Guess who got the knife at the office today ...
Left reeling after a job loss ... or feeling kinda delighted to be out of it ...
1.
Was the news of your retrenchment a total shock?
Total
I might have seen it coming if my eyes were wide open
I saw it coming
2.
Was there a "process" (ie Were you given options other than ‘Get your coat’)?
Serious (options worth your consideration)
Bollocks (tick-box/unrealistic/insulting options)
They didn’t seem to have read that part of Labour Law
3.
Once you had been told, did it happen faster or slower than you had expected?
Slower
Faster
No real opinion on this
4.
How do you feel about it now?
Total BS/they made a big mistake
I haven’t really recovered
You win some, you lose some
A pity but there was no other way
I dodged a bullet/I am better off out of there
5.
5 Best/worst thing you did at the time?
6.
Best source of guidance/advice at the time?
HR representative
Legal person
Colleague
Friend or family member
Other (please specify)
7.
Is there anything you know now that you wish you had known then?
8.
What would you do differently?
9.
Did you collect unemployment benefit/UIF?
Yes
No
No, but I tried
I didn't know that I could