Peanut Butter Slices?

"Bingo" wrote in message
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"Perple Gyrl" wrote in
:

I know this is a personal question and you don't have to
answer.. but how did you get in such a difficult financial
situation? I am sure that there are ways that you can get out
of it. You don't have to respond, I am just curious...

I was laid off from my job in June, 2001. I took the money I had
and put it into starting a business. I worked all summer on it
then did final step, getting the bank account 4:00 PM Sept 10, 2001
(not making this up!)

I totally fed with my *profession* since I've been doing it almost
30 years (high stress, no life). I write software. I'm in the
trifecta: Worst economy, worst state for computer work in worst
economy, and I'm a white guy pushing 50 in a field that more and
more hires Asians and Indians, and lately, hires them oversees.

We're seeing the effect of overseas hiring where I work (SW Ohio area). We
recently lost 10% of our local department and added several overseas
contractors to replace them. I'm in the IT software development profession,
too. My team was not affected by the layoffs but I think it was mainly due
to the fact we support the Cobol mainframe systems and this doesn't seem to
be an area where our overseas contracting firm currently has a lot of
expertise.

This seems to be a growing practice for many companies. I have read a few
articles where many of the companies are moving the work back due to
customer dissatisfaction. This is occurring mainly in the customer service
area. We've already experienced some problems with the contracted work.

Hopefully you'll find something soon. I was 53 when I was let go from my
previous job after 26 years. They shutdown the entire IS operation and
outsourced the work to another company. I found my current position through
a friend who works here. He took my resume to his manager and I had another
job within one month.

Good luck with the job hunt.

Beverly



A back injury keeps me from taking manual-labor-type jobs to tide
me over until *something* comes along, and the temp-office places
say I'm overqualified, etc.

I live in Massachusetts, and though we're prone to deep recessions
that start sooner and end later than the rest of the country, I've
never seen anything like this. I submit resumes almost every day
and it's been literally six months since I've received one call,
even just an inquiry. ANd in my business, skills go obsolete
within a year or so.

I livin off (and rapidly depleting) my *retirement* account.

On the bright side, at least you may get an employee discount...

Though this probably
means I'll be greeting people at Walmart when I'm 70.

"Beverly" wrote in
:


"Bingo" wrote in message
7...
"Perple Gyrl" wrote in
:

I know this is a personal question and you don't have to
answer.. but how did you get in such a difficult financial
situation? I am sure that there are ways that you can get
out of it. You don't have to respond, I am just curious...

I was laid off from my job in June, 2001. I took the money I
had and put it into starting a business. I worked all summer
on it then did final step, getting the bank account 4:00 PM
Sept 10, 2001 (not making this up!)

I totally fed with my *profession* since I've been doing it
almost 30 years (high stress, no life). I write software. I'm
in the trifecta: Worst economy, worst state for computer work
in worst economy, and I'm a white guy pushing 50 in a field
that more and more hires Asians and Indians, and lately, hires
them oversees.

We're seeing the effect of overseas hiring where I work (SW Ohio
area). We recently lost 10% of our local department and added
several overseas contractors to replace them. I'm in the IT
software development profession, too. My team was not affected
by the layoffs but I think it was mainly due to the fact we
support the Cobol mainframe systems and this doesn't seem to be
an area where our overseas contracting firm currently has a lot
of expertise.

This seems to be a growing practice for many companies. I have
read a few articles where many of the companies are moving the
work back due to customer dissatisfaction. This is occurring
mainly in the customer service area. We've already experienced
some problems with the contracted work.

Hopefully you'll find something soon. I was 53 when I was let
go from my previous job after 26 years. They shutdown the
entire IS operation and outsourced the work to another company.
I found my current position through a friend who works here. He
took my resume to his manager and I had another job within one
month.

Good luck with the job hunt.

Beverly



A back injury keeps me from taking manual-labor-type jobs to
tide me over until *something* comes along, and the temp-office
places say I'm overqualified, etc.

I live in Massachusetts, and though we're prone to deep
recessions that start sooner and end later than the rest of the
country, I've never seen anything like this. I submit resumes
almost every day and it's been literally six months since I've
received one call, even just an inquiry. ANd in my business,
skills go obsolete within a year or so.

I livin off (and rapidly depleting) my *retirement* account.



Interesting. I have the feeling that a lot of that work will come
back, just like a lot of manufacturing jobs that went to Mexico
came back, at least the ones where quality counts.

I'd rather work for myself, but I discovered that the boss was an
idiot!

"Perple Gyrl" wrote in
:

At least you were wise enough to invest money in a retirement
plan. I know many people that have nothing in savings... Best
wishes to you.

--
Email me at:
perpleglow(AT)comcast.net
http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow


"Bingo" wrote in message
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"Perple Gyrl" wrote in
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I am very sorry to hear about what you are going through.
The economy is doing terrible everywhere, not just MA. My
husband is a self employeed carpenter and he has allot less
work then he used to. Have you tried applying at temp
agencies? Maybe you can find the perfect job that way. Many
times, there are temp to perm jobs out there.

Do you have any money left from the bank account you opened
on Sept 10, before the tragedy?

--
Email me at:
perpleglow(AT)comcast.net
http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow

I was laid off from my job in June, 2001. I took the money
I had and put it into starting a business. I worked all
summer on it then did final step, getting the bank account
4:00 PM Sept 10, 2001 (not making this up!)

I totally fed with my *profession* since I've been doing it
almost 30 years (high stress, no life). I write software.
I'm in the trifecta: Worst economy, worst state for computer
work in worst economy, and I'm a white guy pushing 50 in a
field that more and more hires Asians and Indians, and
lately, hires them oversees.

A back injury keeps me from taking manual-labor-type jobs to
tide me over until *something* comes along, and the
temp-office places say I'm overqualified, etc.

I live in Massachusetts, and though we're prone to deep
recessions that start sooner and end later than the rest of
the country, I've never seen anything like this. I submit
resumes almost every day and it's been literally six months
since I've received one call, even just an inquiry. ANd in
my business, skills go obsolete within a year or so.

I livin off (and rapidly depleting) my *retirement* account.




I registered with one temp agency, but nothing much doing
there. I suppose I should try a couple more.

Regarding money, it's long gone. As I said, I'm living off my
retirement account, and I'm a long way from retirement.



I didn't invest as wisely as I should have, but when I hear the
bankrupcy rate (highest since great depression) and how many people
have zero retirement, I guess it could worse. Though this probably
means I'll be greeting people at Walmart when I'm 70.

"Bingo" wrote in message
. 17...

I'd rather work for myself, but I discovered that the boss was an
idiot!

When you work for yourself you have a tyrant for a boss and a slacker for an
employee.

Jenn

"Perple Gyrl" wrote in
:

On the bright side, at least you may get an employee discount...

Though this probably
means I'll be greeting people at Walmart when I'm 70.




Yeah, on Depends!

"JMA" wrote

"Bingo" wrote

I'd rather work for myself, but I discovered that the boss was an
idiot!

When you work for yourself you have a tyrant for a boss and a slacker
for an employee.

Jenn


The only thing more overrated than the satisfaction of being your own
boss is the joy of natural childbirth.



--
Walking on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

SnugBear wrote in
.4:

The only thing more overrated than the satisfaction of being
your own boss is the joy of natural childbirth.


Fortunately, I'll only experience ONE of those joys!