Front: 'I had kiddies' presents in the van so I carried on': Mick Ward on the week he and his son and daughter found out that they were losing their jobs at the City Link parcel delivery firm
I sent my daughter a text message because I was quite upset. And I said: "Don't say anything until it is 100% confirmed." And she was working next to people who were talking about Christmas and what they were doing and she knew. They were all in with their Christmas hats and jumpers a...
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| Published in | The Guardian (London) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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London (UK)
Guardian News & Media Limited
02.01.2015
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| Summary: | I sent my daughter a text message because I was quite upset. And I said: "Don't say anything until it is 100% confirmed." And she was working next to people who were talking about Christmas and what they were doing and she knew. They were all in with their Christmas hats and jumpers and she knew: I've got some horrible news and I can't tell you. On New Year's Eve I got it confirmed that talks had broken down and we were going to be made redundant. How did I feel? Just deflated. I spoke to my wife, spoke to my daughter, had a coffee and went to my bed. But I couldn't sleep. I've never been so angry about anything in my life. I'm normally a mild-mannered person, but this has made my blood boil. I am hopeful I can get something else but I don't know. |
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| ISSN: | 0261-3077 |