How many of us out of work

[_Stretchie_]

I beat the trend and was made redundant in August.... Got another job though

**Phew**

We'll I've just been told that if my company are making redundancies I'll be paid off!!! Barstewards after I asked them two weeks ago if I was ok!!!

Anyway got another job as I didn't trust them, so hopefully will get a reasonable pay for it.

I really feel for the younger generation with all this uncertainty about. Having worked for myself for over 30+ years and gone through one depression I count my blessings that when I retired last year[Medical] I have since managed to sort out my financial situation and although not well off I have enough to get by fairly comfortably.
Part of my assets are still tied up in the business,now run by my son and he is saying that profit margins are getting less month by month so as an employer the other side of the coin is just as difficult but when it comes to the crunch we can't continue in a loss making situation and unpopular as it makes us,we have to look after our own interest first otherwise 30+ years of hard graft goes down the pan.