My name is Jane Ferr\xe9 and in 2017 I experienced redundancy twice in one year.
\nIn March, I took voluntary redundancy from my role as Head of Talent for British Airways, before I was Headhunted by LEON Restaurants as their first Head of Training.
\n8 months later that role was made redundant and my last day was the beginning of December, \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d!
\nDid I sit on the sofa in my pyjamas binge watching Netflix, drinking red wine and eating Giant Chocolate Buttons? Of course I did, it was nearly Christmas, no one would be hiring now and I had lots of parties to go to \u2013 what was the point?
\nGone was the security of having a (very good) salary land in my bank account every month.
\nGone was the kudos of my job title.
\nGone were my plans for a Merry Christmas (we cancelled our plans, didn\u2019t buy any presents and stayed home).
\nThe second time was harder than the first, I didn\u2019t have the support network that was in place the first time. As I had only been with the business for 8 months, I was paid my notice period of one month\u2019s salary and I had very limited savings.
\nWhen 2018 rolled around, I put down the wine, got off the sofa and dug out my notebooks that contained everything I had learned during my first redundancy. If I did not have this to fall back on, I\u2019m not sure I would have got back on my feet so quickly.
\nI\u2019ve learned a lot during this time, I have developed a range of techniques to make decisions about what was next for me, all of which I share with my clients as we work together.
\nIn less than a year, I built a successful business and now spend my days working with my amazing clients to help them to achieve their targets. I LOVE it.
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