Being made redundant is a terrible feeling, its only happened to me three times due to the places closing down. The thing is you have no say in the matter and that uncertainty as to how to pay the bills and hopefully find another job is a huge concern.
I was glad to hit the 65 mark three years ago, that meant I qualified for my old age pension. .
The hardest redundancy to go through was the Mt Cook one, that dragged out for months until the hanger door finally shut for good.
When I came to New Zealand in 1973 I boarded with a family who were really great people, they invited me along to join them on fishing trips etc I learned a lot. Jump forward 38 odd years, when I worked at the cinema. I asked young Chris have you ever done any fishing?...no was his reply...right then, so in a way I was paying back to how I was treated when I arrived here, so took him, his mum and younger brother fishing one cold winters day, something none of them had done, so it was nice to give something back
I was glad to hit the 65 mark three years ago, that meant I qualified for my old age pension. .
The hardest redundancy to go through was the Mt Cook one, that dragged out for months until the hanger door finally shut for good.
When I came to New Zealand in 1973 I boarded with a family who were really great people, they invited me along to join them on fishing trips etc I learned a lot. Jump forward 38 odd years, when I worked at the cinema. I asked young Chris have you ever done any fishing?...no was his reply...right then, so in a way I was paying back to how I was treated when I arrived here, so took him, his mum and younger brother fishing one cold winters day, something none of them had done, so it was nice to give something back
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