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@sdwa – second attempt at a reply – my last one disappeared somewhere.
I am so sorry to hear your news – it sucks. For what its worth I completely admire you. You seem to be taking the whole thing in a very stoical way and the strength of character you have to look after and provide for your family is great. I would fold if I had to look after a family of four – I wouldn’t know where to begin.
I heard a business person the other day talking about how they s**t on people and he said “it’s not personal, it’s just business”. I guess he’s probably right – businesses certainly proved that when they stopped calling the Personnel department exactly that and renamed it ‘Human Resources’.
I know what you mean about not wanting to dress up for the job hunt – its horrible and energy sapping. But could you retrain as a teacher? Are there grants out there to encourage people to train as teachers? On a practical and perhaps more immediate note – you mentioned bookkeeping. Could you set yourself up as self-employed and do bookkeeping for small businesses who might not be in a position to employ someone full time? There must be small businesses out there that would be glad to pay someone like you to do their bookkeeping. You’d be cheaper than an accountant for them and they wouldn’t need to worry about that side of the business. Also, could that be extended to you being a personal finance “manager” for self-employed individuals who may be struggling to keep their financial records in order? Just a thought……sorry if it’s a silly one.
Anyway, stay positive about yourself – after all, if THEY can’t keep their business going and need to downsize it strikes me that THEY are a bunch of losers and you’re just unfortunate to have been in their employment.
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