Busiswe Ndebele, a former mine plant attendant, expressed her concerns about job availability: "We are surrounded by coalmines, so if the coalmines close down there won't be any jobs."
Treating applications like a full-time job helped me focus my energy on graduate school instead of dwelling on my recent layoff.
I would definitely go. I have been qualified for three years and I haven't even been called for an interview... why would I stay in a country where I have spent so much on college fees without a job?
Losing a job can significantly change your identity, especially if your job informs your sense of self, status, and purpose. Grief and anxiety can aggravate a potential identity crisis.
Grangemouth refinery is no longer processing crude oil. Petroineos has invested £50 million in creating a modern import and distribution terminal capable of receiving finished fuels.