Another baddddddddd day in the life of indianabyron

indianabyron

Today I got the axe at work .. Work force reduction.. In other words they got rid of my job... Wow never thought it would happen to me. But I cant complain I got 5 weeks of severence 2 weeks of vacation and 1 week of personal time. So eight weeks of total severence. Now dont think im happy with it im not its just one of those things that happens. Guess this puts the kibosch on buying coins. LOL I dont think so.. I just have to take it easy and not buy so many of them.


Byron


you can all tell me how bad you feel foe me buy sending me nice expensive coins..

LucyBop

baccaruda

that sucks. where was it you worked?

kranky

Sorry to hear of your layoff, Byron. Things will work out for the best, though. Best of luck in whatever your new job is!

mbbiker

MadMarty

I feel your pain!!! I'm going on 7 months now.

smprfi

Sorry to hear that.Get a job real fast and you have 8 weeks pay to spend on coins.

DCAMFranklin

Hope you find a new position real fast!

MadMonk

What kind of work do you do?
Will it be asy for you to get a new job in your area?
God forbid you have to stop buying coins.
Hopefully all this will work out for the best.

goose3

Unfortunately this appears to be a growing trend everywhere.

I wish you luck!!!!!!!!!

indianabyron

Ok I used to work for Water Furnace International they make geothermal heating and airconditioning units. I had many jobs there I was the lead in the sheet metal production worked with turret punches(Amada) and the breaks(Amada) and welders. I also built, wired, tested and packaged them. I also could trouble shoot the units and repair them. In other words I made to much money Its cheeper for them to hire 2 or 3 people for a 3rd of what I made.



Byron

dorkkarl

dude, that totaly bites. my co. has been downsizing too. in fact, mgt. said 1 person in our dept. would get axed. i got lucky this time.

K S

Dog97

Sounds like a good day to me! Go draw your pennies & drink some beer. My boss is always coming around saying I'm gonna fire all you !@+# $% =^&-$&% I always tell him fire me first !@+# $% =^&-$&. He likes to keep me around though. 8 weeks pay is pretty good because in my biz you don't get jack.

sinin1

indianabyron - sorry to hear about your misfortune -> did you have a contract with a non-compete clause?

If not and you have enough experience, maybe you could start up shop yourself with maintenence contracts with these things - or start manufacturing a similar product.

My motto has always been - don't get mad, get even

MadMonk

Did your company have any competitors in your area?
I'm familiar with everything you said. Long mfg career here too.
I would think you should get back on your feet quickly. In my area, skilled labor is tough to come by.
Geothermal units are big bucks, but save a bunch of money.
Keep us up to date. I'll be rooting for you!

dakra

I was in your shoes just 4 weeks ago with only 1 weeks accrued time. I wish I had the 8 weeks but I'm doing stuff on the side to suppliment what little I'm getting from unemployment. I sold off some coins, bought some coins and just hoping something comes along soon.

Good Luck!
-Dave

supercoin

Hey, I've got one of those Water Furnaces -- if you designed the plug that goes on the fan motor (which cost me 3 frantic hours in the middle of a frozen Minnesota night a couple weeks ago) then you deserved to have your butt sacked!!

Seriously, that sucks. Same thing just happened to another forum member a few days ago.

I know "it's an opportunity" is trite, but, well... it is. And it sounds like you've got a varied skill set to draw from. Though if companies everywhere are doing this, you might need to create your own job.

Good luck in your future endeavours, whatever they are.

Coppernicus

Sorry to here this Byron - Best of luck for a quick opportunity (and 8 weeks extra pay!!)

mrfred

Oh, man. Bad news -- best of luck to you. It's hitting us too here at the college where I teach -- everybody is circling wagons -- defensiveness abounds -- collegial conversations turning into rumorfests. Arrgh Arrgh. You need therapy. Sort some wheaties!!

MrKelso

Sorry the hear the bad news about your job. Here to my company went from 39 people to me and another guy and thats iffy at this point. Just the way it is i guess. Hang in there and keep looking.

ANACONDA

In May of 1990 I got my MBA and I graduated from law school. I had done well at both. I passed the bar in November of 1990. I then landed one of the best jobs a new lawyer could have, in Dallas. I moved there from San Antonio.

Then our biggest client fired our firm and me and 9 other new lawyers got the pink slip...in February of 1991. I was fairly shocked but getting laid off turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to me.

After i got laid off, i went out on my own. Opened up my own law practice. At first, i would do any kind of law, knowing that i wanted to eventually specialize in personal injury. Things were very tough at first. Had my car repossessed, got locked out of my law offices which was actually my apartment (The Law Apartment of Adrian Crane.......) and had my phone turned off. I had an 1804 Half Cent in PCGS MS 65 Brown which i ended up having to sell to Heritage for emergency money....to get my phone turned on and my apartment unlocked. I also borrowed 3200 from my parents. My Dad gave me a Toyota Corolla without air conditioning (in Dallas, in the summer....).

I told you, i know what being poor is all about. (I was also rather poor growing up.)

Twelve years later, i'm thankfully still self employed and things are very good...to say the least.

I've helped launch the careers of several other lawyers and try to help my clients, employees and friends when i'm presented with the opportunity and am able, never forgetting how desperate and alone i felt when i was struggling and how good a helping hand was when i was down on my luck.

With out the help from other people over the years, i would not have ended up as "lucky" as i am.

Hang in there and just remember, you're just one job away from full employment and if you make getting a job your full time job, pretty soon you'll have a job. And if self-employement is your calling.....just sit down with a pencil and paper and figure out how to do it....and do it.

Don't lose heart and pray for wisdom!

adrian

Pushkin

Byron,

Sorry to hear the news. Its always tough getting the axe and its happening to a lot of people in these times. Hang in there, stay close to your family and friends, and remember "this too shall pass".

nwcs

Best wishes on finding a new job. And not buying coins for a while can be a good thing. Gives you a chance to read up, look at what you got, and re-focus your collecting efforts.

Neil

paigowjohnny

Fortunately, they won't lay me off from my profession....Navy. I wanted to retire this year after 22 years, but the economy sucks too bad.

I've done a couple career transition seminars....You gotta treat each day as a work day. Get up, get showered, and start the job of finding another job....that is now your full time job and you have to go at it as hard as you worked before. Don't be shy or thinking you're imposing by calling up old contacts and doing the "networking" game. Be upbeat...stay positive...be prepared for a lot of rejection...don't take it personally...and don't wallow around looking at your coins bemoaning your fate. ( I don't mean this to sound harsh or unsympathetic...just trying to inspire you to get up and keep moving). Get some exercise each day to keep the mind and body fresh. I won't go on any more, but you get the idea. Get out there and plug your strengths...nobody will care more about you than you !!!

Get out there and knock 'em dead !!!

indianabyron

Everybody is saying alot of good things. And I appicate it. I dont like not having a job I dont like not being busy. But I have to count my blessings lol my cat still likes me, oops she only likes me because of the tuna fish I have in my pocket. Oh I will carry on and this wont ruin me Like alot of others its happened to me and 12 others at work today. But my bills are paid up and im not hurting for money at this point. Hey and maybe I will go back to school full time and complete my medical degree. Ya that would kick ass. Well im going to head over to the parents and watch IU and have some of moms comfort food and do a little relaxing.

Hey I just thought of one good point I dont have to get up at 3am everymorning. see there is a bright side to this one.




Byron

kaleidoscopic

It sucks to hear of your predicament. Good luck in your employment searches.