Sign o' the Times...

[Weapon X]

Well, the other shoe finally dropped.

In my company's third round of layoffs, along with 60% of the remaining employees, I was laid off.
Decent severance package amounts to roughly two months before the money starts running out, so I can't really complain. But it's still a weird thing to suddenly be unemployed after three years with a great group of co-workers.
Unfortunately, this also means the end of my company-sponsored gym membership.
Looks like it's time for a little vacation and then a serious-ass job hunt in a crap technical economy.

 

[Lao Tzu]

are you in IT?

 

[WODIN]

Bummer bro, good luck on the Job hunt, you're a good man and solid all around. You will land on your feet!

 

[gymtime]

You'll be fine man. Tech is not great right now, nor is anything. But it's not a total loss either. People are hiring, just not as much. Time to get your ass back on Dice. You'll find something.

 

[the nature boy]

sorry to hear it man.

 

[MasterMind]

That sucks man, but if it helps at all i just recently got laid off and my new job is double the salary...best thing that ever happened to me (job wise)...anyways sorry to hear the bad news..but im sure you'll find another job...i mean common...aren't all of us on this board overachievers? hehe

 

[Weapon X]

Tech Support. But I am un-assing any position that deals wth end-users. God, I was sick of that shit.
And thanks, WODIN.

I'm not afraid, as I have never had trouble getting a job. It's just unsettling to be unemployed. Makes me feel like a loser. Especially while supporting a family.

The whole company was freaked out, and people were being escorted into one-on-one meetings with their bosses. Alot of our VPs are leaving, too. Even our CFO. Not sure what to do with my thousands of stock options right about now. It's not looking good when teh CFO jumps ship.

Plus, I worked with some of the best people I have ever worked with in my life there.

I'll probably be a bit preoccupied for a while.

 

[furious]

I feel ya, bro. It happened to me August 18th. The technology field is pretty weak right now, and I'm burnt out on it after only 2 years in the industry.
Good luck with the job hunt, I'm going back to school myself. Exercise and Nutrition interest me more then troubleshooting Exchange or listening to pasty white 100 lb loudmouth talk about how he patched a kernel for the Linux web servers....*shivers*

Never do a job that you hate just for the money.

 

[the nature boy]

Tech Support. But I am un-assing any position that deals wth end-users. God, I was sick of that shit.

man I used to do that 4 years ago. dealing with end users when their computers are down in a bitch!!! I hate dealing with end users, especially when they'd be standing over my shoulder. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

 

[Weapon X]

man I used to do that 4 years ago. dealing with end users when their computers are down in a bitch!!! I hate dealing with end users, especially when they'd be standing over my shoulder. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

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