Le Fin?

Last night just before I set off for my French lesson, my agent phoned and told me I was sacked. All contractors are sacked, and we have until the end of April. So much for a 12 month recession busting contract then, huh? This news was then broken to me and Peter again this morning in English in the boss's office - nice touch I have to say. We then got sacked again in French along with everyone else an hour later. By this time I had been asking around for the French word for sacked (virer or licencier), and it didn't dawn on those I'd asked until they heard the news themselves. Duh!

I'm a bit unsure of where this leaves me now. Other than being 20 grand out of pocket for missing out on the SEMC loyalty bonus that is. That is quite gutting to be honest, as I am not flush with cash, and things are going to get quite hairy if I don't find something soon. I'll be staying in Toulouse for May while I try for a role at Airbus or Thales, and perhaps some others, as I don't think there's anything in the UK at the moment. My lodgings here are cheap (thank god I didn't rent!) so moving back to Manchester immediately won't save me much money.

At least the local bakeries will be able to take the rest of the year off, such will be the demand for croissants. Two thirds of the staff here are contractors, which also puts the remaining staff in some peril, as all their projects are now screwed. It probably means the end of Freescale in Toulouse according to the more pessimistic, but I doubt the US owners give a shit. Incompetant bastards.