A while ago I recall blogging about the fact that there is a recession in Jersey. Obviously, now, this has hit home very personally.
But of course, there are others. What you do know is that in every little way, your family rally round, no matter that you may not have heard from them for ages, in every way they can. They are always there so that is a help.
What you also note is that some people seem to distance themselves. As if you have done something wrong, people you might expect to give you a call, whom you know are aware of your new circumstances. So in a way that is a bit of a surprise.
The question really is - what to do next for the best - your whole life - the past 30 or so years - have been turned upside down, you are still in the middle of your life - but all your plans have been blown right out of the water in one fell swoop. So in these worst of times - the big question is what next?
Police Conflicts of Interest in a Small Island
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An extremely serious email correspondence has emerged on Stuart Syvret's
blog, which relates to the 1996 investigation into Andrew Jervis-Dykes at
Victoria...
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I was made redundant in London about ten years ago. I know what you are going through. Many people who you thought were friends do not want to know. They are frightened and somehow think that being near you some of it will rub off on them. I just wanted to hide under the duvet
It does get better. Sorry about the cliche but honest it does. this is not your fault. Stay strong
It is similar with divorce, you find out who your true friends are and lose those that are "fair weather friends".
I am finding the job market hard at the moment. It is still possible to find jobs to survive if you are young and in that "student'ish" type period where you can live on a shoestring or still go back home to the parents or do a gap year or something. If you are more established with a family, a mortgage and dependents, then things are looking extraordinarily bleak at the moment.
I lost my job a few months ago because I took a principled position against a managerial position that took a perverse, verging on stupid, possibly vindictive, position about something I felt I had to do - which unfortunately I cannot talk about directly in public (details withheld) - to avoid potential danger to the public. Unfortunately (for me, but not the public!) the incident proved not to be a danger so my employer threw the book at me. Had it proven to be a real danger, I might have been hailed nationally as a hero. So it goes...
Nick P
I'm not too bothered about my name. If you published the comment tomorrow at the same time as your post tonight (around 6pm)I believe I could edit and resubmit it or delete it then.
Nick
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