Redundancy - Friend or Foe?

Welcome to my very first blog in The Green Room!

As the Founder of Green Green Grass Life Coaching which launched on the 21st of August 2026, I have been thinking long and hard about what my first post should be about. And I thought well my new business is coaching people who have reached 50 and facing redundancy so why not start here!

Redundancy is for many professionals a scary prospect. You may have been working for many years at one organisation. During this time you know your job inside out upside down. You are likely to have made connections with many people. You are likely to have formed good working relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders. You are likely to have made friends or even found love. Yes, it can happen!

Your entire existence is likely to be intrinsically linked with your work place and the work you do. You are likely to be paid monthly. You know what to expect. You pay all your bills and hopefully have some disposable income.

And one day you receive news that you will be made redundant. This may have come as a shock or indeed you may have expected the announcement. Either way many emotions will kick in. You may experience the following:

• Why me syndrome. What have I done to deserve this?

• Anger, you may find it difficult to manage this.

• Sadness.

• Grief.

• Low Self Esteem.

• Social isolation.

• Financial insecurity.

• Relationship difficulties.

These are all valid feelings. There is a lot to process. There are many decisions to be made.

Yet there is another dimension to redundancy. Being made redundant can be the catalyst for positive changes in your life. Depending on your financial situation, you may be able to travel, engage in new hobbies or spend more time with friends and family.

Here are some ideas to assist people dealing with the stresses and strains of being made redundant.

• Having the time to reflect on your next chapter.

• Having a change in career. Using all your transferable skills.

• Re-training. This could be about obtaining new qualifications or learning a trade.

• Reaching out to family, friends or peers for support & reduce feelings of isolation.

• Mental Health Interventions, Redundancy can have a negative impact on your mental health. It can lead to depression and anxieties. There is help available through counselling or stress management techniques.

• Consider coaching if you have the financial resources.

Above all else it is essential to be kind to yourself. You are going through trauma and uncertainty. Breathe in - Breathe out. And repeat!

In conclusion remember your job is being made redundant not YOU.

You will get through this.

And please do not hesitate to reach out to me for help. My contact details are listed on my new website. The first consultation is FREE. I promise there is no hard sell. And if you simply can not afford to engage one of my services, please reach out anyway. We can work on a solution.

Thanks for taking the time to read my first blog.

Welcome to The Green Room!