Working Mummies Support Group #2

**Beautiful Disaster** · August 12th, 2014, 10:44 AM

And of course today is the day the kids DONT get up at the buttend of dawn lol

Thanks all

**MummyNaomi** · August 14th, 2014, 03:04 AM

How'd it go BD?

Job hunting sucks - that is all

**Beautiful Disaster** · August 14th, 2014, 04:23 AM

Was great. Very relaxed which was nice. Back again today. I'm still tired from our trop so makes it hard.

**wysiwyg** · August 14th, 2014, 01:24 PM

How'd it go BD?

Job hunting sucks - that is all

Couldn't agree more on the job hunting front - I am looking too, again! - contract up end of Aug.

**MummyNaomi** · August 16th, 2014, 02:42 AM

Monday is official Redundancy Day. The 95% chance of it happening is now 100%. Meeting rooms are booked. Senior managers and HR all coming to facilitate the discussions and I have a list of everyone's discussion and impact date. I feel sick. Monday is going to be horrible. My poor team, they have been amazing and I will miss being their leader. I feel so sorry for my boss too. He's gone too and he is just amazing. Three internal interviews and no redeployment support whatsoever for me. Heart Broken and completely lost faith in a company I've given 14 years to. And it comes to this!! Sad sad times

**AnyDream** · August 16th, 2014, 02:47 AM

MummyNaomi. It's going to be one of those days where you just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other, until it's done. And hug, hug as many people as you can.

**peanutter** · August 16th, 2014, 03:01 AM

Enormous hugs, MN. that's just out and out awful.

**Beautiful Disaster** · August 16th, 2014, 05:22 PM

That's just terrible MN.

Goes to show loyalty mean sweet f all these days

**wysiwyg** · August 18th, 2014, 01:39 AM

MN - Hope tomorrow goes as well as it can in the circumstances. I can't imagine how hard it must be (being a team leader and your feelings for your team must make it really extra hard), I had been with my main employer (also my first ever) for only 9 - but for me was different because I had already lost the faith before it happened (and as I was on mat leave and not in the office I think it made it easier) - but I know how difficult many of my colleagues found it.

**MummyNaomi** · August 18th, 2014, 01:47 AM

I think what sucks about not being redeployed is the fact that I'm a high performer, I've always been at the top of the performance review scores and so are many of my team. But it doesn't mean anything and they are making no effort to retain or redeploy. It's just a poo sandwich really.

Finding an external position at my rem range that has the work flexibilities I currently have is going to be impossible

**peanutter** · August 18th, 2014, 02:06 AM

Thinking of you hun. It's just such a devastating situation.

**Frangipani Lou** · August 18th, 2014, 02:31 AM

It does sound like one massive poo sandwich MN. Sending extra hugs to you to give you strength to hug those you care about.
Do you have any rescue remedy drops? They might just help a bit with the flood of emotions that may arise.

**Teeki** · August 18th, 2014, 02:34 AM

Extra love and hugs to you MN, I'll be thinking of you tomorrow

**MummyNaomi** · August 18th, 2014, 02:40 AM

FL I don't have rescue remedy, but was thinking a double vodka for breakfast might be appropriate!! 😛

**Beautiful Disaster** · August 18th, 2014, 08:27 PM

MN what do you do? Or industry?

**MummyNaomi** · August 19th, 2014, 12:08 AM

Team leader BD - for a big telco

Today sucked. I think every bit of life has actually been sucked out of me. Sitting on the couch totally spent. Dunno what to do with myself

**peanutter** · August 19th, 2014, 12:58 AM

Grieve. I know noone's died, but it's a huge loss, and I think it's appropriate to grieve.

And then find some things you love to do (photography, painting, walking in the sunshine, etc) and think of all the things you normally have no time for, when you're at work, and DO some of them!

And then sit down with your budget, and figure out an ETA for when you need to go back to work. And then give yourself some guideline for when you'll take the job hunting up a notch.

And be really, really gentle with yourself, my sweet.

**MummyNaomi** · August 19th, 2014, 02:02 AM

Ahhh I'm still there until Nov 28 - Gah, rolling redundancies! I got given the last day (which has pro's and cons)
However if I find a job before then and have a letter of offer as proof, I can go, with my payout intact. Applied for a heap of jobs last week, totally unsuitable and applied out of pure panic. Need to work out what I want to do, what pay I can survive on and what hours I am prepared to work!
I have had the luxury of a work from home day and core (family friendly) hours of 830-430 since I became a Mum. No way I am going to get that again in my industry and maintain my wage. Happy to drop 20-30K and find a 9-5 role without the leadership part. Time to simplify I think....................