The final straw!

Well, after all the stress of last month with DH deciding that he didn't love me any more, and leaving, everything has still managed to get worse.  Today I got a phone call from my boss saying that I've been made redundant, and about an hour after that lovely phone call, I was driving home and got a flat tyre!  ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!  I would say that surely nothing else can go wrong, but I think it's pretty obvious from recent events that it quite clearly can!

That really sucks.  You poor thing. 

Some days it really can feel like the whole world is against you.  I hope things get better for you very soon.  Chin up.

OMG, you poor thing!!  Did you have any clue at all the redundancy might be coming?  I can't believe anyone would share news like that over the phone though tbh   I'm presuming you already know your Mat Leave should still be covered though?  How long have you been working there?  (sorry for barrage of questions, I work in HR!!).

 And as for the flat tyre...

dinkiedoo:

OMG, you poor thing!!  Did you have any clue at all the redundancy might be coming?  I can't believe anyone would share news like that over the phone though tbh   I'm presuming you already know your Mat Leave should still be covered though?  How long have you been working there?  (sorry for barrage of questions, I work in HR!!)

Didn't see it coming at all, thought I'd been through enough this year lol.  I've been there 6.5 years, will I have to claim OML/OMP instead of SML/SMP, or will I still qualify as I'm nearly 30 weeks?  Thank you very much, any advice would be very gratefully received x

DJ35:

Some days it really can feel like the whole world is against you.  I hope things get better for you very soon.

It is starting to feel like everything's against me [:'(] !  Thank you, I hope so too - I'm trying to keep in my head that as long as my family and friends are all healthy then that's the main thing - but still just really sad at the moment x

You definitely qualify for SMP provided you are employed by the company for at least 6 months before the qualifying week - which is 25 weeks pregnant so you will get it, not just Maternity Allowance. 

 I would have a nose on www.direct.gov.uk there is a lot of useful info on there.  Are you on FB?  I was thinking I could put my real name up for say an hour tomorrow night, or you could, and then if we find one another through that you can send me a message/ I can answer it there?

dinkiedoo:

 I would have a nose on www.direct.gov.uk there is a lot of useful info on there.  Are you on FB?  I was thinking I could put my real name up for say an hour tomorrow night, or you could, and then if we find one another through that you can send me a message/ I can answer it there?

That would be brilliant, thank you so much.  I'll come on this evening and put my name on a post on this thread - I'm quite easy to find on fb. Thanks honey x

OK, I will come and have a look for you sometime between 6 and 8 and put my name up too, I'm also easy to find as I'm the only one.

PS if anyone else on the board wants to add me too, please feel free!

Awesome x

Have sent you a friend request and put my user name in there x