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[redelitev6]

  I'm on the point of being made redundant from the council after 23 years service ,at nearly 52 i've got no illusions about my employment prospects in the building industry,however,here's the rub, i have the chance to be re-deployed as a Traffic warden , never thought i'd be in such a position but with mortgage etc i'm up a well known creek without a paddle , do i swallow my pride and go for it or take my redundancy and hope for the best. What would you chaps do ?

[Lazydocker]

I'm on the point of being made redundant from the council after 23 years service ,at nearly 52 i've got no illusions about my employment prospects in the building industry,however,here's the rub, i have the chance to be re-deployed as a Traffic warden , never thought i'd be in such a position but with mortgage etc i'm up a well known creek without a paddle , do i swallow my pride and go for it or take my redundancy and hope for the best. What would you chaps do ?

Sorry to hear that, but it may not all be doom and gloom

Not sure where in the country you are but jobs are hard to come by at the moment

I'd say you need to do what's best for you. Change in pay? Change in pension entitlement?

Look at the much bigger picture IMO

[redelitev6]

I'm on the point of being made redundant from the council after 23 years service ,at nearly 52 i've got no illusions about my employment prospects in the building industry,however,here's the rub, i have the chance to be re-deployed as a Traffic warden , never thought i'd be in such a position but with mortgage etc i'm up a well known creek without a paddle , do i swallow my pride and go for it or take my redundancy and hope for the best. What would you chaps do ?

Sorry to hear that, but it may not all be doom and gloom

Not sure where in the country you are but jobs are hard to come by at the moment

I'd say you need to do what's best for you. Change in pay? Change in pension entitlement?

Look at the much bigger picture IMO

I'm on the point of being made redundant from the council after 23 years service ,at nearly 52 i've got no illusions about my employment prospects in the building industry,however,here's the rub, i have the chance to be re-deployed as a Traffic warden , never thought i'd be in such a position but with mortgage etc i'm up a well known creek without a paddle , do i swallow my pride and go for it or take my redundancy and hope for the best. What would you chaps do ?

Sorry to hear that, but it may not all be doom and gloom

Not sure where in the country you are but jobs are hard to come by at the moment

I'd say you need to do what's best for you. Change in pay? Change in pension entitlement?

Look at the much bigger picture IMO

Up in Newcastle, building trade is on its a**e around here

[Lazydocker]

How big a redundancy package? Enough to survive on?

[b4ndit]

As LazyDocker says look at the bigger picture then make an informed decision based on all the facts/evidence hope you find something best of luck to you

[redelitev6]

How big a redundancy package? Enough to survive on?

£ 24K, not a kings ransom thesedays 

[doz]

Take the job but start looking straight away. At least your still have enough money coming in to pay the bills that way

[tigers_gonads]

I'm on the point of being made redundant from the council after 23 years service ,at nearly 52 i've got no illusions about my employment prospects in the building industry,however,here's the rub, i have the chance to be re-deployed as a Traffic warden , never thought i'd be in such a position but with mortgage etc i'm up a well known creek without a paddle , do i swallow my pride and go for it or take my redundancy and hope for the best. What would you chaps do ?

Do bears sh*t in the woods ?

You take any job going and then look for other work 

It's called keeping your self esteem and reasons to get out of bed for.
There is no such thing as pride in this world, its called survival 

Good luck 

[Lazydocker]

How big a redundancy package? Enough to survive on?

£ 24K, not a kings ransom thesedays 

If you stay on, do you lose any money/reduction in pension?

I'm thinking that there's no shame in being a Traffic Warden... At the end of the day, you're just trying to make a living

[Sir Tigger KC]

If you take the job and then leave, you won't get the redundancy cash!!  Would you be on the same salary/conditions if you became a Traffic Warden? 

[redelitev6]

How big a redundancy package? Enough to survive on?

£ 24K, not a kings ransom thesedays 

If you stay on, do you lose any money/reduction in pension?

Protected salary for 3 years then money/pension goes down after that

[Lazydocker]

Incidentally, they should be offering you help in making this decision with guidance on CV's and possibly some financial advice too

The thing to bear in imnd is that the redundancy package may only be offered the once... If you can find another job before the deadline then it's handy to have the payout in your back pocket

[smithpa7]

I know how bad the jobs market is, in Newcastle. The only employment I can find is in London.

I personally would be very tempted to take the job. The redundancy will not last long.

Good luck with your decision.

[Lazydocker]

How big a redundancy package? Enough to survive on?

£ 24K, not a kings ransom thesedays 

If you stay on, do you lose any money/reduction in pension?

Protected salary for 3 years then money/pension goes down after that

If they're protecting the salary for 3 years you might be able to get the option of taking the job on a 3/6 month trial with the option of still taking the payout

[redelitev6]

Incidentally, they should be offering you help in making this decision with guidance on CV's and possibly some financial advice too

The thing to bear in imnd is that the redundancy package may only be offered the once... If you can find another job before the deadline then it's handy to have the payout in your back pocket

  The redundancy packages are being cut every year ,if i'd gone 2 years ago i would have got nearly double what i've been offered now ! god knows what i'll get in another few years