Layoffs? LAYOFFS?!?!

[Hawaii Islander]

I've been out of work since May 15, 2008. The research grant for the project I worked on didn't get renewed.

I sold just about all my music gear to move stateside from Hawaii. My nephew and I drove cross country from Seattle, WA to Salem, MA. I had some job pospects lined up, but the economy took a nose dive shortly after we arrived. We made our way to Grand Forks, ND to stay with some of his friends (UND students). I ended up returning to Hawaii, while my nephew and my car stayed in Grand Forks.

I'm in the running for some Federal bioscience positions (USDA), here in Hawaii and on the mainland. I should know in the next few weeks if I got one of them.

Mike

 

[seanm]

good luck to you too superduck, I was reading about motor co layoffs and consolidations on HDnet about a week ago. I think everything will pick up again once we start getting a few nice days.

Didn't Warren Buffet just pump a lot of money into HD? He has a pretty good track record of "doing the right thing".

 

[SuperDuck]

Didn't Warren Buffet just pump a lot of money into HD? He has a pretty good track record of "doing the right thing".

It will help in some ways, but a loan is still a loan. And this one happens to be at 15%. 'Ol Warren will make out just fine on this one.

 

[eedre]

I looked for a career in electrical power engineering for about 6months, I finally was hired on with a steel manufacturer that has a mill here and was laid off before I even started after canceling one interview and respectfully declining another.

Good times! Times like these really put a fire under your butt to "keep on keepin' on".

/going back to school to wait out the crappy wages and crappier economy

 

[eedre]

Alas, I'm hopeful that I can find employment after graduation.

You seem like a hopeful person, despite being an Devils fan

Good luck, started looking for work in January last year - graduated in August with a (apparently worthless) degree in electrical engineering.

 

[Valerus]

Makes me thankful to be a non-working student during these times.

 

[Thor]

First quarter layoffs so far.

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[Phalex]

This just in:

I have to take 2 days a every month off un-paid, and I also get to enjoy a 5% pay cut.

I'm not complaining though!

 

[brotherdoc]

I got laid off Jan. 20th, but I knew it was coming. Kinda how construction goes.
Hang in there people, it'll all get better. May take a few years for the market to correct itself after our government stops throwing money into the fire.

 

[seanm]

This just in:

I have to take 2 days a every month off un-paid, and I also get to enjoy a 5% pay cut.

I'm not complaining though!

We went though a 1 day a week un-paid day off. If you can afford the pay cut, it is actually really nice to have a 3 day weekend every week!

 

[brotherdoc]

TB must be my good luck charm, I got a referral call today. Start Tuesday, it's 1.5 hours away but I'll take it. The contractor I'm going to work for has a lot of work lined up for this summer.

 

[Phalex]

We went though a 1 day a week un-paid day off. If you can afford the pay cut, it is actually really nice to have a 3 day weekend every week!

If they go to a four day week, I think I can pick up some Thursday night gigs to make up some of the difference. I could be on my way to becoming a professional musician. :scowl:

 

[MJ5150]

TB must be my good luck charm, I got a referral call today. Start Tuesday, it's 1.5 hours away but I'll take it. The contractor I'm going to work for has a lot of work lined up for this summer.

Awesome!!! What do you do? I was a drywall finisher for about 15 years.

-Mike

 

[brotherdoc]

Union electrician. Drywallers and painters are always fun to work with.

Awesome!!! What do you do? I was a drywall finisher for about 15 years.

-Mike

 

[kserg]

I am going to ask for a raise on Monday. Hehehe

I RULE!

I'd do it now, but 2 sake bombs - jack and a beer says i shouldn't talk to my boss at end of this work day.

 

[MJ5150]

Union electrician.

A sparky!!!!

-Mike

 

[Unrepresented]

I have actually been working more in the last few months than I had in the previous quarter before that. We've seen some low seniority guys get their hours cut and their positions bumped back, but it also helps that the new undercutting competitor in our field just officially went under last week.

I'm hoping I can ride out my current position and pay rate until the storm is over.