Lost my job today.

[jp-]

Got let go at 11am this morning. Glad that I hadn't purchased another vehicle like I was thinking about.

It was based solely on seniority. In fact, I saved the company $4000 just last Thursday.

-John

[Bertha]

I am really sorry to hear that-what field are/were you in? Contrary to what our pathetic media wants you to believe, there are jobs out there, so don't lose hope.

[Jeff Aronson]

Wow, John, sorry to hear this. You're certainly not alone! At least you have a wonderful barn full of interesting vehicles.

I really appreciated the article in the March/April issue!

Good luck in your job search.

Jeff

[NickDawson]

very sorry to hear that - like Bertha said, please let us know how we can help extend your job search?

[jrd51ox]

Very sorry to hear John. I am a recruiting manager in Philadelphia. Many of my clients have nation wide locations so please email me your resume. No promises, but I'll try my best.

Email: jdaniels@techusa.net

[Bostonian1976]

sorry to hear JP - I had this happen last October. Go file unemployement right away! These are crazy times - don't take it personally

[chrismccarthy]

why do they call it 'laid off'?

in 1 1/4 year since i was laidoff, all i've found is a parttime job. that guy's wrong, DO take it personally, its me and you against the rest of 'em, got any ammo?
poor Landy, it's sat waiting patiently for the cash to be roadworthy, but it will be longer still. i wonder if the Landy qualifies for Stimulus Grant monies..?
good luck, no job defines you, it wasn't part of yourself that you lost

[xsbowes]

Not even the military is safe from cutbacks, this fall the Navy is looking at forcing 2000 out of 8000 Chiefs/Senior & Master Chiefs that have more than 20 years in, to retire by next June. Granted they will be retiring but for some of us that are being reviewed that retirement is not enough to make ends meet.

Good luck in your job search. Don't rule out applying for a federal job (http://www.usajobs.gov), especially if you've had any time in the service.

[kevin-ct]

Sorry about the job, I lost my job 1/08. I worked for a Land Rover dealer and they let eight others and me go.

Now I repair cars out of my garage at home. I do what ever I can to make the bills.

Good luck

[Tim Smith]

I'm very sorry to hear that JP.

If your field seems to be flooded with people of a similar skill set looking for work, then this might be the prime time to add to your qualifications or simply change vocation. I wish there were some sage words of advice for you but all I can think to say is best of luck!

[LaneRover]

I am in between jobs quite often as I am an 'itinerant film worker'. Apply for unemployment - currently mine includes an extra stimulus of $25 a week and while looking for a job maybe use the extra time to get some stuff done around the house! At the moment the actors are still being twits with my industry so I am not sure when I will be working next. I am luckier than most though, I just got off of 4 years on a series and had saved up $$ for the writer's strike.

Best of luck!

Brent

[jp-]

Thanks for the support everyone. I am an Engineer, so I'm in a strong field. It's just that I don't want to move right now. I have a friend in Oklahoma and one in New York who have jobs available if I can't find anything else.

The stupid thing is that our Business was down 87% but the Engineering group (only 4 of us) were absolutely buried in work. I went from 4 projects to 15 in just the last few months. We were ramping up our cost saving projects and had already saved a bunch of money. Before I hired on, our company had 8+ Engineers. Of the current 4, only 2 of us took care of the plant floor. Now there will only be one Engineer for the floor, which is not enough to cover the 250,000 sq ft building (and he knows it, he's a friend).

JRD, thank you for the offer. I have a few people looking for me locally and if it doesn't pan out, I might take you up on it.

Not sure if I should take the unemployment, I never have and it's somewhat of a matter of pride to say that I don't need it. I am also curious if that is something that stays on your record, as far as future employment???? They told me that I am going to get one month's severance, so that's something.

[LH Drive]

Not sure if I should take the unemployment, I never have and it's somewhat of a matter of pride to say that I don't need it. I am also curious if that is something that stays on your record, as far as future employment???? They told me that I am going to get one month's severance, so that's something.

Its not welfare. Unemployment was designed for times like these. Apply for it today.
Sounds like the perfect time to start taking bulkhead repair orders and get them done in your home work shop.

[superstator]

My father was an unemployement hearings officer back in the day, and he was pretty adamant that I take advantage of the benefit when I was laid off a few years ago...

Just think of it as an enforced savings account the government has been managing for you all this time, and now you finally get to withdraw a little. Not to say there aren't leeches out there, but you're obviously not one of them - you've earned a couple free checks to bridge the gap. And no, it won't affect any future employement opportunity.

Good Luck!

[Rineheitzgabot]

Take care. Don't let it get you down. The economy will pick back up again, eventually, and you will find gainful employment.

They're right, JP.

Unemployment is an insurance policy that your company pays into. In theory, if they hadn't been paying into it, they could have been paying their workers more.

Take it; it is not welfare. You have already worked for it.

-Gary