What Black Friday means for shocked Quinn workers Fermanagh Herald
'The best job I ever had. I would not run Sean Quinn down because he gave me a good job and I have been working with the company for eight years. No complaints, no gripes and if you can find somebody in this building who will have a bad word to say about him, I would be definitely surprised'.
So said one young woman leaving the Quinn Direct call centre in Enniskillen hours after workers were notifiied that there woudl be big job losses across the company.
It was as if you were intruding on personal grief, being among the waiting media outside the glassy Quinn Direct offices in Enniskillen last Friday evening as the workers emerged, at the end of their shifts.
They had just been told, more or less, their job is on the line, even though not all will be going.
Those we spoke to - some were too upset to talk - ranged from late teenage single, to single mothers, to couples where, in some cases, both are employed inside. Those who did speak were articulate, angry but measured, and still loyal to Quinn.
