Welp.....I was just laid off...

[VPaulus]

Great news Gilmer.
I was also unemployed for two years... but life is full of surprises. Now, I'm working at Slitherine/Matrix.
I bet you too, vonRocko, will get a job, sooner or later. Keep a positive attitude, things will change.

[wodin]

Ouch..just before Xmas too..hope you find something soon.

Try and put it out of your mind till after Xmas and enjoy the day:)

I'm sure you will be fine. Maybe you'll end up doing something you wished you'd done in years..

Edit: Whoops just read the good news..good luck mate!

@VonRocko...really hope things get better for you next year mate. Your one of the good ones in the community so hopefully good things will happen for you.

[Greybriar]

Good for you, Gilmer. I'm sure your having a job will make this year's Christmas a happier one.

[vonRocko]

Thanks everyone. We got a great bunch of people here!

[Jeffrey H.]

ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

ORIGINAL: H Gilmer

I don't suppose anyone has a job lying around handy. I just got the notice from my company they are laying us all off, pretty much.

Accounting, USA, open to relocate.

Sorry to hear H. Gilmer. I don't know of any jobs openings off hand. Although, when I was laid off in 2007 I went to work for a temp company and managed to find a new place that would take me in on one of my temp assignments. You might try that in the meantime, especially if you have good skills. [:(]

Good advice in the short term.

[Jeffrey H.]

ORIGINAL: vonRocko

Glad to hear that Gilmer! It gives me hope, I just lost my job of 31 years. Things look bleak.
Good luck with your new position.

That's got to be a crushing blow, what sort of soulless evil did that to you ?

[Jeffrey H.]

ORIGINAL: BASB

Crikey I thought our wages were bad in Oz, perhaps I've got little to complain about.

The cost of living is probably less, so we all net out about the same.

[vonRocko]

ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

ORIGINAL: vonRocko

Glad to hear that Gilmer! It gives me hope, I just lost my job of 31 years. Things look bleak.
Good luck with your new position.

That's got to be a crushing blow, what sort of soulless evil did that to you ?

Well, the company I worked for sells assisted living/nursing home furniture. One of the biggest furniture manufacturers
That they represented moved their operation to China. Quality and service declined, of course.
Because of that and the general bad state of the economy, sales have fallen in the past few years. Now, my job there was "jack of all trades".
Mostly I would take care of installations, deliveries, samples etc. But towards the end, I was only putting in a day or two a week, but I was salaried
and got paid the same with great benefits. They do their accounting around this time of year, so they see how much they lost this year. It's a pretty small company, so
the only way to make up their losses was my salary!
It is what it is, but I won't let it ruin the holidays. Christmas and a layoff were good excuses for getting "War in the West"!!
[:D]
Merry Christmas!

[Qwixt]

On the main forum page in the last post column, the title reads "Re:Welp.....I was just laid" [:D]

Congrats on the new job.

[Gilmer]

So many good people here. If anyone ever wants a beer on me, just let me know. I'm going to be moving to the Atlanta area right in the North Perimeter/Sandy Springs/Dunwoody area.

[Zap]

Your staying in the warmer weather State. That's a plus.

[rhondabrwn]

Glad to hear the good news Gilmer!

I stand by my earlier advice... when things look bad, it isn't a disaster... it's an opportunity!

Don't lose heart VonRocko! It sounds like you are a flexible person with lots of skills and I'll wager that something better will come along for you

[bayonetbrant]

ORIGINAL: H Gilmer

Just this week, I accepted a position that is a promotion and about 11-13K (depending on bonus) more than I was making at my previous full time job. I am not a very religious person, but I did ask God for help and I know some don't believe ... but somehow, after weeks of rejection, I got the best job of the bunch.

excellent!

[berto]

ORIGINAL: H Gilmer

I am not a very religious person, but I did ask God for help and I know some don't believe ... but somehow, after weeks of rejection, I got the best job of the bunch.

Funny how that works sometimes.