I depend on the internet to get technical griff on stuff we are using.
And without E-mails I'm really stuffed. Are you a civil servant and likely to get good terms if you take redundancy?
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 19:13, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Technically, yes.
18 years service means about £55k payoff after tax if it happens under current terms. Which I wouldn't complain about, frankly.

If the government push through their planned changes to civil service redundancies that'll drop to about £27k, so I'm of a mind that if I get an offer now I'll take it, even though I like my job, because in three years time when the programme I work on ends I'll probably be shafted.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Jul 2010, 19:17, Reply)

Same as a chum of mine in the Ordnance Survey,
His pot has been halved, and he ir rather pissed about it.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 19:22, Reply)

I actually think I want to go now
I'm young enough to hopefully get another job fairly quickly, plus it'll scare me out of my comfort zone a bit, which can only be good.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 7 Jul 2010, 19:25, Reply)

If you could save half the cash for distant future retirment, then go for it.
Live of the other part until you find another job. If you get one quickly, then splure the remainder of your accessible half on whatever you want. Just keep the first half for pension.

No more wise words, drink yourself blind for three months instead.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 7 Jul 2010, 19:34, Reply)