Guess who got reduced today?

That sucks, sorry to hear. Maybe time to go to a big company.

Sorry to hear that, good luck on Monday. Practice your interview questions over the weekend.

nocones wrote:

mndsm wrote: the wife's job is guaranteed money, it will ALWAYS be there, and the prospects are only looking up

I and I'm sure others would love to know what this job is

Group home work. Right now she's a direct care staff for a giant social services group here in MN. With MN being on the forefront of social services care for the underserved, they're only growing around here. She recently completed her BS in Social Services/Disability Studies. She working on becoming a Community advocate- basically she's in charge of plugging people in to services for themselves or family member that may not have access or not be aware of the programs. I could write a novel about what she does and what it means (I was on the insurance side of it for 7+ years before I quit, so I know both sides quite well supply, and demand) but safe to say, its not going anywhere any time soon.

Ouch.

Javelin wrote: In reply to fasted58: Laid off, downsized, etc. The company is circling the drain. It sucks, especially since I was the top producer in 2012. Thanks for the well wishes everyone. If I don't post tomorrow, SWMBO killed me. Look for the Javelin burning to find my remains.

so she's going to blame you for the company going under .... wow man, that's sorta harsh ... good luck with A: surviving supper and B: with the interview

Sorry to hear about that. Good luck in finding a new job.

Is Javelin still alive or do we need to call the cops on SWMBO???

bravenrace wrote: Sorry to hear about that. Good luck in finding a new job.

Thank you man, that really meant a lot.

In reply to Adrian_Thompson:

I survived round 1, we'll see how tonight goes after I get the full skinny from the boss man.

He owes me 50 hours of PTO, so the final check should at least cover me for a couple of weeks.

Really sorry to hear about it. I work in auto claims, but I'd imagine it's the same for you...there are always jobs out there for claims folk. So hopefully you'll find something in a hurry.

Sorry to hear about the job loss, that really sucks. Hopefully the wife will be understanding about the situation and will help you find a new job or be amenable for new opportunities.

That sucks man, hopefully things work out as quickly as you want.

That sucks. Hopefully the interview goes or went well.

Hey, #1 out of 5 is still #1!

Good luck!

I'm on my third job in 3 years...left the two previous ones of my own accord when I sensed things going not-quite-the-way-they-should-be in the company. Both times I ended up advancing in my field (engineering) for more money.

Here's wishing some of that good ju for you in your current situation.

+1 for the change-hopefully-for-the-better... I hope you survive the "until then" with a minimum of stress and strife...

Sucks, man. Wishing you the best. It'll work out.

Not to sound like a jerk but for some reason I thought you hated your job anyway. Not that it relieves the pain of a sucker punch to the junk that a layoff notice entails.

I'm sorry for the surprise good luck on the next life

Best of luck.

Sorry Jav. I've been there. Take the time to regroup and then you can figure out what direction to go in.

Maybe it's time to get that transcontinental AMC pipeline going with the family in FL?

RoadRaceDart wrote: Sorry to hear that. A lot of companies are downsizing. The current threat of sequestration has us a bit nervous (defense contractor). We are funded until August of this year, the contract runs out in 2014. After that? who knows......

This....It has me scrambling for a weekend job to put extra $ into savings just in case. I always keep posting my resume for new jobs too just in case. You never know.

Sorry to hear Jav. Hopefully that interview goes well for you on Monday. Best of luck.

nocones wrote:

mndsm wrote: the wife's job is guaranteed money, it will ALWAYS be there, and the prospects are only looking up

I and I'm sure others would love to know what this job is

Mortician?

mndsm wrote:

nocones wrote:

mndsm wrote: the wife's job is guaranteed money, it will ALWAYS be there, and the prospects are only looking up

I and I'm sure others would love to know what this job is

Group home work. Right now she's a direct care staff for a giant social services group here in MN. With MN being on the forefront of social services care for the underserved, they're only growing around here. She recently completed her BS in Social Services/Disability Studies. She working on becoming a Community advocate- basically she's in charge of plugging people in to services for themselves or family member that may not have access or not be aware of the programs. I could write a novel about what she does and what it means (I was on the insurance side of it for 7+ years before I quit, so I know both sides quite well supply, and demand) but safe to say, its not going anywhere any time soon.

yeah, that industry isn't going anywhere.. one of my friends and his wife are well on their way to starting a pretty big adult group home empire in the St Cloud area.. they buy a house, add a couple of bedrooms, and then the state pays them to let people that can't quite function on their own in the real world live there... might be a good industry to get into...

It's rock solid, that's for sure. Once I get my own E36 M3 in line, we may very well look at opening a few of these. Wife isn't happy unless she's in charge, and one sure way to be in charge is to own the sumbitch.

Blerg! Interview today got postponed 1 day about 15 minutes before it was to start. Emergency at one of their other plants, so the OM had to take off.