When people are suddenly hit by redundancy, Dee Walsh likens it to essentially going through the grief cycle.
Someone, usually other than them, has made a decision that will impact their life and they feel a mix of emotions including anger, sadness and fear,” said Dee, 56.
“They feel anger – ‘how dare you’ and ‘why have you picked me?’ And they also feel fear about what they are going to do next.
“Even the people who know they will be getting a really good redundancy package are facing a choice that they did not know they would have to make about what they will do now. Sometimes, with that choice comes a lot of anxiety and stress.”
Dee, who lives in St Helens, Merseyside, knows better than most about redundancy as she has been through it six times throughout her career. While some of those redundancies were decisions out of her control, others were voluntary decisions by her as she wanted a new challenge.
Dee told The i Paper that she decided to use her experience to become a redundancy coach and help others come to terms with redundancy and turn it into something positive for the next stage in their life.
After her sixth redundancy in 2018 when she was 48 and a single parent, Dee founded Dewa Consulting, a wellbeing training and executive coaching business and she is now an award-winning redundancy coach working with individuals.
As well as going through redundancy six times herself, Dee, who spent 18 years in HR, has delivered redundancies herself as a line manager and HR professional, so understands the mechanics behind the decision and can see redundancy from both sides of the desk.
Speaking about her first redundancy, she said: “I was 21 at the time and the business was radio and mobile phones at the time when mobile phones were the size of bricks.
“One day, they told me they would have to close the business and let me go. I was so young that I didn’t even view that as a redundancy at the time – but it was.”
Luckily for Dee, her former boss – at a glass blowing company – told her they had an opening for her so she returned to work there. However, a couple of years later, the company decided to relocate to Scotland.
Dee found another job easily and then went on to work for a pharmaceutical company, but a year later the firm announced a redundancy consultation.
Dee says everyone there was treated well.
She said: “It was a really positive experience and I couldn’t fault any part of it. I had worked there for four-and-a-half years and received around £20,000 in redundancy payment.”
Dee says multiple redundancies have built her confidence and opened up new opportunities for herAfter several more redundancies over the years, Dee eventually decided enough was enough.
“Instead of polishing my CV again, I used it as my now or never moment and built my own business,” she said.
Dee founded Dewa, alongside working for her final employer on a contract arrangement doing part-time hours. After achieving her coaching qualifications, she decided to use her experience and knowledge of redundancy to help others.
In the last 12 months, she has been working with individuals as a redundancy coach and helps people understand who they are and what they want at the core, not just on the surface, which is usually: “I want another job.”
Dee said: “Sometimes, people in this situation have not had an interview or written a CV for 10 or 15 years. I help them get to the point where they feel confident getting to the next stage and applying for a new job and do personality profiling so they know what they really want.”
Dee added: “Sometimes, you get stuck in a job and don’t really want to make the decision, but it was probably time to leave. Rather than viewing redundancy as something that is being done to you, it is about looking at it as an opportunity and shaping what the future holds.”
Dee’s Top 5 redundancy tips
Take a little time to just absorb the news of your redundancy and understand what it means to you. Does this create an opportunity for you? Maybe to change careers, or set up your own business? Or just to work for another organisation and make new friends? Create a realistic budget, and check the Governments benefits calculator, you may be entitled to additional support whilst you look for work. Not all jobs are advertised – look at recruitment agencies and directly approach any companies you are interested in working for. Look after you – routine is important and friends and family will keep your spirits up. If you receive a redundancy payment, it can be easy to think of it as a well deserved break – which it may be, but try to spend some time each day on planning what is next, as the time and money can go faster than you expect.Hence then, the article about i ve been made redundant six times so i made a job out of it was published today ( ) and is available on inews ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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