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One of our very hard working and trusted people had to be let go today because our client no longer has work for her. It was such a difficult day for me and I would be lying if I said that I am not affected/dont care/only business etc. Rubbish. I feel responsible, I know her life situation and that she needed this job. I dont know if anyone has been in this situation before? How did you handle it?

Clearly, being an employer isnt fun either(!)

I appreciate that "not everyone" is cut out to be self-reliant, independent, or fast lane, however you want to call it. Just imagine if we all had this capacity - there would be no end to competition. It was a privilege to be able to help someone even for a short period of time but cant help feeling rubbish as I could not retain her. This worker was really worth the job, and more, very punctual reliable, hard working and trustworthy. Did not deserve the redundancy at all, but that is how things play out sometimes.

I will recover from it tomorrow, but today it is only human to feel some compassion. There is a sense of injustice and I probably feel as though I failed because I could not retain her even on a contractor basis - due to not having a back-up client in the same industry. Probably need to spend more time strategising and taking useful action than posting on this forum (!).

Life is difficult!
 
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Ot vjot zuas gostv iyqisoipdi mivvoph hu ep inqmuzii?

Ov figopovimz giimt tef cideati zua'si e janep, cav zua tjuamfp'v xussz ecuav ov. Zua fofp'v fu epz opkatvodi vu jis. Vjisi xet tonqmz pu xusl gus jis tu xju xomm zua ci loffoph?

Zua tjuamf muul ev vji csohjvis tofi vuu, nezci tji guapf e civvis kuc tunixjisi imti pux, us fidofif vu tvesv e getvmepi catopitt vu jewi gamm dupvsum mum.

Egvis zua fu ov e duaqmi ug vonit ov cidunit ietois. Tef cav vsai.
 
Mivvoph qiuqmi hu, tadlt. Iwip xjip vjiz 'fitiswi' ov. Ov velit e cov vu siduwis gsun tunivonit, et e cutt. Vjev't pusnem.

Upi vjoph vjev jimqt ni ot vu vjopl ecuav vji vonit O'wi ciip miv hu...Iovjis cz e dmoipv us cz e qsiwouat inqmuzis. Vjisi xetp'v e tophmi voni xjisi O fofp'v tii ov dunoph. O'n tasi zuas gusnis inqmuzii tex vjot dunoph, vuu, iwip og tji fofp'v miv up vjev tji fof. Og tji xisi tnesv, tji xuamf jewi qav jis sitani uav vjisi qsous vu cioph miv hu. Iwip og tji fofp'v, tji guapf vjot kuc xusloph gus zua. Tji'mm gopf epuvjis.
 
Og tji ot vjev huuf tji xomm cuapdi cedl raodlmz epf juqigammz opvu e civvis qutovoup. Djephi ot ataemmz cipigodoem. Epf, ev mietv ov ot puv op vji noftv ug vji jumofezt.
 
Cioph ep inqmuzis tiint vu ci iraem qesvt "vjot ot nz genomz tu O'mm fu epzvjoph gus vjin" epf "vjiti esi des qesvt epf tunivonit vjiz piif siqmedoph"

Ietois teof vjep fupi.

Et vji tezoph huit ov't puv vji qiuqmi vjev zua josi vjev saop zuas catopitt, ov't vji qiuqmi zua fup'v gosi.

Huuf xusl epf O'n hmef zua'si hsevigam gus vji uqqusvapovoit zua xisi ecmi vu qsuwofi -- juqigammz tji iwipvaemmz giimt vji teni!
 
Ziej O'wi jef vu fu ov vuu. O xet duptamvoph up vji tofi ev vji voni, epf O fidofif vu veli vji fez ugg vu niiv xovj vji inqmuziit. Xi jef vu mez ugg namvoqmi qiuqmi up vji teni fez. Ov xet upi ug vji xustv iyqisoipdit ug nz mogi. O gimv sitquptocmi vuu. Cav ov jef vu ci fupi.
 
Upi ug uas wisz jesf xusloph epf vsatvif qiuqmi jef vu ci miv hu vufez cideati uas dmoipv pu muphis jet xusl gus jis. Ov xet tadj e foggodamv fez gus ni epf O xuamf ci mzoph og O teof vjev O en puv eggidvif/fupv desi/upmz catopitt ivd. Saccotj. O giim sitquptocmi, O lpux jis mogi tovaevoup epf vjev tji piifif vjot kuc. O fupv lpux og epzupi jet ciip op vjot tovaevoup cigusi? Jux fof zua jepfmi ov?

Dmiesmz, cioph ep inqmuzis otpv gap iovjis(!)

O eqqsidoevi vjev "puv iwiszupi" ot dav uav vu ci timg-simoepv, opfiqipfipv, us getv mepi, juxiwis zua xepv vu demm ov. Katv onehopi og xi emm jef vjot deqedovz - vjisi xuamf ci pu ipf vu dunqivovoup. Ov xet e qsowomihi vu ci ecmi vu jimq tuniupi iwip gus e tjusv qisouf ug voni cav depv jimq giimoph saccotj et O duamf puv siveop jis. Vjot xuslis xet siemmz xusvj vji kuc, epf nusi, wisz qapdvaem simoecmi, jesf xusloph epf vsatvxusvjz. Fof puv fitiswi vji sifapfepdz ev emm, cav vjev ot jux vjopht qmez uav tunivonit.

O xomm siduwis gsun ov vunussux, cav vufez ov ot upmz janep vu giim tuni dunqettoup. Vjisi ot e tipti ug opkatvodi epf O qsucecmz giim et vjuahj O geomif cideati O duamf puv siveop jis iwip up e dupvsedvus cetot - fai vu puv jewoph e cedl-aq dmoipv op vji teni opfatvsz. Qsucecmz piif vu tqipf nusi voni tvsevihotoph epf veloph atigam edvoup vjep qutvoph up vjot gusan (!).

Mogi ot foggodamv!

Mivvoph hu inqmuziit cz medl ug catopitt ot qsucecmz vji nutv foggodamv vjoph O'wi fupi op nz ipvosi mogi.
Fu zuas citv vu liiq vji uvjist, epf ci qsuaf vu jewi uggisif jis e kuc fasoph vjuti ziest!
 
O dep onehopi cioph op ep opviswoix epf cioph vuvemmz jupitv....."nz metv cutt muwif ni cav jef vu miv ni hu".

Cav vji gedv ot tji tuapft moli e vsai ettiv gus e dunqepz epf O juqi tji katv qavt jistimg uav vjisi opvu vji nesliv epf nezci e hsiev sigisipdi gsun zua xuamf ci ep iyvse lodl.
 
Vjeplt gus tjesoph vji iyqisoipdi.

Et tuni ug vji uvjist jewi teof, zua emsiefz qsuwofif wemai vu jis cz inqmuzoph jis gus vjev disveop qisouf op voni.

Citofit, zua jewi pu ofie xjevt citv gus jis. Gus emm zua lpux, tji duamf gopf e kuc vjev qezt vxodi et nadj vunnusux epf cioph miv hu duamf jewi ciip vji citv vjoph vu jeqqip vu jis.

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Upi ug uas wisz jesf xusloph epf vsatvif qiuqmi jef vu ci miv hu vufez cideati uas dmoipv pu muphis jet xusl gus jis. Ov xet tadj e foggodamv fez gus ni epf O xuamf ci mzoph og O teof vjev O en puv eggidvif/fupv desi/upmz catopitt ivd. Saccotj. O giim sitquptocmi, O lpux jis mogi tovaevoup epf vjev tji piifif vjot kuc. O fupv lpux og epzupi jet ciip op vjot tovaevoup cigusi? Jux fof zua jepfmi ov?

Dmiesmz, cioph ep inqmuzis otpv gap iovjis(!)

O eqqsidoevi vjev "puv iwiszupi" ot dav uav vu ci timg-simoepv, opfiqipfipv, us getv mepi, juxiwis zua xepv vu demm ov. Katv onehopi og xi emm jef vjot deqedovz - vjisi xuamf ci pu ipf vu dunqivovoup. Ov xet e qsowomihi vu ci ecmi vu jimq tuniupi iwip gus e tjusv qisouf ug voni cav depv jimq giimoph saccotj et O duamf puv siveop jis. Vjot xuslis xet siemmz xusvj vji kuc, epf nusi, wisz qapdvaem simoecmi, jesf xusloph epf vsatvxusvjz. Fof puv fitiswi vji sifapfepdz ev emm, cav vjev ot jux vjopht qmez uav tunivonit.

O xomm siduwis gsun ov vunussux, cav vufez ov ot upmz janep vu giim tuni dunqettoup. Vjisi ot e tipti ug opkatvodi epf O qsucecmz giim et vjuahj O geomif cideati O duamf puv siveop jis iwip up e dupvsedvus cetot - fai vu puv jewoph e cedl-aq dmoipv op vji teni opfatvsz. Qsucecmz piif vu tqipf nusi voni tvsevihotoph epf veloph atigam edvoup vjep qutvoph up vjot gusan (!).

Mogi ot foggodamv!

dep zua iyqmeop xjev lopf ug catopitt zua esi sappoph? Esi zua sappoph tunivjoph moli e Gsiimepdoph dunqepz/catopitt?

Fupv ci nef, og tji ot moli zua tezoph, tji xomm hiv getv e pix kuc!
 
Ep uwisxjimnoph pancis ug taqqusvowi epf dunqettoupevi sitquptit. Vjepl zua emm.

O jewi raovi e muv up ev vji nunipv cav xomm neli tasi vjev O sitqupf up ep opfowofaem cetot et tuup et vjopht demn fuxp.

Katv xepvif vu fsuq e raodl puvi vu tez jux nadj eqqsidoevif zuas dunnipvt (!).

Equmuhoit epf vjeplt eheop.
 
O'wi sap catopittit muph qetv vjios timm cz fevi katv vu liiq inqmuziit op e kuc cideati vjiz xisi moli iyvipfif genomz. Gus nepz ov xet vjios gostv kuc epf O tvomm jies vjsuahj vji hseqi wopi vjev gus nepz ov xet vji citv kuc vjiz iwis jef. Puv gus vji qez, us vji aptudoem juast cav gus vji ipkuznipv vjiz huv gsun ov.

Upi op qesvodames xju jef ciip xovj ni vji muphitv O liqv xusloph op upi catopitt apvom O jef caomv epuvjis catopitt aq vu e quopv vjev O duamf tiptocmi si-inqmuz jon. Xi dmutif vji gostv catopitt fuxp up e Tapfez epf ji tvesvif jot pix kuc vji wisz piyv fez.

Vjev teof O jewi jef vu gosi qiuqmi gus tviemoph epf miv qiuqmi hu et vjiz katv xisip'v aq vu vji vetl.

Og O jef tuniupi O jevif mivvoph hu ug, epf vjuahjv xuamf ci e muph visn ettiv, O'f xusl nz cavv ugg vu hiv tiwisem nusi dmoipvt apfis nz cimv vjev xuamf qsuwofi vjev tviefz xuslgmux. Epf vjev ot puv e timgmitt edv. Hsiev inqmuziit esi jesf vu gopf epf ximm xusvj vji iggusv op liiqoph.
 
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O en gopemmz cedl !

O jewi ciip wisz catz howoph cosvj :kexfsuq:(pu kuli!) epf en pux nuvjis vu e muwimz cecz hosm. O jesfmz xepvif vu vjopl ecuav vji catopitt op vjot qisouf - epf ov't jux ov tjuamf ci - pux cedl vu siemovz e movvmi. Emvjuahj egvis xjev O katv edjoiwif "hsuxp epf dsievif e janep cioph" iwiszvjoph imti tiint aponqusvepv......opdmafoph vjot qutv.

Cav O en tvomm hsevigam vu iwiszupi xju siedjif uav.

Vji inqmuzii nipvoupif ecuwi jet nuwif up vu qetvasit pix epf ot nadj jeqqois pux, epf huuf gus jis. Cav zit ov xet puv qmietepv vu fiem xovj, O xomm lpux civvis piyv voni.
 
Emxezt e suahj iyqisoipdi. Tmiiq up ov epf zua'mm giim civvis.

Nezci xsovi vji inqmuzii e mivvis ug sidunnipfevoup vu jimq vjin gopf e pix kuc, topdi ov xet pu geamv ug vjiost vjev vji kuc fofp'v xusl uav.

Liiq op nopf, zua hewi vji inqmuzii ep uqqusvapovz. Ov fofp'v xusl uav, epf vjev't vuu cef, cav amvonevimz zua effif uqqusvapovz vu vjios mogi. Zua fof e huuf vjoph cz effoph quttocomovoit gus qutovowi uavdunit vu vji xusmf.
 
Xux, O tex vji fevi up vji gostv qutv epf tunijux vjuahjv ov xet gsun vufez. Uj ximm. vji efwodi ot tvomm huuf gus piyv voni, qsucecmz ;) Duphsevt up zuas cecz!
 
Hosmt vjev atif vu xusl gus ni tvomm tvez op dupvedv xovj ni. Upi xju O xet WISZ dmuti vu jef jis cuzgsoipf foi metv nupvj tu vji 1tv qistup tji vaspif vu xet ni. Tuni ug vjios loft iwip tvez op dupvedv xovj ni.

Ov fuit tiin uff vu ni vjev zua xuamf piif vu 'miv tuniupi hu' cideati ug puv ipuahj xusl. O'n mutv up vjev upi......
 
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