Well...got laid off.

Bob Zaod said:
Company has not been doing well and they "restructured". I practically volunteered because it was pretty much either myself or this single Mom who is a sweet sweet lady. I got 6 weeks severance. I'm not worried at all I have so much sub work I can do I will probably earn more doing that, than I was at this job. Luckily wifey has great insurance (Government Employee) and I can just go on hers when mine expires in a week or so.

Time for a short sabbatical though methinks. Long overdue.
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Sounds like you need this break. No doubt it will lead to better opportunities and more serenity in life. :beer
 
Sorry to hear that! Hopefully you'll land on your feet and find something better!

I actually just barely dodged furloughs in my current job. I got a contract with a new client right before my company decided to furlough some people who were between projects. Hopefully sales can find work for them quick.

About 10 years ago I got fired due to restructuring and it really sucked, even when you know it wasn't your fault. The silver lining was that I met my fiancee on my last day at that job and I got a better job a few months later.
 
laxu said:
Sorry to hear that! Hopefully you'll land on your feet and find something better!

I actually just barely dodged furloughs in my current job. I got a contract with a new client right before my company decided to furlough some people who were between projects. Hopefully sales can find work for them quick.

About 10 years ago I got fired due to restructuring and it really sucked, even when you know it wasn't your fault. The silver lining was that I met my fiancee on my last day at that job and I got a better job a few months later.
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Seems like it always works out like that eventually; hard to see in the present.
 
That's a bummer. Glad you're ok though. My company laid off ~30 people about 2 weeks ago. I'm glad I survived because it's not a great market out there right now and I don't need the stress of looking for work.
 
Yeah if I have to I can have a stack of one-offs on my desk by tomorrow afternoon. I also have an active L clearance with the DOE along with my DBIDS for access to the Airforce Base out here so there's a ton of Government related stuff I can work on if I need to.

Going to take some time off though and maybe relax for a bit before getting back at it.
 
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