Laid off.....

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Well, I made it through 4 rounds of layoffs, but there was no way around this one today. Got rid of basically the entire department with the exception of 3 people. So now I will sit at home, collect my severence and unemployment, and look for jobs while im not busy trying to make an extra buck on the stock market. Happy New Year guys!
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Farva 1/6/2009 10:27am
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Well, I made it through 4 rounds of layoffs, but there was no way around this one today. Got rid of basically the entire department with...
Well, I made it through 4 rounds of layoffs, but there was no way around this one today. Got rid of basically the entire department with the exception of 3 people. So now I will sit at home, collect my severence and unemployment, and look for jobs while im not busy trying to make an extra buck on the stock market. Happy New Year guys!
The economy is a mother fucker right now. Hope Obama can get it going the right way.
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Tiki 1/6/2009 10:29am
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Back story? What career were you in?
el moto diablo 1/6/2009 10:30am
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Good luck Rucka, hit the ground running and get out there.

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crowe176 1/6/2009 10:49am
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Dropping like flies here too, obviously. I can't tell you how many of my friends, every time I talk to them, have the same story rucka..

Ole lady and I are almost ready to bail on MI. We just can't decide where to go. She's pushing to go where the money is, and I'm for a better quality of life for my kids and I..

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rucka356 1/6/2009 10:51am
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Its getting bad, and is just going to get worse once all these companies report their 4th quarter earnings.
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Sondy132001 1/6/2009 10:56am
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Sorry to hear that Rucka good luck in the search....

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Tiki 1/6/2009 11:01am
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Good luck. I would be lying if I said I never felt the same pain. It makes you stronger. Additionally it often opens doors for you that you may have been blind to before. I certainly attribute a lot of success in my life to being in that same situation.
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txmxer 1/6/2009 11:03am
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sorry to hear it...good luck with the market and your job search
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jonjon714 1/6/2009 11:11am
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Man, that sucks...really sorry to hear it.

Let me know if you start interviewing....I have some info that may help out.
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Slow ~ Pro 1/6/2009 12:51pm
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Good luck...Sounds like you have a good spirit.
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sorry to hear that...like Tiki said hopefully it opens a door to something better.
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chuck317 1/6/2009 1:02pm
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my cousin works for clayton mobile homes in knox. said buisness was sloe there also.
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I know how you feel. My mother just found out this week that the retailer she works for is closing all its store. They are going to liquidate all the assets and close everything. Once the liquidators come in they will have no insurance and were told they would lose their vacation pay as well. My mother was schedule to have a procedure done on her leg in the next few weeks. Right now, looks like that is out of the question since she will not have any insurance more than likely as early as next week.
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JPT 1/6/2009 2:31pm
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Been there, really sucks. Best of luck.
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BDOG 1/6/2009 3:50pm
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Market should rally like hell over the next couple weeks so buckle down and make some mad money.

Good luck!

Take a look at DRYS, I have played it almost exclusively the last couple of weeks and have made some damn good money.
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jtomasik 1/6/2009 7:19pm
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Crap, bro. Feel for ya. In my case, it was a good thing. I hope it'll be the same for you.
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Ivan 1/6/2009 7:24pm
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Farva wrote:
The economy is a mother fucker right now. Hope Obama can get it going the right way.
Please tell me that you don't really think that a President can control the economy.

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jtomasik 1/6/2009 7:29pm
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Ivan wrote:
Please tell me that you don't really think that a President can control the economy.
They could. Just not a Democrat or Republican.
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BUTCH 1/6/2009 7:47pm
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Sorry to hear that Rucka, good luck looking for a new job.
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pitbike502 1/6/2009 7:48pm
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civil service exams. i took 6 this year, and will be going into the police academy in 2 weeks.. im going to cry when I leave the bike shop, but, I will be gone before the shit hits the fan..
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Farva 1/6/2009 8:21pm
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Farva wrote:
The economy is a mother fucker right now. Hope Obama can get it going the right way.
Ivan wrote:
Please tell me that you don't really think that a President can control the economy.
To think the president has no affect on the economy is just dumb.
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jmar 1/6/2009 10:06pm
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Very sorry to hear that rucka. I hope something good comes out of your bad news.

Well wishes.
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Tiki 1/6/2009 10:08pm
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Farva wrote:
The economy is a mother fucker right now. Hope Obama can get it going the right way.
Ivan wrote:
Please tell me that you don't really think that a President can control the economy.
You do know he will pay your mortgage and gas dont you...Saw it on the interweb so it must be true.
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rucka356 1/7/2009 6:27am
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Everything is going under it seems. Only jobs left are working for the government. And they won't hire me because I am a white male.
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huck 1/7/2009 6:46am
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rucka356 wrote:
Everything is going under it seems. Only jobs left are working for the government. And they won't hire me because I am a white male.
Yep...we're definitely the last "group" that would be hired!
Dirty Britches 1/7/2009 6:53am
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We laid off 2 people yesterday. These where bright people making in the 100k range in financial programming.

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