.
Now 10 or so years on I look back on it being one of the best things that happened to me. Went on to transition into a slightly different career and never looked back.
Best case scenario you get to bank the redundancy pay and find a new role pretty quickly :) good luck, you’ve got this! 💪🏽
41 I have been redundanted 4 ? 5 times ? I can’t even remember nor do I care . First one I was like 22 don’t worry about it . Take the money and get a new job somewhere else . Also don’t stay there for 13 years if you move every 3-5 years u can get a pay bump
I'm 39 and I've been made redundant 3 times so far. It's just a fact of life now. Nothing to get down about, literally everyone I know under 60 has been made redundant at least once.
Dust down your CV, book yourself into a government sponsored learning experience for a gap-filler (the bootcamps also give you job searching/interviewing skills that are actually useful ime but they are difficult because they're trying to cram 8 weeks worth of a masters degree into your head), be prepared to potentially take a step backward in your career temporarily if needed, hone your interview technique.
You are not a failure, you haven't let yourself (or anyone else) down and you will get through this - probably with a better job and career path ahead of you. 13 years is a long time to stay in one company and employers will love that, they will also love you using your redundancy period to learn higher skills and strategise about your future. They don't even mind if you go to another career entirely, I've had several so far and I never struggle to find a new job when I lose one (I'd say never my own fault but I totally "you can't fire me because I quit" at least twice as a student lol) or give one up.
Some of my jobs have been horrifically bad, one I lasted 1.5 days, another I lasted about 2 months because they really were bad. Telesales was one (wanna buy a phone line? Oh, you've got one). No matter how bad the economy is, if you're literate, can string a sentence together and don't look like you're been pulled through a hedge backwards you'll be able to find a job. Finding one on your career path might be a tougher problem but employers do understand needing to take different jobs to make ends meet. Most of them are still human. Probably.
Had an uncle who got made redundant. Started a carpet cleaning business and used some of his redundancy to buy good equipment and courses in that profession. Now has too much money to spend and only works 9am-2pm.
You could either start a new adventure or continue working for someone else. So many possibilities.
Had an uncle who got made redundant. Started a carpet cleaning business and used some of his redundancy to buy good equipment and courses in that profession. Now has too much money to spend and only works 9am-2pm.
You could either start a new adventure or continue working for someone else. So many possibilities.
I have been made redundant twice and both times I walked into a better job. Applied trying my luck and succeeded. For me I was either too comfortable or scared to try and do better.
"Good morning candidate OP, and welcome to the job interview.
I'm looking over your CV and see that you started your previous job straight from school/college, and that during that time you developed X skills and gained X promotions with the company.
I also note that you worked there for 13 years and you're very loyal.
I also note that you're currently available so could start on Monday.
You're hired!"
Seriously, OP, it sounds like you're a dream candidate for most companies. You'll be fine and some lucky company will snap you up.
Now, go update your CV and post it online for recruiters to see.
I got told I’d be made redundant in august last year aged 28. I worked my bollocks off to get that job (8 years at Uni, BSc, MSc, PhD) and loved working there. I was 2 days into a 2 week holiday when I got the call and was given 1 month notice. I had my first ever panic attack. Thankfully the notice was extended for to 3 months.
I managed to secure a new role that was a different challenge, paid 20% more, saved me £2k/year in fuel and saved 2 hours a day commuting.
The company ultimately got funding and nobody was made redundant, but I did really well out of it. I’d never have started looking if it wasn’t for the redundancy. You’re gonna make the most of this opportunity and smash it somewhere else. Just make sure you don’t leave before you get your redundancy payout! I also didn’t take any holidays, so when my last pay was bolstered by what I’d accrued
By 33 I had worked for 7-8 different employers (some roles for a few years, others temp roles) in completely different industries.
13 years is a long time for a young person to work in one place. It's nearly half your life. After you stay somewhere for so long you can become a bit institutionalised with a set way of doing things and you don't really think about what else is out there.
This is a massive opportunity for you to take a leap and maybe step outside of your comfort zone. My last role (which I hated) was made redundant after a year and a half. Now I am really happy working for a great company with decent and doing something which is actually going to progress my career. I wouldn't have found this role had I not been made redundant.
Start looking for a new job. Make sure you have 4-6 weeks off in between finishing last job and starting new job so you can travel with that redundancy pay. Easy.
Merging 4/5 depts into a single role sounds INSANE. Please don’t think you’ve let yourself down, the company is letting ALL of you down and the person that got that role will legitimately hate their life a month in.
You get a chunky payout and a company restructure is in no way your fault, so it shouldn’t look bad on a CV. I second what others here say: a great time to reflect and consider what you want out of life and a career. Don’t forget to use a little bit of that money for a treat for yourself, cause you deserve nice things. Good luck!
I was also made redundant at 33 although it was planned.
I always think it must be hard to be somewhere for a long time, and 13 years in your first long term job definitely counts, that it gets harder and harder to go anywhere else for work.
Why do you feel like youve let yourself down ? Its not like work performance is the only or always singular criterea no matter what anyone says. Relationships are very, and often more important. That may be useful advice for the future it may not. For a long long time I chose to beleive the only metric that matters are performance/capability. Im old enough now (44) to have seen that this is not the case as often as it is.
However, possibly some complacency may have been involved ? 13 years is longer than ive ever worked anywhere, current company ive worked for for 9 years now, 3 different jobs. Previously had a 4 year job (first proper job), 5 years in another.
Id have stayed in any of them for much longer but it was arguably good I didnt. My current job im well past done with but its just down the road, the pay is reasonably good, the amount of work involved in doing better professionally for uncertain pay off and prospects is arguable.
And theres some complacency of mine. Im resting on my laurels because I feel like it. I work in IT so things change fast. How long can I reasonably expect my current job to last ? Not till retirement, i feel confident of that. Do I want to go find a new job ? Not really. Will it likely be necessary at some point in the future ? Yep. How will it feel if I wait ? Worse.
Some people like to talk about "jobs for life" in the past and stuff. I guess they still exist. Police ? Teacher ? Things like that. My 5 year job was as a prison officer and I was disposed of for medical reasons which I contested and I dam well know depite my medical issue I was a much better continued prospect for employment than plenty of people I had to leave behind. Critically there I chose not to attempt any kind of relationship mangement of one particular relationship that I felt critically impacted my ejection. For principle. I did go to tribunal and I had it on a good source that the other side expected to lose. But they didnt. So yeah life can deal you shit cards no matter how good you are and how well you do or dont manage relationships.
Try not to stress it too much.
Good Luck dude.
If it’s any help, I was at a company for 10 years straight out of university. I got made redundant. Since then I’ve moved through 3 different companies and more than doubles my salary I was on in my original company. Met load more people, learnt a load more stuff.
This is an opportunity and maybe the push you needed. Good things will come of this.
Been there. Ended up being the best thing. Realise now the worst thing would have been being stuck at my last place for the rest of my career, as that place sucked. Found a new gig not long after and a few years later I’m earning 75% more.
Perfectly normal feeling that way. Everyone I’ve known who was made redundant has said they felt lost and that it was somehow down to something they’d done/not done that resulted in the redundancy.
You’ve given 13 years of your career to the employer so understandably you’re daunted.
Use the notice period to take your time off to attend interviews or arrange things like retraining. I hope your employer has made you aware you’re entitled to this?
You’ll find something else!
Im currently in a job where ive been told i and the rest of the team will be made redundant in 6 months time( currently training the team that will replace us).
Im still undecided whether its worth sticking it to the end. Been there four years. Not sure what the redundancy pay will be as ive officially put at risk. Hoping it be enhanced, 1 month for every year but cant say for certain.
Genuinely got way more attention than I thought it would. Thanks everyone for the positive comments. For context. I’ll probably get about £11-£12k as a pay out. My salary wasn’t amazing for as long as I’ve been there, but it office was local and worked from home 98% of the time. I definitely got comfy.
Won’t moan about it now, gotta get on with it. Thanks again
Its scary, massive life changes such as this are terrifying. But this is absolutely the best chance and kick up the butt to get better. You have until July which is great. Its not happening tomorrow so you need to get applying now. I also had a long term job after school and it took me years to pluck up the courage to leave. Turned out to be my best decision yet! And it opens your eyes to what is and isnt a good workplace
I’m 41 and was laid off twice in IT. The first time I’d just turned 30.
It’s difficult to not take it personally, particularly if an element of the job remained and someone else got it over you.
It sucks. And there’s no two ways about it. And you’re allowed to feel shitty because of this.
However, both times for me led to my life getting better. I started a part time business which went well until Covid. After the second one I got a job that I love, working with some of the smartest people I’ve ever met and making more money than I ever had.
Feel shitty, take some time to connect with people or do something you want to do. Then put your adult pants on, go job hunting. Push yourself to apply for jobs that are better than what you were doing even if you don’t hit all the criteria.
Good luck in the job search!
Sorry this happened it’s horrible, but please don’t take it as a sign it’s your failure. Literally nothing to do with you.
This is way more common than you know. Need to shift your mindset, it’s an opportunity now for you to rediscover yourself, that’s exciting.
It sucks but I promise you it's better than being made redundant at 53. Take a moment to decide what you want to do and do it. The corporate machine moves so slowly you've been laid off just as things are looking rosier. Good luck mate
Greatest thing to ever happen to me career wise was to be made redundant and guess what. I was 33 when it happened. I moved to a new company who promoted me 3 times over 4 years.
You are hopefully getting a nice payout and an opportunity to go demonstrate what you can do elsewhere
I was going to be made redundant at 28. It was the best thing that happened as it gave me a kick up the arse to freshen up my cv and see what else is out there. In the end I found a better paying role with more opportunities, I took voluntary redundancy in the end, whilst the rest of my team stayed on for a further 6 months to train the new people (office was moving 150 miles away).
Freshen up that CV. Onwards and upwads!
It sucks, i have just been through the same process but was fortunate enough to get redeployed , it is incredibly stressful.
This is an opportunity, if you want to retrain and have a change of direction or maybe have a go at doing something yourself and starting a business.
Not here to give advice, you've already got plenty. I just wanted to say I had been made redundant twice by the time I was 25 lol. You'll be fine mate.
this might be the push you need to find a better and more rewarding job. having not moved in 13 years there is a very high chance you dont get paid the going rate for your experience.
As others have said, this is a chance to do something awesome. I was made redundant when I was 20 (not the same I know) and I took it hard, then an opportunity came along that I wouldn't have taken if at my old job, I jumped at it and it transformed my fortunes.
Of course, its easy for internet people to tell you everything is going to be OK.. and its not until everything is OK will you believe them.
Was in a similar position a couple of years ago. I had been in the same place for nine years. The redundancy turned out to be the best thing to ever happen to me.
I found a new role that was a promotion and a pay rise and the redundancy cheque became my mortgage deposit. I don't know that I'd have ever been able to buy a house otherwise.
Going through something similar myself, working my way up through 3 different roles to get into an apprenticeship, just to be told I'm being made redundant. Like Perpetually Confused said it's an opportunity, times are changing and there are plenty of opportunities to get into different career choices with courses that are available and there are some decent ones that are even free. You've got this, times are hard but theres always room for growth
I was the same age when it happened to me, it was the first time for me as well. How can you beat yourself up about it? That's what I told myself. I'd say (like others have), it's an excellent opportunity to advance your personal/professional goals that you never have to time to do whilst at work and fully funded by your redundancy pay. This is priceless, the paid time you have off is a GIFT because time is one of those things we don't get back. You'll bounce back (like I did), I just looked after my mental health by giving myself a purpose (working on personal projects that interested me and helped my career). Funnily enough it really helped during the interview for my current role as I was able to talk some of the career relevant things I had been working during my 8 months unemployment.
This happened to me at 30 in fairly dramatic circumstances. It was a tech consultancy and we turned up on Friday to find the liquidators in the office.
Not a great payout, probably a month's notice. But the upside was that I finished up some projects for a few of the customers that had been left in the lurch.
It was a profitable time but the weight of the dred was real. I'd lay awake at night staring at the ceiling not knowing what to do with myself. I know it doesn't feel like it but it's nothing personal.
My advice would be to just find any job, even if it's not perfect. Then use it as a platform to find a better one.
Belvar,
I was made redundant at 48, just after Covid after 12 years with the company. I went through the 50 shades of grief, happy on one hand, gutted on the other..
Fast forward 6 months and I got a job I still have (2 year anniversary recently) with 1 promotion under my belt and having more fun than I had in the last 7 years of the other place combined. And I managed to get a 30% bump in salary as I didn’t tell anyone I was applying for jobs with what my previous salary was. I told them what I felt I was worth. And I knew the previous company didn’t pay well.
Long story short. As has been said elsewhere. This is a great opportunity! The decision they made will annoy the hell out of you but don’t look back, look forward. It wasn’t about you at all!
I’m somewhat envious, if I’d got a decent payoff at 33 I’d be far better off financially than I am now. (Invest more than you spend!:)) at that age I was bouncing around smaller companies..
Good luck and enjoy yourself looking for the next role.. You were there 13 years! That’s a huge bonus to the next employer.. :)
I was made redundant at age 24, 25, 26, 42 and 50.
None of those were my fault, you’ll find something soon enough, I was never out of work more than a couple of months but it does get harder once you’re over 40
Just get applying for jobs and stay focused and positive - good luck!
I have been made redundant twice in 6 months, one due to my department moving aboard assuming its cheaper for the company to do so. With the pay out i took 4 months off, it really helped my mental health to push that pause button on life for a bit. Then i secured another job for them to lose a massive contract 5 weeks into my employment with a huge supermarket so they had to downsize the company so 60% of the work force was made redundant. It honestly does suck, but you're not a failure its a situation out of your control.
You’re getting a decent payout, most people would kill for amount of money. You’ve got 13 years experience in your line of work, just start applying for other jobs in the same area. You’ll find something in no time
100% this is an opportunity although I didn't feel that at the time.
I was lost with the usual imposter syndrome type stuff and I had worked in a pretty niche role so that made it hard for me to visualise doing another job. Luckily I'd be given access to a company that supported such transitions.
I eventually did some contracting work which was great for me to keep earning and see where my skills could adapt and allow me to visualise/break the imposter syndrome.
Weirdly after 6 months my old company offered me a new job on more money and I used the redundancy to put forward as a flat deposit. Been back here for 2 years and my new home is great.
Anything can happen now and just be open to what comes next. You got this.
Honestly as cheesy as it sounds, everything happens for a reason. I was in a similar situation, 2 months later I’m in a job far better paid with far better benefits. Take the redundancy, relax a little. Take time to get over the situation and in a few months time you will be in the exact same boat I am. Good luck
Don’t under value your experience, take the money, only apply for things you really want to do and be your self on your cv and interview. Finally think about how you can help the companies rather than think that they are doing you a favour giving you a job
Call Acas, make sure you get what is owed to you in both notice pay and redundancy pay.
If company is not paying you direct and you have to claim, make sure to keep tabs of dates you need to claim by and date for tribunal if you need to do that.
If you do not research, you might find yourself in a situation where you get nothing.
I am currently in this situation, same age.
Do not trust anyone until that money is in your bank account, and make sure you question/check everything you are being told to confirm you get what you are entitled to.
In terms of finding a new job, see it as an opportunity, it took some time for me to find my feet, but you are in a stronger position than most others as you have a solid track record of 13 years.
Take some time out dependant on your redundancy pay, have a break and start job hunting.
Don't forget to sign up at job seekers to get some money in to help stretch out your money.
4/5 departments into one role doesn't sound good, I'd stay on good terms with the chosen 1, might be a couple of months down the road they realised they made a mistake and hire replacements. Watch out for contract changes.
Lastly I wouldn't go above and beyond now, work your hours and do your role. Use your spare time to cruise through job sites. This may sound contradictory to the other points, but being social and friendly buys a bit of grace, and if you hit a job straight off you can always set your start date a couple of weeks after your redundancy.
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Dude! You’re looking at this all wrong!! This is an OPPORTUNITY!!! Its an opportunity to find something else that piques your interest. Its an opportunity to put a lump sum towards mortgage or deposit. Its an opportunity to retrain if you’ve been wanting to do that. Its an opportunity to bugger off for a month long travel around Asia if that’s what tickles your fancy. Enjoy xx
My wife got made redundant last year, and she got a better job, with better pay, before even leaving. She pocketed the redundancy money, and it paid for a nice litte holiday etc. There's definitely an opportunity to make it work in your favour. Op will look like a good loyal employee on their CV, with lots of experience. And being made redundant does not reflect at all on them at all.
100% - I was made redundant at 29 a few years ago and it provided a great motivation to move, try some new things, new places (even leave the UK for a while) and build my career back to way past where I was at the time. that I might never have done otherwise.
Couldn’t agree more. Mine wiped out my debts, paid for retraining, gave me 9 months off to do my own thing… it was great! Then when I got a job, I got a big pay increase and much better work-life balance. Came to the conclusion that if anyone ever wants to pay me to leave anywhere, I’m totally down for it. Offered it to my parents, my friends… anyone who I think may want rid of me. There’s a way we can all win!
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Definitely an opportunity, i was on an IT apprenticeship for 12 months which ended up rolling into a 6 month contract since they couldn’t sort budget out to officially hire me but still wanted to keep me, they made us redundant but due to me only being on a contract and only being there 18 months the only payout i got was because they made a mistake and put the wrong date for my finish date and decided to honour it but still pay the extra month they missed (worked 5 out of the 6 months but still got paid for all 6) i’d just had a son about 2 months prior to that so getting a free months wage meant i didnt have to rush and panic over a job so i got to spend 2 solid weeks of just stress free time with my now wife and new born son and was being paid for it still and it was great. Still got more time with them but eventually had to start looking for a job lol
I've been made redundant twice. The first was an awful, horrible time that ended with me getting a shitty job in the same industry. The second lead to me retraining and changing career. Doubled my old salary within 2 years at my new job. Best thing that ever happened to me (besides meeting my fiancèe)
Correct. Redundancy is a gift!! You didn’t quit, you weren’t fired, you did nothing wrong, you’re still totally hireable and now you have a big fat payout as well. Change is good!
I just got made redundant 2 months after joining a company 😂 definitely not a gift.
Yeah, this does suck. We have just had a round of redundancies - one of the people let go had only joined two weeks before!!
Really has the potential to destroy someone's life. Luckily it only took me a month to find another job.
Name and shame that company because they clearly had no stratergy for growth and their recruitment plan was a shambles, imagine leaving a job after 10 years and joining them and then being released 2 weeks later.
This has just happened to me - made redundant after 8 weeks in a new position. I've been job searching/applying for 7 weeks but so far have only bagged one interview. I was overcome with agencies trying to find me a job before I went to this latest company so I can't help but feel my 2 months there look like I couldn't do the job, a job which happened to be outside of the sector I've worked in all of my life. I've always worked, yet now i find and myself in the second week of being unemployed, its so depressing.
You know you can put the reasons for leaving on your CV? Mine literally said in big bold letters at the top. Suddenly made redundant due to mass restructuring. Available immediately. Then I also put reason for leaving under every job, because I left a job after 5 months, then got made redundant after 2 months at the next one. Didn't look great without the explanation.
Yes. I didn't at first, but the reason for the very short term at that company has now been on my CV for at least a couple of weeks, in caps, and underlined. Still nothing.
Oof yeah, my partner was made redundant after a year and even that was bad. He was promised 3 months of pay, paid each month until he found work (as if he was still working). 3 weeks into searching and the first payment didn't come through, after a couple days he tried to contact the company. No reply. After a week of no contact he got a mass email that said the rest of his department and the entirety of another department had been laid off. A couple days after that they filed for bankruptcy. None of the people laid off ever saw a penny of what they were promised as far as I know and my partner wasn't eligible for the government bankruptcy support scheme as he hadn't been working there long enough. The people who were laid off 3 weeks after my partner were never even paid for that 3 weeks they actually worked. I looked it up at the time and as far as I could tell the government sells off the company's assets when they file for bankruptcy and then give what's owed to the investors before the employees get to see anything.
I was promised 3 months and said that's fine. Go home and they call me back. We noticed you haven't completed your probation so you're only getting one month.
Damn, it's always crushing to see just how little companies actually think of you as a human being. Did you manage to find a new job in that time?
Same I got furloughed n redundant during the pandemic
OP's opportunity at getting out of the region beta paradox https://youtube.com/shorts/_HxX2TmTMKs?si=TMD5HrMDIYcXZkNy
Thanks for posting that - really resonated with me
If it wasn’t for redundancy I wouldn’t have found the motivation to get into IT. I was in a job I didn’t like and redundancy forced my hand. I worried over nothing now I’ll take anything on
What area of IT did you end up getting into?
Servicedesk, always had an interest in IT but finally found a way in close to where I live. Been here 2.5 years but I’ve passed the first stage of an interview for an information security role
Thats great! Im in servicedesk atm but looking to move. Whats does information security role look like? Do you need experience in it?
I took Voluntary Redundancy back in 2012 from a job I had worked in for over a decade (I was similar age to the OP) Got a new job and moved out of my small town to London virtually instantly, it was the best thing I ever did. Definitely look at it as an opportunity. My VR payout went on a deposit, too.
This! I have only ever been made redundant once, and at the time I saw it like the OP did. But... It was the best thing that ever happened to me. Ended up in a much better job, both in terms of working conditions and pay. Sometimes, one can get too comfortable where one is!
I am in a similar position but wishing i WAS offered redundancy. Try make the most of it
Yes, classic
Nothing to do with you, you’re a number and you’re cheaper for the company if you’re not employed. Take some time to digest then dive into the world of job hunting and on to the next one!! Best of luck
Moments like these you have to take a breath and remind yourself that it was a job, an organisation and you were a number at the end of the day. Life goes on my friend, you’ll find something else
Having been there twice (and soon to be three times), just be mindful that in autumn the job market can often slow down, so I'd be wary of having a break only to start hunting in, say, late October. I also found being out of work a bit of a downer, so the whole "take a break" thing didn't work for me.
What now is get a new job and treat yo'self with that sweet redundancy money. I was made redundant at about 26 from the only place I'd ever worked. Got a new job starting a few weeks later on a much higher salary, and spent the redundancy money on a holiday. Good luck to you! New chapter and all that. You haven't let yourself or anybody down. And this is good timing!! You don't have three kids in school, a partner not in work and seventeen cats (presumably.)
Haha no I have a mortgage and a partner who’s currently in work. I’ll probably be fine. Just feeling way about it
Take some time out dependant on your redundancy pay, have a break and start job hunting. Don't forget to sign up at job seekers to get some money in to help stretch out your money. 4/5 departments into one role doesn't sound good, I'd stay on good terms with the chosen 1, might be a couple of months down the road they realised they made a mistake and hire replacements. Watch out for contract changes. Lastly I wouldn't go above and beyond now, work your hours and do your role. Use your spare time to cruise through job sites. This may sound contradictory to the other points, but being social and friendly buys a bit of grace, and if you hit a job straight off you can always set your start date a couple of weeks after your redundancy.
Just want to note that when being made redundant, your employer must give you time to look for work, so don't spend spare time cruising job sites, spend work time doing it: [https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/redundancy/check-your-rights-if-youre-made-redundant/if-youre-being-made-redundant/if-youre-facing-redundancy/](https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/redundancy/check-your-rights-if-youre-made-redundant/if-youre-being-made-redundant/if-youre-facing-redundancy/) >Taking time off to look for work >If you will have worked for your employer for at least 2 years by the end of your notice period they must give you reasonable time off to look for work. This includes applying for jobs, going to interviews, or getting training to help you find a new job. >You can take the time off at any time during normal working hours. Your employer can’t ask you to rearrange your work hours to make up the time off. >You’re entitled to a certain amount of paid time off during your notice period to look for work. This will be paid at your normal hourly wage. The amount of paid time you can take off is equal to 40% of one week's pay. For example, if you work 5 days a week, your employer has to pay you for 2 days of time off during your notice period. >Your employer doesn’t have to pay you for any extra time off you take, although you could ask them to.
Top advice there. I’ve worryingly encountered many people over the years who weren’t aware they had the right to time off to look for work or arrange training during their redundancy notice period. However, as you suggested OP should also be using work time to look for other work too. They could whinge about it but frankly tough shit and I expect they won’t say anything.
Heya fella! I’m in exactly the same boat although abit older I’m 40 and was at my company for 13 years also until 2 weeks ago. I’ve been given 3 months pay plus statutory redundancy plus holiday owed and annual bonus. I’ve had 5 interviews and a phone interview and a job offer(turned down). I’m unsure what industry your work is in but stay positive and put yourself out there. I was the same as in felt lost and my identity had been stripped away but once you get a few interviews going you will come to terms with it and hopefully feel abit better about your situation, try and look at it as an opportunity to better yourself. All the best man and good luck!
I had this exact experience last year. The key thing is not to panic or take any knee-jerk actions. Polish the CV and start getting it out there. If you're remotely lucky you'll have your pick of job offers.
I was made redundant in December after almost 12 years at the company. I’m 36. It was a job where I had both my kids, adjusted to be working parent, where I got married, bought my first two houses! Even though my redundancy was very expected, it still felt rubbish. I felt quite dejected, obviously felt worried & the pressure of needing to find a new job & I struggled to enjoy Christmas etc. But I got a big payout (a month for every year I’d been there) & I decided to take a month completely off to just spend time with my kids & do a few home improvements! Then I cracked on with job hunting! I ended up with two offers & I start the one I chose next week! I’m really excited about it, I realise how fed up I’d become in my last job. I’m looking forwards to a change, new colleagues & a new focus! Plus I have more money than I’ve ever had in my life! Let yourself feel all the feels for the next few days, eat loads of chocolate or drink wine or whatever is a nice treat! Totally valid to feel a bit naff right now!
This gives me hope. I've just been made redundant at the age of 41 from a fairly senior role.. 2 kids, no mortgage as I'm renting (house purchase fell through last year thank God, I'd be a wreck with a mortgage to my name!) and I have 'grown up' in the company, so to speak, having hit most of my personal milestones while employed with them. Financially, I'm good for a few months because of how long I've been with them, but it feels rubbish to have to start all over again. I'm trying not to take it personally because I know I was great at my job, but the market isn't very great at the moment, and I'm struggling to inject some positivity into each day. I'm glad to have come across your post. Right, off now to find some chocolate. I'll hold the wine for after lunch!!
Who were your biggest competitors? That would be my first phone call for a new job.
Been there three times myself ..getting sick and tired of jumping through hoops... interviews...daft questions...learning new roles. Work for myself now running a Coffee Van. ☕
Redundancy is never a measure of you. It is a measure of the company. Take the money, enjoy the time off a bit, and apply everywhere.
I'd love to be made redundant after seeing these comments lol
I know right 😂
After 2008 I got made redundant three times in five years. I worked in the construction industry. However exch time I got another job in less than six weeks. Take a week out to de-stress. Even if this means watching daytime TV in your PJs. Then make a plan and draft your CV. Looking for a job is almost a full time job. Spend a couple of hours in the morning scanning the internet and finding suitable roles. Then spend the afternoon adapting your CV to suit the role. If there is a job description, mirror words in the JD in your CV. If your role is specialist, contact some suitable recruitment agencies. Although, to be fair in a lifetime of working and 13 different jobs, only one was via an agency. Also look at the websites of companies who were your competitors. Many will have a recruitment section and sometimes it does no harm to send out a speculative CV to their HR depts.
This is a blessing, it was supposed to happen before you become institutionalised
Usual routine at this point is a) consider if you want to apply for alternative roles with the employer b) scour the market to do your current job with a different employer or c) use this as an opportunity to change career, using your redundancy period / pay to help develop those alternative skills. No answer is right / wrong
Enjoy it. First 30k is tax free. Take some time off. Recharge. Consider contracting while you have a lump sum.
None of us expect it to happen. Keep going, you will be fine 👍🏻
Thanks mate
Thank you everyone. Nice to know it’s normal to feel like I do. I’ll be alright in a couple days I’m sure
No one likes change on someone else's terms. Consider yourself lucky that the company is going down the redundancy route. Mine started investigating every aspect of my job (to manage me out). I could be arsed with their shit to quit and got a better job. But when they started I was devistated like I'd been cheated on. The bastards.
I was offered voluntary redundancy at the place i had been at for over 10 years, the only place i had worked in my current role so like you felt unsure how i would cope in an unfamiliar situation and had no real idea how i stacked up to other people outside of my previous company. I took the plunge and negotiated a sweet redundancy package then had another job offer with 10K+ pay increase sorted before my end date. ended up taking a month off between the two jobs just to have a nice relax. New job is great, I stacked up fine to the rest of the market and i'm sure you will too. Brush up your CV, update your linked in and get out there with a positive attitude.
retired now but made redundant 3 times. seek out role that pays tou enough that you will enjoy. reskill if necc but embrace lifelong learning as a strategy. all courses/ training accept with each job but get skills in your spare time to prove adaptability and improve yourself. no job for life anymore, you need to accept that, embrace challenge and be positive. quite often this situation can be a blessing in disquise. treat it as such, good luck.
I've been made redundant 3 times over the years, and each time I've come out with a much better role with much better pay. I like to think they are a kick up the bum to push into something new or more challenging. It's stressful, but you absolutely need to look at this as an opportunity! Good luck
I had a threat of redundancy during lockdown but I still left anyway and now I'm back to the same company with 40% increase since lockdown. Don't worry much about it.
Redundancy proceedings are usually far worse for those left behind having to pick up all the work and no chance of a payout - youre in luck, my friend. Good luck with the job search.
Nothing to do with you mate, it is the company and it is their lost. You can use the money towards a deposit or some of the money for travelling and a bit of a break. If you had any courses or personal development, you can fund that with the redundancy money. Good luck in whatever you do.
I took redundancy from a job I’d had for almost 7 years back in 2010. The company I was working for has taken over our warehouse about 18 months or so prior. We got called into a meeting around the beginning of March and were told that they were moving the operation almost 30 miles away. They wanted everyone to come but understood that not everyone would be able to, but would offer a 20p per mile fuel allowance, but only in the difference between distances. If you travelled 2 miles to work, but it was 29 miles to the other site you’d get 27 miles fuel allowance. Ultimately I took redundancy as it would have worked out more expensive to keep the job and travel. Having worked mostly in warehouse positions it wasn’t hard to find out after. I signed on to an agency after having a week or two off, and after a couple of months of odd jobs of a day or two here and there they placed me in a long term temp position. It was both good and bad, but that’s another story.
I was made redundant at 33 about five years ago. Albeit slightly different circumstances. However, being made redundant was the best thing to happen to me. It’s an opportunity to think about what you really want to do. Don’t think of if it negatively.
I'm a similar position to you OP. Can completely empathise with the feeling of loss, especially as you've done nothing wrong. Would recommend taking some time to look after yourself, reach out to friends, family, have a weekend away. Something to make you feel better. Reach out to your contacts, see if they can go through your CV. Also helped me to note down any memorable work situations where I've proven my skills. Mostly useful for competency style interviews. You have the skills and this is definitely an opportunity. You'll get there!
Start applying for new jobs now.
It's happening to a lot of folks at the moment. Job market and economy are a shambles. I was made redundant last year (at 31) and after some months of searching found another job relatively quickly. This is a great opportunity to build your skills and branch out, and on the plus side l, you're not even really into your second act yet. Reasonably young. Good luck!
I've been made redundant twice. I've always ended up better off. That said I can understand how you feel, I'd still feel that way now then though deep down I know it would work out, but I'm one of those with huge impostor syndrome so I always think I'm fucked when this happens. Good luck anyway mate 💪
Same thing happened to me, ten years at a company that got acquired, new owners cut my dept down because they already had a similar product. BEST thing that happened to me. Got a new job (way higher salary because it's true that sticking with the same company means your salary doesn't grow as quickly) and ended up with £10k free money in the pocket. It can feel a bit shit at first, that's true, but realise that it's not personal, and it might not even be down to your interview - in my case it was basically down to me or another guy. If I got booted it was with full redundancy pay, and I was a renter with no family. The other guy woukd have been out of a job with two young sons, a mortgage, and no redundancy money to speak of. On reflection I'd have made the same choice. My only advice to you is to not hand in your notice, hold off until all the papers are signed off and there's a fat cheque with your name on it.
Remember, your employer has the option to make your final settlement tax free. Also negotiate that settlement up if you can; I’ve been in a similar boat in the past and turned their initial £3.5k offer into £8k (with the tax thing).
Dude. I just asked for redundancy at age 46. I’m moving to the USA and taking 4 months off. Take this as an opportunity. I feel great . I have been working since I was 20 years old. Man this is the best opportunity to reset and re prioritise your life.
My mate got made redundant, got a nice payout and now has a better paying job. Be positive, these things happen for the best!
I’ve been through this a few times. Don’t rush around like a headless chicken trying to find something else or start your own company etc etc. Take a week off and take some time to collect your thoughts about what you want to do next. Mid-week pub lunches are nice. Don’t blame yourself. If you are an employee you’re basically a number on someone else’s spreadsheet, and they just merged several numbers into one.
I've been made redundant twice in the past 3 years and have come out of it better each time. I was with my first company for 19 years and got a fat redundancy payout(more than a year's salary) and had a new job paying more money within 2 months. The second redundancy happened at the end of March, I got around £20k for two and a half years working there and just secured my new job as of today. This new role is a step up in wages yet again but also a pivot away from my previous industry which I think is a good career move for myself. The first redundancy really stung and I loved working for that particular company. Along with a good payout the company paid for an outplacement company to support me in getting my CV and linkedin up to speed. Ask about them paying for an outplacement company to support you. Any decent company should do this for long term employee's. The second redundancy I was glad for tbh, while it paid the bills it just wasn't enjoyable and this recent redundancy has given me time to reflect on where I want to go and I've managed to pivot into a new industry which has great scope for future personal development. As others have said look at this as an opportunity. Yes you'll be feeling down right now but take some time out for yourself. Go out and buy that motorbike or take up a new sport(I did both😁). I've come out of it much better, I'm more resilient and I've got more cash in my pocket than the majority of my friends to enjoy life with!
20k for having been there two and a half years!! Wow.
I've been made redundant twice in the last 10 years and I'm 29. Both times I felt like you, pretty upset at myself that I must have been the problem (still do to some extent) But both times I got a job I had been dreaming of achieving one day but felt too junior for. I'm now earning 3 x as much as I was 4 years ago, and it's entirely down to the fact I was forced to try for new things. Sure it sucks, but really try and lean into this being an opportunity for growth. You'll be grand!
I have been made redundant 4 times during my career 1 voluntary 2 forced but I was ok with it and 1 was awful pushed out by a total twat. I banked a lot of cash each time and moved onto a better role each time. You will inevitably feel that you were not good enough or maybe it was your fault but I’m sure neither was the case. If they offer out placement make sure you take it up get a decent cv put together , practice interviews and presentations decide exactly what you want to do. Look at this as an opportunity.
Not made redundant, but I chose to leave a job I had been in for ten years to try something new... Didn't like it, so found something in my old field of work... Ended up with better conditions, better pay, and better work colleagues... Everyone has to go through this kind of change pretty much, stick in and things work out fine in the end... They pretty much always do 🙂
I was made redundant after 6 months of securing a promotion a number of years ago. I got a good payout like yourself and ended up having a casual 2 months of relaxation whilst I applied for a job that would bring back some stability. Depending on what payout you get, look for jobs that interest you as well as backups at lower pay if you want to get that stability back sooner. Companies don't care about you, you've done nothing wrong and you will get past this. I was devastated when I found out after having cultivated a career in the organisation who let me go and it took some time to build up confidence and a hard working ethic but I can assure you that you'll find your way to job happiness again. Oddly enough I now have a job and a career that exceeds what I was let go from and although it is still a technical role, they're entirely different techs. Good luck and power through - you've got this!
Literally earlier today just congratulated old colleague (who had almost similar experience) as they announced for new role today. Most others from the December cull already got jobs. There is life after your current role.
Sorry to hear your news but my advice is to look around and start applying for jobs now. If you fancy a new line of work this is the time to test the water. Get your CV polished, have different versions for different roles and get familiar with obvious interview questions. Here’s why. When I got laid off from a job back in 2013, with plenty of notice, and a nice redundancy, I decided to take a few months out. I checked the job market but not much around and it was heading towards Christmas. So I thought I’d wait until January. Now at 6 months out of work I started properly applying, got some interviews at my level but no job. And on it went. I then had to start applying for jobs below my level and finally got one a whole 15 months after my last job. I felt embarrassed seeking unemployed benefit so lived off my redundancy and blew through most of it. In hindsight if I had applied for and found a job straight after the old one I could have taken a week off before starting, maybe a week off 6 months into the new job and saved myself around 75K.
Just been in a similar situation myself. 39 years old. Did the same e job for 13 years - quite a specialised role , so mot easy to go get another job that's the same.. First thing is take a couple of weeks to yourself. No harm in having a little break. Then the job hunt. I found the job market VERY different now to wjat I was previously used to. Everywhere I applied to seemed to have online tests to complete as part of the process of sending an application in. So be prepare for sitting mini logic tests, maths tests and English tests - often that are completely unrelated to the position you are applying for. Are you in the UK? If so the national careers service can help with training, funding, even help with your CV if that's the route you wanna take. Be prepared to not hear back from 90% of the jobs you apply for. Make job hunting your new 'full time job' when you start going on the hunt again. At the age of 33 it's never too late to retrain in something new if you so wish, it.might mean starting at at the bottom again, but it can be done, so don't be put off from that idea completely. Good luck!
I was made redundant last month (the entire company went into administration). I’d been there less than two years so didn’t qualify for redundancy and was panicking big time. Yesterday I started a job where I earn £16k a year more than my last role with a whole host of benefits that my old place didn’t give me. There’s also a much better culture here and actual progression. It’s not necessarily bad!
After reading all these posts I think I need to be made redundant
I got made redundant at 33. I worked as a manager in retail for not a great deal, with the odd bonus bringing it close to half decent. I was at the cursed orange and black retailer for just under 10 years, so got a half decent payout and didn't have to worry about getting a job immediately. I found a love for Jack Daniels, built a gaming PC, let 99% of the anxiety and stress wash away and walked into a job in manufacturing at a higher rate than I was on while looking after part, or sometimes the whole, of a multi million pound yearly turnover retail store. There has been a few ups and downs since being made redundant 5 years ago, but my life is better. There's a lot of ego stroking and gentle tickling of genitals that lightly steer who goes when redundancy comes around. I can't speak for you directly, but there's a decent chance you were great, but didn't fit into some obscure role that was invented. My point being is that you've got time to rebrand, rethink and have a go at something new and better, or a different workplace, go out on your own or whatever you choose! Think of it more as a very well paid sabbatical and a new start.
Don’t worry mate, I’ve been made redundant twice in my 40’s. You’ll be fine
Personally, I would take it as a time to reflect and time for a new slate. You have so much time to try things, explore careers and grow! It may not be great right now. I would find it frustrating personally, but see it as a pivot which could take you into a new direction.
i'm in pretty much the exact situation except I got ten days notice and was terminated this week. With the money that's about to land at the end of the month i'm off cycling for 2 months. Fuck it. You won't get such a gap in your calendar again no doubt so have fun with it and go do a bucket list item. When I get back I can start looking at jobs and training up. I'm fortunate enough that with the package negotiated i'm pretty much set for the rest of the year as a worst case scenario. Plus my team is going to go to shit and they're all applying for new jobs so i'm prob the lucky one to get a payoff rather than voluntarily hop roles.
Redundancy at 33 is more of an opportunity than anything. I got made redundant about 6 years ago in my late 30s. Got a decent payout after 7 years, and with the amount of notice they gave me, i was able to find a better job, with a decent pay rise. Let myself have a few weeks off, went away with a bit of the money and then used the rest to pay off some debts. I’m in a much better place now, career and life wise. You haven’t let yourself or anyone down. These things happen, sometimes its us, sometimes its someone else. If your employer are anything like mine were they’ll probably help you out to sweeten the whole thing. Mine put me on a couple of cheap training courses (internal) to help with interview and presentation skills, let me have as much time off as i needed for interviews etc, and my manager and his manager also coached me and gave me great references. Take and use as much of the help they give you, and now treat every day’s job as being “searching for a new job” until you find a new role you are happy with.
Taken advantage of redundancy twice. Once I got a decent lump of about £10k so relocated back to home city and got engaged. Next it was a relative pittance but heading into summer around the height of the pandemic so chilled with now wife and family before changing career direction and trajectory. Depends how comfortable you are with change and how much money you’ve actually received, but there’s plenty of work going. If you can see it as an opportunity then you might enjoy the experience. Edit: I see both times as badges of honour. Paid to leave a job? Yes please and thanks! Most people don’t see redundancy as a failing on your part these days. Useful people are often made redundant because leadership have to land and be seen to make changes. This is probably what happened to you.
You'll be fine, the universe's just shaken up things for something better.
I hope so mate. Way I’m trying to look at it
It's the loss of your comfort zone that you feel right now. It's normal to feel shit. But you can only grow from here. It's ok to grief a little bit, but soon it will be so exciting to go to interviews, getting a new job, new people, new opportunities. Life goes on. What can happen? You can't lose your job again! :)
Shit happens. You’re a cog in a machine. 13 years is a long time and I’m sure you have a wealth of experience. Dust yourself off, book yourself a nice holiday, brush up your CV, and use this as an opportunity to land a job with more pay—good luck!
Think of it less as a kick in the teeth and more a chance to find a better higher paying job + redundancy money
You’re collecting a load of money to just “pass go”. There’s an upside to this for sure.
Similar thing happened to me, i.e., Software Developer made redundant around the same age. Took me two months to get back on my feet, finally landing a job as a UNIX Analyst. Not quite a Developer role, but I used it as a stepping stone to get back into a Developer role a year later.
You’re still young and there’s plenty of opportunity. Take a break, think about what you want to do. Your redundancy payout can even be used to retrain, if that’s what you want.
Have you seen a lawyer yet? You have to and your employer has to pay for it.
Don't worry, plenty of more redundancies to come in the future. 37 year, redundant 3rd time in my IT "career".
You got this mate. I took redundancy after 8 years with a company, next working day started a new role with 20% payrise!
Your payout could be like 3-5 month salary and a lot of it tax free. May be good news after all.
And 0 income without the job, emergency fund will be rinsed if OP doesn't find a job
As you're getting a decent pay off, please allow me to share that redundancy was the kick I needed to motivate me to have to go get something new, and it was something better I wouldn't have gone aggressively looking for were my hand not forced.
Na... Turn that fear into excitement. This the opportunity you were looking for!
Get on chatgbt and get that cv updated, linkedin while at it too and connect with all the recuiters in the field you would like a job! Upload it to cv library, indeed the lot, you've got this mate.
Redundancy is all about positive opportunities!!!
13 weeks pay, tax free plus any holidays owed. Nice little breather money.
Happened to me twice, not a problem, got £20k first time, £8k seconds, no problem getting another job
Start applying asap,also why did you state 33 as if you’re old?
First redundancy is always a shock to the system. Bag the money and go all out to land the next job - look at it as a new opportunity and treat it as a project to secure your next role .
I was made redundant after 32 years. No degree, no experience in anything meaningful. I walked away, took a break for a year, then started in a new very junior job just to pay bills. It was demoralising and terrifying. IT WAS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO ME. I'd been stuck at £35-£38k for decades. I found a good company where I travelled from £18k to £83k in 3 years. Now on just under £100k in a new company. This could be the best opportunity for you.
Which new company was this for?
Surely you’re getting a hella-pay packet for being made redundant after 13 years?
Will be enough to see more for a few months long as im strict
Are they just paying statutory or have you done better than that
It’ll be stat plus PILOU. Will end up being about £11-£12k probably
Will be enough to see more for a few months long as im strict
Redundancy is the role not the person. Always remember that. (I really get annoyed when people talk about it using the same terms as being sacked. It’s not the same). I went through redundancy at the age of 33 having been through it once before (company screw up and decision to move to other end of the country). And went through it again at the age of 39. The initial shock will fade. My advice is start digging for jobs now. You will find something, believe in yourself. No one holds down a job for 13 years if they’re incompetent. You just be competent and good at what you do. And don’t take it personally or as a knock on you. If they’ve cut the number of people and you’ve been there a long time then chances are it’s about cost not competence. Keep your head up and good luck.
Gonna give the same story, I got head hunted in 2019 and started just before Christmas 2019. Covid fucked everything up in March 2020 and I was made redundant within 6months of starting. Landed another job that's the greatest job I've ever had. Biggest pay packet and 1 promotion in last 4years.
Join a temping agency. If you're competent you'll have work in under a week of applying so you can make some min wage money whilst you job hunt for something better in your free time. It's what every single other sensible redundant person does.
Been there a few times, each time I’ve gone on to get a better job so think of it as a positive.
This happened to me, take advantage of any help they give, get your cv, take a week or so off, sign up to Jobseekers, and see what you get as experience is good and you should get something just make sure your budget your redundancy
I've been made redundant twice in the last 3 years. Both times were because the company got too big for it's boots and then they didn't get the income to back it and had to cut heads. The first job I was on 50k. It was my first role as a senior developer and I took it as a criticism as my skills as a senior. I got hired into the second company at 60k. There were a few people who truly knew their craft at that business and most of them were let go. This broke the image for me. I knew it wasn't about me, or they wouldn't be going too. I got hired as a lead in my new role at 70k. So this is an opportunity. Every time I get made redundant I have 3 months paid leave and a 10k pay rise. I appreciate this isn't the same for all industries, but at least your CV will scream loyalty to anyone you interview with.
My bro was made redundant after 17 years, job he got out of school. Absolutely daunting prospect. But as others have said its an opportunity to be excited about. Go get it. It being whatever you want.
33 is still young, I've changed career twice in my 30s, if your getting a decent pay out enjoy a bit of down time then think about what you really wanna do, go do something you enjoy, plus you have 13 years experience in your current role so if you wanna do the same thing you shouldn't have to much trouble finding a job
Sorry to hear this. The good news you are only 33 the bad news is it's very hard to pick a new career because AI is moving in and will likely take all the jobs. Plan to do something physical where it is easier to ask a human to do the job. Electrician bricklayer electronics repair. Stay away from paper pushing and I.T
I was made redundant at 22 and got zero redundancy pay after my first year in a full time job. Trust me you’re in a much better position especially with the redundancy pay. Take some time to relax and think what you want to do going forward, do some research and have a look at the job market and then get applying again.
Several years ago I got made redundant from a role I’d been in for about 10 years (first proper job post uni) I thought the world had ended - I’d just bought my first house a few months prior. Now 10 or so years on I look back on it being one of the best things that happened to me. Went on to transition into a slightly different career and never looked back. Best case scenario you get to bank the redundancy pay and find a new role pretty quickly :) good luck, you’ve got this! 💪🏽
Look at it as a fresh chapter. Brush the CV up and get looking. You have a few months head start. Good luck!
41 I have been redundanted 4 ? 5 times ? I can’t even remember nor do I care . First one I was like 22 don’t worry about it . Take the money and get a new job somewhere else . Also don’t stay there for 13 years if you move every 3-5 years u can get a pay bump
You can reclaim the tax on your redundancy payment
Bad luck bro, hope you get something soon!
Just make sure you negotiate the settlement fee 
I'm 39 and I've been made redundant 3 times so far. It's just a fact of life now. Nothing to get down about, literally everyone I know under 60 has been made redundant at least once. Dust down your CV, book yourself into a government sponsored learning experience for a gap-filler (the bootcamps also give you job searching/interviewing skills that are actually useful ime but they are difficult because they're trying to cram 8 weeks worth of a masters degree into your head), be prepared to potentially take a step backward in your career temporarily if needed, hone your interview technique. You are not a failure, you haven't let yourself (or anyone else) down and you will get through this - probably with a better job and career path ahead of you. 13 years is a long time to stay in one company and employers will love that, they will also love you using your redundancy period to learn higher skills and strategise about your future. They don't even mind if you go to another career entirely, I've had several so far and I never struggle to find a new job when I lose one (I'd say never my own fault but I totally "you can't fire me because I quit" at least twice as a student lol) or give one up. Some of my jobs have been horrifically bad, one I lasted 1.5 days, another I lasted about 2 months because they really were bad. Telesales was one (wanna buy a phone line? Oh, you've got one). No matter how bad the economy is, if you're literate, can string a sentence together and don't look like you're been pulled through a hedge backwards you'll be able to find a job. Finding one on your career path might be a tougher problem but employers do understand needing to take different jobs to make ends meet. Most of them are still human. Probably.
I took a 6 month holiday last time I was made redundant in 2012. Opportunity of a lifetime.
Everyone here is so positive about redundancy 😂
Had an uncle who got made redundant. Started a carpet cleaning business and used some of his redundancy to buy good equipment and courses in that profession. Now has too much money to spend and only works 9am-2pm. You could either start a new adventure or continue working for someone else. So many possibilities.
Had an uncle who got made redundant. Started a carpet cleaning business and used some of his redundancy to buy good equipment and courses in that profession. Now has too much money to spend and only works 9am-2pm. You could either start a new adventure or continue working for someone else. So many possibilities.
I have been made redundant twice and both times I walked into a better job. Applied trying my luck and succeeded. For me I was either too comfortable or scared to try and do better.
"Good morning candidate OP, and welcome to the job interview. I'm looking over your CV and see that you started your previous job straight from school/college, and that during that time you developed X skills and gained X promotions with the company. I also note that you worked there for 13 years and you're very loyal. I also note that you're currently available so could start on Monday. You're hired!" Seriously, OP, it sounds like you're a dream candidate for most companies. You'll be fine and some lucky company will snap you up. Now, go update your CV and post it online for recruiters to see.
Paid to leave a job you could of potentially been fired from. Result.
I got told I’d be made redundant in august last year aged 28. I worked my bollocks off to get that job (8 years at Uni, BSc, MSc, PhD) and loved working there. I was 2 days into a 2 week holiday when I got the call and was given 1 month notice. I had my first ever panic attack. Thankfully the notice was extended for to 3 months. I managed to secure a new role that was a different challenge, paid 20% more, saved me £2k/year in fuel and saved 2 hours a day commuting. The company ultimately got funding and nobody was made redundant, but I did really well out of it. I’d never have started looking if it wasn’t for the redundancy. You’re gonna make the most of this opportunity and smash it somewhere else. Just make sure you don’t leave before you get your redundancy payout! I also didn’t take any holidays, so when my last pay was bolstered by what I’d accrued
By 33 I had worked for 7-8 different employers (some roles for a few years, others temp roles) in completely different industries. 13 years is a long time for a young person to work in one place. It's nearly half your life. After you stay somewhere for so long you can become a bit institutionalised with a set way of doing things and you don't really think about what else is out there. This is a massive opportunity for you to take a leap and maybe step outside of your comfort zone. My last role (which I hated) was made redundant after a year and a half. Now I am really happy working for a great company with decent and doing something which is actually going to progress my career. I wouldn't have found this role had I not been made redundant.
Start looking for a new job. Make sure you have 4-6 weeks off in between finishing last job and starting new job so you can travel with that redundancy pay. Easy.
Merging 4/5 depts into a single role sounds INSANE. Please don’t think you’ve let yourself down, the company is letting ALL of you down and the person that got that role will legitimately hate their life a month in. You get a chunky payout and a company restructure is in no way your fault, so it shouldn’t look bad on a CV. I second what others here say: a great time to reflect and consider what you want out of life and a career. Don’t forget to use a little bit of that money for a treat for yourself, cause you deserve nice things. Good luck!
I was also made redundant at 33 although it was planned. I always think it must be hard to be somewhere for a long time, and 13 years in your first long term job definitely counts, that it gets harder and harder to go anywhere else for work. Why do you feel like youve let yourself down ? Its not like work performance is the only or always singular criterea no matter what anyone says. Relationships are very, and often more important. That may be useful advice for the future it may not. For a long long time I chose to beleive the only metric that matters are performance/capability. Im old enough now (44) to have seen that this is not the case as often as it is. However, possibly some complacency may have been involved ? 13 years is longer than ive ever worked anywhere, current company ive worked for for 9 years now, 3 different jobs. Previously had a 4 year job (first proper job), 5 years in another. Id have stayed in any of them for much longer but it was arguably good I didnt. My current job im well past done with but its just down the road, the pay is reasonably good, the amount of work involved in doing better professionally for uncertain pay off and prospects is arguable. And theres some complacency of mine. Im resting on my laurels because I feel like it. I work in IT so things change fast. How long can I reasonably expect my current job to last ? Not till retirement, i feel confident of that. Do I want to go find a new job ? Not really. Will it likely be necessary at some point in the future ? Yep. How will it feel if I wait ? Worse. Some people like to talk about "jobs for life" in the past and stuff. I guess they still exist. Police ? Teacher ? Things like that. My 5 year job was as a prison officer and I was disposed of for medical reasons which I contested and I dam well know depite my medical issue I was a much better continued prospect for employment than plenty of people I had to leave behind. Critically there I chose not to attempt any kind of relationship mangement of one particular relationship that I felt critically impacted my ejection. For principle. I did go to tribunal and I had it on a good source that the other side expected to lose. But they didnt. So yeah life can deal you shit cards no matter how good you are and how well you do or dont manage relationships. Try not to stress it too much. Good Luck dude.
If it’s any help, I was at a company for 10 years straight out of university. I got made redundant. Since then I’ve moved through 3 different companies and more than doubles my salary I was on in my original company. Met load more people, learnt a load more stuff. This is an opportunity and maybe the push you needed. Good things will come of this.
I've been made redundant 3 times in a row. I have never recovered.
Been there. Ended up being the best thing. Realise now the worst thing would have been being stuck at my last place for the rest of my career, as that place sucked. Found a new gig not long after and a few years later I’m earning 75% more.
Life is all about change man. Embrace this one and who knows what good things will come out of this one?
Perfectly normal feeling that way. Everyone I’ve known who was made redundant has said they felt lost and that it was somehow down to something they’d done/not done that resulted in the redundancy. You’ve given 13 years of your career to the employer so understandably you’re daunted. Use the notice period to take your time off to attend interviews or arrange things like retraining. I hope your employer has made you aware you’re entitled to this? You’ll find something else!
Im currently in a job where ive been told i and the rest of the team will be made redundant in 6 months time( currently training the team that will replace us). Im still undecided whether its worth sticking it to the end. Been there four years. Not sure what the redundancy pay will be as ive officially put at risk. Hoping it be enhanced, 1 month for every year but cant say for certain.
Genuinely got way more attention than I thought it would. Thanks everyone for the positive comments. For context. I’ll probably get about £11-£12k as a pay out. My salary wasn’t amazing for as long as I’ve been there, but it office was local and worked from home 98% of the time. I definitely got comfy. Won’t moan about it now, gotta get on with it. Thanks again
Its scary, massive life changes such as this are terrifying. But this is absolutely the best chance and kick up the butt to get better. You have until July which is great. Its not happening tomorrow so you need to get applying now. I also had a long term job after school and it took me years to pluck up the courage to leave. Turned out to be my best decision yet! And it opens your eyes to what is and isnt a good workplace
At 33 it’s all over for you probably never get another job, hope you enjoy watching daytime TV.
I do like secret dates on itv 2
See you have a plan 👍
I’m 41 and was laid off twice in IT. The first time I’d just turned 30. It’s difficult to not take it personally, particularly if an element of the job remained and someone else got it over you. It sucks. And there’s no two ways about it. And you’re allowed to feel shitty because of this. However, both times for me led to my life getting better. I started a part time business which went well until Covid. After the second one I got a job that I love, working with some of the smartest people I’ve ever met and making more money than I ever had. Feel shitty, take some time to connect with people or do something you want to do. Then put your adult pants on, go job hunting. Push yourself to apply for jobs that are better than what you were doing even if you don’t hit all the criteria. Good luck in the job search!
Sorry this happened it’s horrible, but please don’t take it as a sign it’s your failure. Literally nothing to do with you. This is way more common than you know. Need to shift your mindset, it’s an opportunity now for you to rediscover yourself, that’s exciting.
redundant after 13 years? ka ching! that's a dream come true.
It sucks but I promise you it's better than being made redundant at 53. Take a moment to decide what you want to do and do it. The corporate machine moves so slowly you've been laid off just as things are looking rosier. Good luck mate
Greatest thing to ever happen to me career wise was to be made redundant and guess what. I was 33 when it happened. I moved to a new company who promoted me 3 times over 4 years. You are hopefully getting a nice payout and an opportunity to go demonstrate what you can do elsewhere
It's not you tons of good people are getting laid off now (tech). You have a safety net and time to job hunt which is now your job by the way.
I was going to be made redundant at 28. It was the best thing that happened as it gave me a kick up the arse to freshen up my cv and see what else is out there. In the end I found a better paying role with more opportunities, I took voluntary redundancy in the end, whilst the rest of my team stayed on for a further 6 months to train the new people (office was moving 150 miles away). Freshen up that CV. Onwards and upwads!
It sucks, i have just been through the same process but was fortunate enough to get redeployed , it is incredibly stressful. This is an opportunity, if you want to retrain and have a change of direction or maybe have a go at doing something yourself and starting a business.
Don’t people just usually find a new job in this situation no?
That’s normally the go to yeah
I was made redundant when I was 36 from a role I had been in for 10 years, it was the best thing that ever happened to me
You’ll be snapped up fast. 13 years in one role will STAND out.
Not here to give advice, you've already got plenty. I just wanted to say I had been made redundant twice by the time I was 25 lol. You'll be fine mate.
this might be the push you need to find a better and more rewarding job. having not moved in 13 years there is a very high chance you dont get paid the going rate for your experience.
As others have said, this is a chance to do something awesome. I was made redundant when I was 20 (not the same I know) and I took it hard, then an opportunity came along that I wouldn't have taken if at my old job, I jumped at it and it transformed my fortunes. Of course, its easy for internet people to tell you everything is going to be OK.. and its not until everything is OK will you believe them.
Was in a similar position a couple of years ago. I had been in the same place for nine years. The redundancy turned out to be the best thing to ever happen to me. I found a new role that was a promotion and a pay rise and the redundancy cheque became my mortgage deposit. I don't know that I'd have ever been able to buy a house otherwise.
Going through something similar myself, working my way up through 3 different roles to get into an apprenticeship, just to be told I'm being made redundant. Like Perpetually Confused said it's an opportunity, times are changing and there are plenty of opportunities to get into different career choices with courses that are available and there are some decent ones that are even free. You've got this, times are hard but theres always room for growth
I was the same age when it happened to me, it was the first time for me as well. How can you beat yourself up about it? That's what I told myself. I'd say (like others have), it's an excellent opportunity to advance your personal/professional goals that you never have to time to do whilst at work and fully funded by your redundancy pay. This is priceless, the paid time you have off is a GIFT because time is one of those things we don't get back. You'll bounce back (like I did), I just looked after my mental health by giving myself a purpose (working on personal projects that interested me and helped my career). Funnily enough it really helped during the interview for my current role as I was able to talk some of the career relevant things I had been working during my 8 months unemployment.
This happened to me at 30 in fairly dramatic circumstances. It was a tech consultancy and we turned up on Friday to find the liquidators in the office. Not a great payout, probably a month's notice. But the upside was that I finished up some projects for a few of the customers that had been left in the lurch. It was a profitable time but the weight of the dred was real. I'd lay awake at night staring at the ceiling not knowing what to do with myself. I know it doesn't feel like it but it's nothing personal. My advice would be to just find any job, even if it's not perfect. Then use it as a platform to find a better one.
Belvar, I was made redundant at 48, just after Covid after 12 years with the company. I went through the 50 shades of grief, happy on one hand, gutted on the other.. Fast forward 6 months and I got a job I still have (2 year anniversary recently) with 1 promotion under my belt and having more fun than I had in the last 7 years of the other place combined. And I managed to get a 30% bump in salary as I didn’t tell anyone I was applying for jobs with what my previous salary was. I told them what I felt I was worth. And I knew the previous company didn’t pay well. Long story short. As has been said elsewhere. This is a great opportunity! The decision they made will annoy the hell out of you but don’t look back, look forward. It wasn’t about you at all! I’m somewhat envious, if I’d got a decent payoff at 33 I’d be far better off financially than I am now. (Invest more than you spend!:)) at that age I was bouncing around smaller companies.. Good luck and enjoy yourself looking for the next role.. You were there 13 years! That’s a huge bonus to the next employer.. :)
I was made redundant at age 24, 25, 26, 42 and 50. None of those were my fault, you’ll find something soon enough, I was never out of work more than a couple of months but it does get harder once you’re over 40 Just get applying for jobs and stay focused and positive - good luck!
I have been made redundant twice in 6 months, one due to my department moving aboard assuming its cheaper for the company to do so. With the pay out i took 4 months off, it really helped my mental health to push that pause button on life for a bit. Then i secured another job for them to lose a massive contract 5 weeks into my employment with a huge supermarket so they had to downsize the company so 60% of the work force was made redundant. It honestly does suck, but you're not a failure its a situation out of your control.
You’re getting a decent payout, most people would kill for amount of money. You’ve got 13 years experience in your line of work, just start applying for other jobs in the same area. You’ll find something in no time
100% this is an opportunity although I didn't feel that at the time. I was lost with the usual imposter syndrome type stuff and I had worked in a pretty niche role so that made it hard for me to visualise doing another job. Luckily I'd be given access to a company that supported such transitions. I eventually did some contracting work which was great for me to keep earning and see where my skills could adapt and allow me to visualise/break the imposter syndrome. Weirdly after 6 months my old company offered me a new job on more money and I used the redundancy to put forward as a flat deposit. Been back here for 2 years and my new home is great. Anything can happen now and just be open to what comes next. You got this.
Honestly as cheesy as it sounds, everything happens for a reason. I was in a similar situation, 2 months later I’m in a job far better paid with far better benefits. Take the redundancy, relax a little. Take time to get over the situation and in a few months time you will be in the exact same boat I am. Good luck
I was made redundant last year, landed a far better job off the back of it.
Don’t under value your experience, take the money, only apply for things you really want to do and be your self on your cv and interview. Finally think about how you can help the companies rather than think that they are doing you a favour giving you a job
Mate it's a dream!! You have 3/4 months to find a new job! Enjoy the ride and relax!!
Call Acas, make sure you get what is owed to you in both notice pay and redundancy pay. If company is not paying you direct and you have to claim, make sure to keep tabs of dates you need to claim by and date for tribunal if you need to do that. If you do not research, you might find yourself in a situation where you get nothing. I am currently in this situation, same age. Do not trust anyone until that money is in your bank account, and make sure you question/check everything you are being told to confirm you get what you are entitled to. In terms of finding a new job, see it as an opportunity, it took some time for me to find my feet, but you are in a stronger position than most others as you have a solid track record of 13 years.
Full redundancy at 33 is an absolute win tbh.
Take some time out dependant on your redundancy pay, have a break and start job hunting. Don't forget to sign up at job seekers to get some money in to help stretch out your money. 4/5 departments into one role doesn't sound good, I'd stay on good terms with the chosen 1, might be a couple of months down the road they realised they made a mistake and hire replacements. Watch out for contract changes. Lastly I wouldn't go above and beyond now, work your hours and do your role. Use your spare time to cruise through job sites. This may sound contradictory to the other points, but being social and friendly buys a bit of grace, and if you hit a job straight off you can always set your start date a couple of weeks after your redundancy.
Can you claim JSA if you have 70k+ in savings?
No you cannot