IT IS sad when people lose their jobs and with limited opportunities of obtaining another. In business hard decisions have to be made, but the world owes no one a living.

There are some people who have abused the company while others have taken it for granted. Now they have to accept the realities that it has gone to the end

I have experienced redundancy twice by this company and therefore I understand the feelings and thoughts. To me it was a galling experience and at the age of 53 I had little chance of getting another job.

So I started my own retail food business direct to the public setting a target of £100,000 profit over six years which has now been invested wisely and with prudence. This was achieved by hard work, an 80 hour week (seven days), all weather conditions, determination and the will to suceed.

I consider myself to be a very lucky man to have been made redundant. I now enjoy a good lifestyle, but it could have been so different. You see, I took it all for granted. – Name and address supplied.