weegegirl 2 #1 October 3, 2002 This stinks. My company is going to layoff 1000 people tomorrow. Anybody got a job for me? ..... will work for jumps! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 October 3, 2002 I'm sorry to here this. What company? Are you sure you're one of the ones getting hit? How good are you at packing? You can always get a job packing...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinney29 0 #5 October 3, 2002 Join the military No reallly become a bum, who sells her body for crack before you do that. ^Go Big or Go Home^ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #6 October 3, 2002 It's an insurance company based out of Massachusetts. I'm not sure if I'll get hit, but they've told everybody to be prepared for the worst. I think packing is starting to sound better and better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #7 October 3, 2002 Losing a job is not the end of the world. Hell, I am quitting mine and I don't have a replacement. I am stupid though. Stupid, yet adventureous! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #8 October 3, 2002 QuoteJoin the military No reallly become a bum, who sells her body for crack before you do that. I thought you did the bum thing after you did the military thing. And you only did it until you got your self-respect back.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinney29 0 #9 October 3, 2002 You gotta have a plan. Mine is to live like a bum in my car. Shower at truck stops, get a job working security at a food warehouse (for free food) and spend every cent I make on gas and skydiving. Go Big or Go Home Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #10 October 3, 2002 QuoteThis stinks. My company is going to layoff 1000 people tomorrow. Anybody got a job for me? ..... will work for jumps! Misery loves company. There is another round coming at the end of this month that will finally hit our org. We thought we'd been passed over, but found out yesterday that 12% of our staff will get a 60-day notice at Halloween...it's entirely possible that I will be among them, due to lack of seniority. "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #11 October 3, 2002 That stinks, guy. Sorry to hear that. Your lucky though... 60 day notice. We get immediate action with one week severence pay. Oh, well. If it happens, I'll be packin and workin manifest until the season ends here, then I'll head south for the winter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #12 October 3, 2002 Hint, buy a van so you can avoid the whole apartment/moving hassle. My 1975 VW Westfalia was the best investment I ever made. I lived in it on and off for a couple of years while working at various DZs in Southern California. Square One even listed my address as "the orange van in the parking lot." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #13 October 3, 2002 QuoteThat stinks, guy. Sorry to hear that. You're lucky though... 60 day notice. We get immediate action with one week severence pay. Yah, the company's pretty good about these matters; one week's severance pay for each year of service, etc. Trouble with that is I've only been with the company for two years. Much as it pains me, I'm trying to get back with the Feds after five years away."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
