Direct Line to shed 2000 jobs, Liverpool office to close

[berg]

I left 8 years ago nearly, still got lot of good friends there though all 500 staff from Liverpool gone although some can re-locate to Manchester if able to travel. 

I think one of our members on here works for the group, Conekiller?

[ConeKiller]

Yup thats me!

Im in the Bromley office (HeadOffice) but my department isnt directly affected! Although I personally know 3 people who have had 'the meeting' this afternoon!

Its a grim day in this place!

[Deako]

Direct line does nothing to appeal to customer retention imo. Renewal quotes are always higher and the fact that Direct Line steal a huge portion of your NCD by only recognising 5 years when you leave means that many people seldom go back.

Glad to hear you arent effected though Conekiller.

[berg]

Yup thats me!

Im in the Bromley office (HeadOffice) but my department isnt directly affected! Although I personally know 3 people who have had 'the meeting' this afternoon!

Its a grim day in this place!

Did the Churchill office in Ipswich close in the end?

[Poverty]

It's the way things are heading as everything gets more computerised and the economy carries on sh*t!

[berg]

It's the way things are heading as everything gets more computerised and the economy carries on sh*t!

 
Went on a lads do to Keswick in the lakes the other week.

I am 35 but most of the others were 49-50.

Of the 8 of us 5 of us had been made redundant at some point and the other 3 face potential redundancy and this was a cross section of careers including lawyers, chartered surveyors, insurance, banking, engineers etc

Better to be in a trade like builder, plumber, joiner etc and be good at it.

[ConeKiller]

Yup thats me!

Im in the Bromley office (HeadOffice) but my department isnt directly affected! Although I personally know 3 people who have had 'the meeting' this afternoon!

Its a grim day in this place!

Did the Churchill office in Ipswich close in the end?

Yea Ipswich closed, todays announcement confirmed Liverpool are closing too!

RBS ran the company like a bank and it has suffered because of it! Was once a great place to work! Hopefully the changes will pull it back in line with competition!

[edd666999]

Direct line does nothing to appeal to customer retention imo. Renewal quotes are always higher and the fact that Direct Line steal a huge portion of your NCD by only recognising 5 years when you leave means that many people seldom go back.

Glad to hear you arent effected though Conekiller.

5years is max ncd, who gives more discount over 5years?

[Frodo-anni]

Went through a redundancy very recently myself in april this year, with AXA Wealth. Although it is very daunting and worrying, i've looked on it as a blessing to move on, so far i have spent time with family, got loads of jobs done at home and begn to feel like my old self again, i should really get my finger out and look for a new job, career path, but its sunny out side and its warm 

All the best to those involved, things happen for a reason. 

[rich83]

Wallet theft will be on the up then..........   

[Frodo-anni]

Wallet theft will be on the up then..........   

That a suggested career path Rich?

Dont stand too close at Inters then 

[Hurdy]

I'll be hanging my shoes up soon too.

Over 25 years working at the same place at various levels and then told that the place will be closing in less than 2 years!

This mill where I work has been there for 150 years, so it will be a sad day when it closes. At its peak there were thousands working there.

It seems as though it is happening everywhere you look lately.

[Horatio]

Merseyside was due to get 500million injection from the EUSSR, which has been cut, or due to be cut, in half to less than 200 million  sad times