The axe is looming overhead

[peterzs]

One thing I have found in life, is that never, ever, bad mouth or do anything nasty to anyone.

The world is so small, and especially if your work is a of a specialist nature, you are bound to cross paths with people you have known.

You never know if your life will turn on the way you have treated someone from your past.

So no matter what, if I left a job, I'd go out, thanking the boss for the time I'd been there, give everyone a smile and a handshake. What you actually think of them, is up to you and kept to yourself!!!!

Stick with it, finish all the projects you can, leave it ready to have a smooth handover and just thank God you have managed to get out.

Never ever leave with a closed door, just in case!!!!

Good luck and keep counting the hours.

[stamford]

I've already been told I am welcome back when the works picks up etc. I don't burn my bridges like you said you never know. I shall be leaving on good terms and have already given my boss a comprehensive handover document which he is pleased with. He was half expecting me to say a few things but I said no that's not me.

[peterzs]

Best way, glad its all ending well, or, as well as it can.

[stamford]

Well things have not been so good lately. The new job wasn't as good as it came across. I had to leave as couldn't work with the owner and his management style, clash of ideals. Plus the anal way they managed projects just didn't work for me. So been sitting here for nearly 2 weeks with no work and finding it hard to find anything anywhere even contract work! If I was still working and had that interview I wouldn't have taken the offer, so as I was redundant it was more convenient than an ideal opportunity.

At some point things will be sacrificed to pay the bills. So be prepared for the zed to be sold or broken if nothing positive comes up. Even prepared to sell the Discovery, not happy but needs must etc. So poor stamford is at a low point at this time

Might even move away from engineering as lost the love for it. No idea what to do, need a decent salary to live. Generally fed up and disillusioned with life and recruitment agencies!

[peterzs]

Shame it didnt work out.

One of my first jobs was at Plessey Poole, but did three months at Portsmouth, they still there??

Got to keep plugging away and believe in yourself, you have the skills and the knowledge, just finding a company that will appreciate it.

Tighten the belt a bit, and keep positive. Any of those on-line job finding sites any good??

Something will turn up, good luck with it.

[Rockey5uk2001]

keep that chin up mate!

All the best.

If interested I have a point of contact for BAE on Portsmouth I can see if they have anything..

[stamford]

Cheers guys.

I'm registered with just about every job site, some better than others.

With regards BAE my aerospace knowledge is probably obsolete now as not done that for years. However no harm in asking.

Annoying thing is I have had a few enquiries which ended up being the job I just left!

[6282tom]

Often the way with recruitment agencies, you have to go through a lot of s*** before you find a decent opportunity.

They are the only way we recruit at my place these days as if we put an ad on our website we'll get 100s of applications and the management don't want to sift through that many CVs.

Keep at it mate the opportunities will come around!

[grimmy]

That sucks Mick .shame it didn't work out but I'm sure something will turn up for you.I am now living with the threat as well.1100 posts are up for the chop in my place and I am bricking it.

[stamford]

As the days roll by I am thinking how am I going to pay those bills? I think the job centre beckons and try and find something short term to pay my way. I don't want to start selling stuff but there comes a time when you have no choice. This time around it seems harder to find something.