Re:Over 50, Female and Jobless
by paulojreis on Saturday January 02, 2016 @12:54PM
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I'm not really well informed about this, but here - when a company "closes" - they're assigned (by the state) a insolvency manager. From that point on, the manager will hire whoever he sees fit to handle the spoils, so to speak. From what I know, the process is rather obscure (as in, corrupt). It typically ends up with employers pillaging the spoils before the insolvency guys come in. Very third-world, I know - I have a pocket microscope from the spoils, actually.
>what we read here about Europe in the UK.
Just out of curiosity, I get the vibe you don't consider the UK part of Europe, is this true?
Re:Over 50, Female and Jobless
by keithpeter on Saturday January 02, 2016 @02:02PM
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Agghhhh ok I should have said "what we read here in the UK about the rest of Europe".
Best of luck to all in this situation.
No worries. I just asked because Brits have weird attitudes towards the mainland.
Thanks. I'm in that situation (kind of) though somewhat by choice.
OK: my only other thought is perhaps a bit odd: are there other manufacturing/ science based companies that are closing down/disintegrating? If so some part time work staying with them until they close and managing all the health and safety, asset disposal and equipment sales might be viable.
I know a chap who did that in and around the Black Country (Midlands industrial belt near Birmingham and Wolverhampton) in the UK in the 80s when all the foundries were closing down and being sold to Bihar in India. I have no direct experience of that myself.