How to spot the signs of redundancy

Using empathy to support yourself and others

Drawing by Tineke Tammes

Have you ever been made redundant? (Or laid off, for my American friends).

I was. Almost twice. (The second time I jumped before I got pushed.)

The first one was a LONG drawn-out affair. Not the actual redundancy. That was fairly swift. And - quite frankly - a relief.

But the lead-up to it was LONG. Plenty of time to realise that …