@ Beard - sorry to hear about your misfortune. My experience is similar in that the company I worked for closed it's doors in middle Feb. It was a small Consulting Structural Engineering firm. Writing was also on the wall - but the wall suddenly got very close, and we slammed into it. January salaries were delayed and then we were told that Feb salaries couldn't be paid and the company had no choice but to close it's doors. So, no retrenchment package, leave pay etc - that stung a bit. I floated around in the job market for a while and even dabbled in a career change 'cos now was as good an opportunity as ever!', but nothing came of that and I settled back into Plan B - start my own company (In hind sight, that should have been Plan A years ago). So, here I am. Working from home on the desk that I built myself, scratching around trying to make contact with as many people as possible and build a network to work with and for. People have been supportive and acknowledge that this is k@k, but they say that in years to come I will look back and see this as the best thing that could have happened. 'Running your own show and being your own boss is great' and all that. I need to believe it and focus on getting through this so that I can look back and agree. Each week feels better and more productive. The end of each month is stressful, but I need to remain positive, upbeat and optimistic during the days in between. Luckily, my wife has a full time job to ease the pressure, but it's been an interesting year so far. Oh, and give LinkedIn another go - I have made contact with people I used to know and that has been useful. It's also handy for keeping up to date with the industry and who is doing what. You just need to be more selective about who you follow and link up with etc. I wish you luck and strength in your new endeavour.
