Message #67819

[gee4]

Sorry misslynn maybe my last comment was a bit ambiguous.  What I meant was, for those of us who have faced redundancy we have had to take jobs when offered.  So yes in my case I have had to take a job that is not a good match so am stuck here until such times when this might change.  All I meant was at the moment I have no other opportunity to move anywhere else as there are no suitable vacancies.  

Unfortunately I have never been lucky enough to work in a company where there were opportunities for promotion.  I have actually had to move on to a new company each time.  Most PAs do not move if they are in a good job so fewer vacancies become available.  In a lot of companies there is only one PA or secretary and no additional support staff required.

I had no notice when made redundant from my last job and I felt bitter about that and this is the reason why.  From Jan of last year I felt I was being treated differently.  The CEO and my boss would ignore me, bury their heads if I passed by, didn't involve me as much.  When I got told I was losing my job everything fitted into place as regards their attitude towards me.  I believe they knew about letting me go for months yet all I got was one's days notice eg.  told one day and gone the next.  This is not how redundancy should be handled and whilst it is "torture" as you say, some kind of notice is definitely better than no notice at all.