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My first lay off
- Thread starter zon6c-f
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Happy Spring Equinox and Full Moon
And thanks for stoking my encouragement
Will keep my attitude in check even if recent job prospect falls thru
And thanks for stoking my encouragement
Will keep my attitude in check even if recent job prospect falls thru
So, not to get your hopes up or anything -- in the past two companies where I have made hire/fire decisions, if we flew someone out for in-person stuff, they had the job unless they royaly screwed up. So if the other interviews went well, just be you, confident, and bring your knowledge and experience. Check things at the door like ego, entitlement, etc. (not suggesting that you have those things, mind you. Just, be mindful of your words and actions a little bit extra).
Good luck!
Good luck!
Update: Meeting now pushed up to 1st week in April....
Advice well regarded and appreciated Selta !
Asheville is such a cool town. Best of luck to you.
I also was laid off in a not-great job market (I rode the MCI WorldCom merger to its fiery end). I spent about a year reinventing myself while cobbling together a bunch of different hustle jobs and apprenticeships and eventually I never went back to a regular job.
bolophonic
No blasphemy intended but I tell people that the Almighty keeps a Summer home in Marshall or Hot Springs And parties in Asheville
Agreed Asheville is for Us! Probably more opportunities for me to get some gigs along the way too !
Wife & I are pursuing a back up plan
Finally reinventing ourselves
But I’ve always been a worker bee; workin for the Man
No blasphemy intended but I tell people that the Almighty keeps a Summer home in Marshall or Hot Springs And parties in Asheville
Agreed Asheville is for Us! Probably more opportunities for me to get some gigs along the way too !
Wife & I are pursuing a back up plan
Finally reinventing ourselves
But I’ve always been a worker bee; workin for the Man
We lived in Asheville about 15 years ago and really liked it. There’s an interesting culture mix going on there that doesn’t exist in Atlanta, where coincidentally, we also moved from. They’re just completely different planets.
If you do move there, you’d better start shopping for another upright.
If you do move there, you’d better start shopping for another upright.
Will consider upright after we get settled in which may take a whileWe lived in Asheville about 15 years ago and really liked it. There’s an interesting culture mix going on there that doesn’t exist in Atlanta, where coincidentally, we also moved from. They’re just completely different planets.
If you do move there, you’d better start shopping for another upright.
Appt scheduled
All I gotta do is Wow em1 more time
House hunting online and will make best choice
My objective is eventual secluded acreage in Madison County
Yeah... we are so through with Atl and even tho we are older our youthful spirits will unfold up there
I can still play string bass...Simandl hasn’t left me although it is confusing on electric imho
Update:
Interview was excellent
However final hoop
Sending me to Charlotte in 3-4 weeks
So it ain’t over til it’s over
Did see HUGE wild solitary Black Bear in parking lot of motel. Beautiful creature. Looked like he knew what he was doing so he was left to his peace ..,,
Interview was excellent
However final hoop
Sending me to Charlotte in 3-4 weeks
So it ain’t over til it’s over
Did see HUGE wild solitary Black Bear in parking lot of motel. Beautiful creature. Looked like he knew what he was doing so he was left to his peace ..,,
And Poof
Director called
Said There is no job due to lack of contracts....
Back to applying for jobs ...,
Director called
Said There is no job due to lack of contracts....
Back to applying for jobs ...,
Dang! I'm sorry. But this whole experience should give you hope - you did well, and it sounded like you would have been hired had it been possible to hire you. So congrats on that!
I've been that guy like the director before. All lined up and ready to hire someone, then the funding gets pulled for the position. That's not a fun phone call to make at this stage in the process.
I'm sorry to read it went down like that for you. As @blastoff99 mentioned, there's solid reasons for hope you can take from this experience.
There's a position out there for you. Probably even a better one, and you'll find it.
-Mike
I'm sorry to read it went down like that for you. As @blastoff99 mentioned, there's solid reasons for hope you can take from this experience.
There's a position out there for you. Probably even a better one, and you'll find it.
-Mike
Dude. I get that this is rough. I get that you were optimistic - that's good, you should have been. It was warranted. But sometimes things don't turn out as we want, and it's not our fault. In this case, it sounds like it was something out of the control of both you and the people who wanted to hire you.
What CAN you control? Your attitude. Your response. How you allow this didn't-work-out moment to shape you. How much time you spend thinking about the past v the present. What resentments you carry. How you work through your disappointment. That's a lot. And it matters. You'll carry it into your next interview.
Dang, that sucks plain English. Sorry to hear that.
*Grabs Magic 8 Ball and asks...*
"Is a personal LLC in OP's future?"
*Shakes Magic 8 Ball, and turns over...*
"All signs point to Yes."
Best wishes and good luck!
*Grabs Magic 8 Ball and asks...*
"Is a personal LLC in OP's future?"
*Shakes Magic 8 Ball, and turns over...*
"All signs point to Yes."
Best wishes and good luck!
My last job, I was laid off (‘97) because management thought being the youngster in our dept, I’d be the most employable. But desktop publishing in the middle late 90’s nearly wiped out pre-press printing jobs as all film work, color correcting and image/page assembly went online, done by youngsters at barely above minimum wages.
I was very good at what I did, color scanner operator. But, technology moved faster. Eventually, the whole shop (and several others in our region) all closed.
Ann Arbor, Saline, MI used to print about 40% of the nation’s books every year. We know where that’s all gone to. Very few left now. Magazines, which we also did film prep for, are also an endangered species.
Since, I’ve been a residential Realtor. 20+ years now.
I was very good at what I did, color scanner operator. But, technology moved faster. Eventually, the whole shop (and several others in our region) all closed.
Ann Arbor, Saline, MI used to print about 40% of the nation’s books every year. We know where that’s all gone to. Very few left now. Magazines, which we also did film prep for, are also an endangered species.
Since, I’ve been a residential Realtor. 20+ years now.
