About To Lose Your Job? 5 Ways To Take Control

You are being excluded from meetings or important decisions in the office. Your suggestions on projects are not taken into consideration.It may be time to face the hard truth that your job is at stake. Soon you will be forced to pack your belongings and move on.

It may be time to face the hard truth that your job is at stake. Soon you will be forced to pack your belongings and move on.

As much it sucks to have to think about your job ending, job loss is real. And you, therefore, need to learn how to take control of the situation when you are about to be rendered jobless.

Here is how to turn the situation around and rise above it.

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1. Don’t bury our head in the sand

It may be hard to accept the fact that you are about to go back to the job hunting world, but what can you do? You are probably up to your neck in debts and this is the best time to start reviewing other options. Review the interest rate you have been paying to see if you can have a better deal.

Believe me, when you are about to lose your job, this is the best time to do it.

2. Trim down on your spending

If you have never been the kind of person who works on a budget simply because you had money coming into your account every month, this is the time to start making a budget.

If you get a hint that you are about to become jobless, start by trimming your spending. This is not the time to take a bunch of friends out and spend all your money on drinks. Make a budget and allocate money to important things like expense and savings.

Read here on 5 Best Saving Tips If You Earn Between 15-50K 

3. Think before you buy

Most of us are victims of purchasing things simply because they happen to be in stock. If you are about to lose our job believe me when I say that this is one of the practices you don’t need.

Before you buy, think. Do you really need this item?

In short, what I am saying is you should buy something only when you need it.

For instance don’t purchase a rice cooker, simply because you saw one on a cooking show and it got you thinking that your life would be so much better if you had one.

4. Think about what you spend commuting

Review what you spend commuting each day. Do you have your own car? Think about other alternatives you could do with. You would probably save that money you use on fuel and maintenance if you used public means.

I am sure it won’t hurt to ride in a matatu for a few weeks or months before you land another job.

5. Know your options and entitlements

This is the time you start taking seriously those labor laws on employment. Learn about what you are entitled to as an employee. You may be about to lose your job due to redundancy, get to know what the Kenyan labor law says about redundancy.

Do you have any insurance cover that protects you from job loss? If not this is the best time to get one.

In conclusion, thinking about job loss can take a toll on us. However, when you are prepared, you are able to analyze and take control of the situation making a smooth transition. Remain positive and make a point of finding another job.

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The writer is a Communications Officer at Career Point Kenya. Email lilian@www.careerpointkenya.co.ke