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Old May 20th, 2009, 11:40 PM
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Hey all, been a while since I've been here to visit. Lost my job this week. Worked for an information technology company in the automotive industry for 12 years. Unfortunately for me automotive dealerships are the companies customer base. All the dealerships closing down has caused my company to cut back, and I got the pink slip.

So you all try to send me positive energy while I hit the bricks and look for a job.

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Old May 21st, 2009, 07:39 AM
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You have my support, while i never was in your situation since i´m self-employed (lawyer) i do know how hard is to be without a steady source of income... specially if you worked for a long time for the same employer...

As an aside, sometimes i find my own profession a little strange, as i notice that when the economy goes badly the number of my clients and lawsuits proportionally increase, and i do see why everyone does not like lawyers, even if all we are doing is our jobs and someone must do it...

Good luck in finding a new job!
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Old May 21st, 2009, 10:22 AM
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I've been off for quite a while now. Still looking, but there just seems to be more layoff then hirings!
While everyone is taking a beating out here. I have yet to hear one politician talk about any give-backs!!! They do a nice job of avoiding that topic...
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I was really hoping to win yesterday's $49M lottery draw, but unfortunately it didn't pan out.

Had I won, it was my intention to buy the rights to Space Empires and to get MM working on SE6 right away. Of course, he'd need a few more employees than usual under the Kwok's Games publishing banner. :P

Of course it didn't work out. I hope your efforts go better Geo!
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Old May 22nd, 2009, 02:24 AM
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Sorry to hear you got sacked. Strangely enough though I thought you were like me, a disabled pensioner. Of course unless there's call to think about it, like now, I tend to forget how different it is in the US to Australia.

I 'retired' several years ago when work dried up. I didn't get fired per se I was just informed that my boss had run out of jobs for me to do. I did hear from the people who bought his business a few months ago asking me about the website I used to manage so it seems he did retire himself. The problem with the economy now is that the returns on my varied investments are down. I'm having to look into other areas to invest in.

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have yet to hear one politician talk about any give-backs!!! They do a nice job of avoiding that topic...
Here in Australia the socialist government has been giving away all the money the previous government managed to save for 10 years. I got some of that, and the latest budget would give me extra a week, but it's unpopular and it's possible there might be an election over it, in which case I'll get an opportunity to vote them out.
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Ah man Geo. I know it looks bleak, but take this time to seek out the advantages its provides. Turn this situation to your benefit and plug on. Take classes, milk the system, vote libertarian, and have faith that this will all work out.

It will.
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Default Re: OT: Economy

I, too, voice my sympathies here. My suggestion is to get into the vices. Like alcohol. It's practically immune to market woes; you buy booze to celebrate when times are good, and when times are bad you buy it to forget. So, if you can get into the Alcoholic beverage business somewhere, you'd be golden.

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I know I've started to worry about my position at work as well knowing that not only are layoffs happening across the USA, but many companies have placed on a hiring freeze so finding new work will be more difficult.

Geoschmo... I've heard most major cities have a long waiting list for receiving unemployment so make this a priority. Stay confident and I wish you luck.
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woops. You see that stuff I said about not thinking you had a job to lose. Sorry, I thought you were Atrocities. My dementia grows worse Funny thing is also that at the same time I had been thinking ''That Geo, I don't hear from him much since PBW closed''
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