Meenzer 14112 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Cheers fellas. It's been an increasingly miserable place to work since the takeover so I'm hoping I might end up looking back on this as a positive thing once it all shakes out. A masters in something useful definitely feels like the logical next step, I'm still young enough for it even if I don't feel like it most mornings. I'll also have a look around and see if there's any local opportunities that I wouldn't need to retrain for though, be daft not to. And aye, ours is certainly not the only field that's going to be disrupted at best and decimated at worst by AI and the like. It's definitely worrying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9049 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 34 minutes ago, Meenzer said: I got made redundant half an hour ago, so my answer to this question might be in the process of shifting. No great surprise tbh, they've decided to just nix the entire UK team rather than doing things by half measures. I think the company is in trouble and, to a wider extent, the industry is too, so getting out of dodge with a decent chunk of redundancy while there's still any money to be had might turn out to be a blessing in disguise. I might go back to university, I've always liked lentils... Ah that's shit man. Hopefully you'll find something quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19879 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 43 minutes ago, Meenzer said: I got made redundant half an hour ago, so my answer to this question might be in the process of shifting. No great surprise tbh, they've decided to just nix the entire UK team rather than doing things by half measures. I think the company is in trouble and, to a wider extent, the industry is too, so getting out of dodge with a decent chunk of redundancy while there's still any money to be had might turn out to be a blessing in disguise. I might go back to university, I've always liked lentils... sorry to hear this mate. i hope this turns out to be a blessing in disguise and something positive turns up for you soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38922 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Aye, sorry to hear it @Meenzer. It’s a properly shit time to get news like that. Have you thought about investing in Bitcoin? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex 30546 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Sorry to hear that, Meenzer. I hope something turns up for you soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27127 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 3 hours ago, Meenzer said: I got made redundant half an hour ago, so my answer to this question might be in the process of shifting. No great surprise tbh, they've decided to just nix the entire UK team rather than doing things by half measures. I think the company is in trouble and, to a wider extent, the industry is too, so getting out of dodge with a decent chunk of redundancy while there's still any money to be had might turn out to be a blessing in disguise. I might go back to university, I've always liked lentils... I hope it all ends up working out for you, meenz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said: Aye, sorry to hear it @Meenzer. It’s a properly shit time to get news like that. Have you thought about investing in Bitcoin? Aye, stay away from Crypto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4934 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I’m doing an AI exam next week. If you can’t beat ‘em, then join ‘em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4934 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 7 hours ago, Gemmill said: Honestly, the best thing to do is to see a financial advisor. They'll do a "financial health" type review and make sure you've got sensible life/illness insurance in place to look after your family if anything happens to you. But then they'll go through current retirement plans (hopes!) and tell you whether a) you're on track or b) you need to do x, y and z to get there. It doesn't cost you anything cos they make their money from commissions on, for example, you taking out the insurances that they recommend you to. But they'll go through and show you how your pension would kick in post retirement and what level of lifestyle it would support and for how long etc. It just means you're informed - it might be that they tell you that you're set fair and you can get whatever car you like, but at least you know. I've got a mate who does all this shit for me if you were ever interested and didnt know where to go. My advice is get all the insurances in place when you're younger and definitely BEFORE you've got a pacemaker. It doesn't matter how much I explain that my pacemaker cured my issue and I'm not at any risk, they have a box that they tick that says pacemaker and your premiums go WILD. I was debating this but read they charge ~1% of your investments so I went back to scrolling inane reels of hot beach volleyball girls. I think they’ve targeted me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4934 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 4 hours ago, Meenzer said: Cheers fellas. It's been an increasingly miserable place to work since the takeover so I'm hoping I might end up looking back on this as a positive thing once it all shakes out. A masters in something useful definitely feels like the logical next step, I'm still young enough for it even if I don't feel like it most mornings. I'll also have a look around and see if there's any local opportunities that I wouldn't need to retrain for though, be daft not to. And aye, ours is certainly not the only field that's going to be disrupted at best and decimated at worst by AI and the like. It's definitely worrying. Good luck Meenz. Opportunities always pop up and something that initially gets you out your comfort zone ends up being worthwhile in the end. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9285 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Sorry to hear that Meenz. If I win the 200m I'll drop you a few quid. 👍 The rest of you can fuck off though. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9285 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 14 hours ago, Dazzler said: Plus you'll still have hundreds of millions sat in a basic savings account that you can look at and feel good about yourself whenever you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeAdmirer 934 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 19 hours ago, Gemmill said: The thing to do is don't tell anyone and don't make any changes to your lifestyle. Stay in your job, maybe upgrade your cutlery and a couple of your power tools. But otherwise keep it entirely on the DL. 200 mil and you're going to live the exact same lifestyle, lol what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34884 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 How are you at getting jokes, would you say? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5971 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 15 hours ago, Christmas Tree said: Aye, stay away from Crypto Bookmarked for the inevitable disaster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16802 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Hope it works out Meenz. I know a good taxi lad to help you out in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 9285 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 28 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Hope it works out Meenz. I know a good taxi lad to help you out in the meantime. Has he finally going the hang of the taxi lark? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeAdmirer 934 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: How are you at getting jokes, would you say? I responded to your joke with a joke, look at this guy getting all serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34884 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 6 minutes ago, LongTimeAdmirer said: I responded to your joke with a joke, look at this guy getting all serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30546 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 3 hours ago, LongTimeAdmirer said: I responded to your joke with a joke, look at this guy getting all serious. Nice to see the rarely used double whoosh manoeuvre 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17873 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 26/01/2024 at 12:41, Meenzer said: It's been an increasingly miserable place to work since the takeover Just picking up on this, but how do we all feel about our place of work now? Talking to my wife and mates, and from my own perspective, work just feels to be getting progressively worse. I actually enjoyed working 20 years ago, never really got the dread, liked my peers for the most part, enjoyed the social life without it ever interfering with my private social life. I remember other people felt the same. Now if you work in the public sector you've endured 1 1/2 decades of austerity, worsening pay, worsening t&c's, abuse from the tory party and press. If you work in the private sector, good chance you were in a boutique company which has since been taken over by a larger company, and ultimately you are now the bitch of a US private equity outfit (applies to both me and Mrs Rents). T&c's eroded as you adapt to US working culture which is SHIT. Everybody my age just wants to retire as soon as they can. Younger people are struggling to get on the housing ladder and aren't starting families. This in the NE, not London. Out of 30 in our office, only 3 of us has kids. Maybe that's choice, maybe it's necessity, I don't know. Anyway, maybe this is just my own bias clouding things. Genuinely interested in how people feel about their work at present. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3683 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 9 minutes ago, Renton said: Just picking up on this, but how do we all feel about our place of work now? Talking to my wife and mates, and from my own perspective, work just feels to be getting progressively worse. I actually enjoyed working 20 years ago, never really got the dread, liked my peers for the most part, enjoyed the social life without it ever interfering with my private social life. I remember other people felt the same. Now if you work in the public sector you've endured 1 1/2 decades of austerity, worsening pay, worsening t&c's, abuse from the tory party and press. If you work in the private sector, good chance you were in a boutique company which has since been taken over by a larger company, and ultimately you are now the bitch of a US private equity outfit (applies to both me and Mrs Rents). T&c's eroded as you adapt to US working culture which is SHIT. Everybody my age just wants to retire as soon as they can. Younger people are struggling to get on the housing ladder and aren't starting families. This in the NE, not London. Out of 30 in our office, only 3 of us has kids. Maybe that's choice, maybe it's necessity, I don't know. Anyway, maybe this is just my own bias clouding things. Genuinely interested in how people feel about their work at present. I like my job, work in a small specialised team at quite a large company. We get left alone to do our work and no real hassle. I work from home full time unless I am out on site or at in person meetings. I did design my own job though so I’m sure that helps. I’ve never been one to stress over work stuff generally, but I’m still looking to stop as soon as possible though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 As jobs go, pretty much love my job (at my age). Start at 4am finish at 9am so have lots of free time. Hours are great for avoiding all the negative side of taxi’ing. Recently started to doing a contract for the North east ambulance service which is taking people for dialysis and other appointments at the Freeman , RVI etc. All nice people and good craic. I think it’s just natural as you get older to want to do what you want to do, not have to do, and working is way down the list. Time is priceless and we all waste so much of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17873 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 29 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: As jobs go, pretty much love my job (at my age). Start at 4am finish at 9am so have lots of free time. Hours are great for avoiding all the negative side of taxi’ing. Recently started to doing a contract for the North east ambulance service which is taking people for dialysis and other appointments at the Freeman , RVI etc. All nice people and good craic. I think it’s just natural as you get older to want to do what you want to do, not have to do, and working is way down the list. Time is priceless and we all waste so much of it. But you're in a privelged position allowing you to do this. Your taxiing and side hustles are pocket money (that's my impression anyway). You haven't really properly worked since you've posted on here. Fair play BTW. Most of us simply aren't, we've got mortgages to pay. You must be on the cusp of being a baby boomer too. It's progressively harder for gen x, millenials, and gen z's. "Time is priceless and we all waste so much of it." I know what you mean but howay, you're the master of this. Just wish I had more time to waste personally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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