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Gross, Tax free!
You need to carefully research what jobs are available that you could do. There won't be the choice that you have in Swindon and you can always commute from Swindon to Bristol or even Reading / Basingstoke etc. Also house prices in Devon which have been historically cheap are catching up fast with the rest of the UK - probably because a lot of people work from home these days and can pretty much choose where they live.
As for the shop idea, its great if you can make it work, but you'll find that prime locations in Cornwall are very expensive. Last year on holiday in Padstow I noticed a small cafe with attached crazy golf for sale for over £1m.
Is there some work that you can do from home maybe using the internet ?
£24K is just under 2 years take home. We ohysically want to moveto Devon, so I'll have to check out the job scene as best I can. I do office work/Junior management and have good IT skills.
Smeg
Can you get friends and family to send you the local Rag from Exeter or somewhere, this should give you an idea of how plentiful jobs are and what they pay. Mind you you're not too far from there now, you could visit at the weekend, researching house prices aswell.
Good luck - sounds like an ideal opportunity.
You'd have to run quite a few miles to run off the calories in a REAL Dem'shire cream tea!
Smeg
Cream Tea's...is it that time already yummy!
I stayed for promotion twice, and sometimes long for the days when I had my little council flat and could fit all I owned into my car: the knowledge I could just walk at any time was liberating. I have a good life and a good job here, but I often wish I'd had the balls to jack it all in and make the break before property prices etc hemmed me in.
Good luck with your decision.
They've made the offer and are letting you decide. What happens if you decline?
They will make you redundant under statutory (sp?) guidelines and I would wager that the minimum is less than they are offering you.
I've been made redundant twice in 18 months and yes , less than 30k is tax free.
Everyone seems to think there are a bag of jobs out there but (office) employers are fussy at the moment - have applied for dozens of local office jobs, but because I've worked in the City they all assume I'm after a big bag of swag.Despite the fact that I want to work locally,see the kids grow up,finish my OU degree and continue my running....
That said there are loads of different opportunities -practically every big store (Tesco/Asda etc ) has recruitment schemes at the moment and salaries are ok.
Go for it, kids are young enough that their education won't suffer and they will soon make new friends..
It's only a minor reorganisation. If I turn it down I stay put and carry on as normal! There are no compulsory redundancies on offer, so no chance of any extra money!
One of my brothers was actually made redundant twice, he Got £1.7K the first time and nothing the second time. So maybe £24K looks good after all!
Good luck whatever you decide
Ronan's Dad - it's very early days with the running, I've had one false start with my knees playing up so I guess a £24K investment in running gear at the moment wouldn't go down to well with my wife!
PS, anyone know of any jobs going in the Exeter, Exmouth, Torqau area?
Smeg
1. Get CV done ASAP (try www.vault.com)
2. Contact recruitment agencies and find another job ASAP
3. Accept the 24k
4. Start new job
The key is to have another job lined up. It doesnt have to be ideal, just enough to buy you some time to figure out what you really want to do with your 24 large.
Good luck
24K is nice but its not going to last forever. You need to manage the "risk" and you do that by retaining an income via another job.
Not to be funny but after 23 years at the same level you should be looking to move on and up anyway!
http://www.alec.co.uk/cvtips/
Sounds as though you have decided what you'd like to do but after such a long time in the one job it probably seems like an enormous task to actually do it. It would probably be an awful lot easier if the redundancy was compulsory, then someone else would be making your mind up for you.
Good luck whatever you decide to do.
Thanks for the advice and web links.
I've spent to morning sending CV's to employmeny agencies in Exeter/Devon and Swindon, just to try to see what is around and what the chances are. My CV needs a bit of work on it, to trim it down, that's my next task! I'll try the links you suggested.
It's all a bit spooky, but probably time to move on.
My basic plan is your points 1 to 4, points 1 to 3 whilst with cuurent employer. I've just got to get it sussed etc.
Here's hoping hey!
Sneg
Lots of good ideas and thought-provoking questions, but overall very practical advice.
Good luck
i would even consider getting some professional CV advice. ok it may cost a few quid but in terms of the 24k its a pittance. Its a tough market now and you need to shine. Dont worry about the cost, its an investment in ME PLC! I am about to shell out about 30k on an MBA if that puts it into perspective for you!
I cant think of any places off the top of my head but I would defo seek some advice if I where you.
Best of luck
Thanks for the CV link, it's an excellent site.
Paul
go for it. I got made redundant about 16 months ago (a week before we were due to sign on our new house - we had already sold ours) and it is probably the best thing that happened (I got £2.5k in case you're wondering). We went on holiday with some of the money, and some towards my change of career (I'll be a solicitor by 2004!).
At about the same time my husband decided to set up his own business ! If you've got a dream live it. The 24k might not stretch to your dream shop but if you've got a good business plan then there are all sorts of grants and small business loans that can make it work plus some websites with threads like this where people tell you 'how I did it'
Good luck and make the break.