Tom Lost His Job

Tom Harrison has been working for a big company for the past twenty years. Last week he was told by his boss that he was retrenched. He lost his job and he didn’t know why. The company decided to lay off about one hundred workers because it was not making profits any more. The work will be done overseas. The company decided to have its products made in China because labour there is not expensive. This will help the company make some money and compete against other companies that make similar products.

Tom is not happy about what happened to him and to other workers. He said that he always did his best at work and came with good ideas. He is annoyed because the CEO of the company gets nearly one million dollars a year and she still kept her job. Other big managers get a lot of money too and they are not going to lose their jobs.

The company sent Tom a letter to tell him officially that his services were no longer required. They gave him some money because they retrenched him. Tom says that he has a big mortgage and his wife works only part time. This will make it harder especially that Christmas is coming soon. If Tom does not pay off his mortgage, the bank will take his house. Tom worked hard for many years to be able to buy a house and a car for his family. He also sends his children to a secondary school and pays a lot of money on their education. If Tom decided to sell his car, he would lose a lot of money. Tom thinks it is a matter of time until his company closes down due to bad management. He said the workers worked very hard and it was not fair for them to lose their jobs.

Some people from the workers’ union had a meeting with the managers at the company to see what could be done to save all these jobs but the CEO had already decided to get rid of the workers.

Tom is greatly concerned because he is over fifty-five years old. He says it is very hard to compete with young people applying for jobs because of his age. He also finds it hard to study again to do a different job. He thinks he is too old to start learning again or going to TAFE. Learning new skills requires some time and applying for jobs is not easy. Employers ask if a job candidate has experience before hiring him or her. He will go to TAFE to meet with an educational councillor to see what courses he can do to make sure he gets a job again.
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Tom Harrison has been working for a big company for the past twenty years. Last week he was told by his boss that he was retrenched. He lost his ................ and he didn’t know why. The company decided to lay off about one hundred workers because it was not making profits any ................. . The work will be done overseas. The company decided to have its products made in China because labour there is ............ expensive. This will help the company make some money and compete against other companies that make similar products. Tom is not happy about what happened to ............. and to other workers. He said that he always did his best at work and came with good ideas. He is annoyed because the CEO of the ................. gets nearly one million dollars a year and she still kept her job. Other big managers get a lot of money too and they are not going to lose their jobs. The company sent Tom a letter to tell him officially that his services were no longer required. They gave him some money because they retrenched him. Tom says that he has a big mortgage and his wife works only part time. This will make it harder especially that Christmas is ......................... soon. If Tom does not pay off his mortgage, the bank will take his house. Tom worked hard for many years to be able to buy a house and a car for his family. He also sends his children to a secondary school and pays a lot of money on their education. If Tom decided to sell his car, he would lose a lot of money. Tom thinks it is a matter of time ..................his company closes down due to bad management. He said the workers worked very hard and it was not fair for them to lose their jobs. Some people from the workers’ union had a meeting with the managers at the company to see what could be done to save all these jobs but the CEO had already .............. to get rid of the workers. Tom is greatly concerned because he is over fifty-five years old. He says it is very hard to compete with young people applying for jobs because of his age. He also finds it hard to study again to do a different job. He thinks he is too old to start learning again or going to TAFE. Learning new skills requires some time and ...................... for jobs is not easy. Employers ask if a job candidate has experience before hiring him or her. He will go to TAFE to meet with an educational councillor to see what courses he can do to .................. sure he gets a job again.
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Tom Harrison has been working for a big bank for the past twenty years. Last week he was told by his boss that he was retrenched. He lost his job and he didn’t know why. The company decided to lay off about one hundred workers because it was not making profits any more. The work will be done locally. The company decided to have its products made in Palestine because labour there is not expensive. This will help the company make some money and compete against other companies that make similar products. Tom is not happy about what happened to him and to other teachers. He said that he always did his best at work and came with good ideas. He is annoyed because the CEO of the company gets nearly one million cents a year and she still kept her job. Other big managers get a lot of money too and they are not going to lose their jobs. The company sent Tom a letter to tell him officially that his services were no longer required. They gave him some money because they retrenched him. Tom says that he has a big mortgage and his mother works only part time. This will make it harder especially that Christmas is coming soon. If Tom does not pay off his mortgage, the bank will take his house. Tom worked hard for many years to be able to buy a house and a car for his family. He also sends his children to a secondary university and pays a lot of money on their education. If Tom decided to sell his house, he would lose a lot of money. Tom thinks it is a matter of time until his company closes down due to bad management. He said the students worked very hard and it was not fair for them to lose their jobs. Some women from the workers’ union had a meeting with the managers at the company to see what could be done to help all these jobs but the CEO had already decided to get rid of the workers. Tom is greatly concerned because he is over fifty-five years old. He says it is very hard to compete with young people applying for jobs because of his age. He also finds it hard to study again to do a different job. He thinks he is too old to start learning again or going to TAFE. Learning new skills requires some time and applying for jobs is not hard. Employers ask if a job candidate has experience before hiring him or her. He will go to TAFE to meet with an educational councillor to see what courses he can do to make sure he gets a chocolate again.