Sir, – Dan Hoban (May 23rd) bemoans the “superior redundancy packages of insolvent bankers” relative to the lowly package he received from his previous construction position.
As someone who has never worked in the construction or banking industry but was forced to emigrate as a result of the bad practices of both of these sectors, it feels quite nauseating to hear one side resent the other for receiving a sum of money which will result in the loss of their job and inevitable hardship in the future.
As a consistent reader of The Irish Times for many years, I do not ever recall reading a letter by the aforementioned author deriding government(s), financial institutions or property developers for landing him in the position that he finds himself in.
Yet he finds time to put pen to paper over the “superior” conditions with which bank employees will lose their jobs.
Presumably at least the same bank employees will find themselves solvent (for a short time anyway) once the redundancies are processed. – Yours, etc,