got made redundant end of March, worse feeling in the world

i'd never been out of work since i left school at 16, so it was a little scary. The worst part about it was i left Nationwide Building Society after 10 years to go back to the company i first worked for when i left school.

The recession hit us hard and i was first to go end of March.

i did everything i could do to earn a crust (still had mortgage to pay) i was an electricians mate, picked up cars for traders, bought and sold cars, serviced peoples cars for them - basically anything!

i applied for jobs paying 8k less than i was on & i could do with my eyes shut, but i never even heard back from them.

thankfully i applied for a job and got it recently! good money and decent prospects too! - chin up for people out of work, there is work out there!