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Originally Posted by Mancie
If anyone on hear remembers the great depression then they have been silent.. I remember when accrington unemployment was almost 20% in the early eighties... then to be told by a Government that was elected by lets say more prosperous areas ..to get on your bike and find work.. "like le'tour de london" long bike ride.. and the same old Tory bods come creeping out like woodlice..
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You are spot on with this post. The first time I was made redundant was in April 1984 -despite applying for a large number of jobs (and registering with a temp agency). I did not find any more work until late September and then it was as a temp, in fact it was not for 2 years before I got another permanent job (and then only because I was offered a job at a company I was temping at). I remember going to sign on in Accrington and the queues stretched out of the door.
Being made redundant in a depression can be soul destroying, it is the added pressure of not knowing whether you will ever get another job, whether you are going survive financially. Each job application or interview that turns you down can increase your feelings of 'worthlessness'.