dude...that is sad. Here is a big e-hug and hopes for an interview within the next two weeks that will lead to a better paying job.

11/10/2008 6:45:29 PM

Finding a job right now is teh sux0r. I can tell you from experience.

11/10/2008 6:47:05 PM

^^ already had one this afternoon

hadn't been out of work 3 hours. i hear back wednesday.

11/10/2008 6:48:28 PM

how'd you set up an interview so fast?

11/10/2008 6:59:10 PM

contacts.

that and the company that i was doing contract work for notified another company in the area looking to hire the people they laid off. so i just called them up on my way home and had an interview set up for this afternoon. i was there an hour and a half.

11/10/2008 7:02:48 PM

the problem with taking another job when you get laid off, is that if you make over a certain amount, you lose your unemployment benefits.

I was getting 397 dollars a week to sit around and do nothing, but if i had made more than 75 or 80 dollars a week with a part-time job, then i would have lost those benefits.

If you are getting UEB, I suggest finding out what your weekly allowance is, and try and make money off the books.

11/10/2008 7:05:02 PM

^ i was a contract employee so there is no UEB. plus, no offense, i'd rather work for my money than take a handout. that's just a personal thing though. i have an education and a good work ethic, so i'll be fine.

there are people out there who need that way more than me.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 7:08 PM. Reason : ]

11/10/2008 7:08:12 PM

11/10/2008 7:46:57 PM

you could see this as an opportunity to live out your lifelong dream of being a soldier of fortune

oh wait, i think i'm projecting

someday...

11/10/2008 7:50:03 PM

Join the Marines!

11/10/2008 8:04:35 PM

It's days like this that make me appreciate having 3 job offers already; and I'm not graduating until may.

11/10/2008 9:06:11 PM

^offer the key word...they can be so yanked by May.......

11/10/2008 9:10:47 PM

^yea, I do realize that. That's why I'm counting down the days until May.

11/10/2008 9:12:06 PM

sorry b..

dey terk jerbs..

you'll be fine mech engineers are still indemand even in this shit job market...

i know a job opening up in charlotte.. umm.... tomorrow


[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

11/10/2008 9:21:46 PM

^haha, nice.

i'm optimistic. i take it as a kick in the ass to get a better paying job closer to home anyway.

when do you start your new gig?

11/10/2008 10:01:13 PM

dec. 1

11/10/2008 10:03:51 PM

did they give you a severance package?

sorry if you already said so or not. I'm too lazy to actually read this thread

11/10/2008 10:03:54 PM

^You should read the complete thread before you post, pure lazyiness....

11/10/2008 10:06:16 PM

Quote :

"I was getting 397 dollars a week to sit around and do nothing, but if i had made more than 75 or 80 dollars a week with a part-time job, then i would have lost those benefits."

no offense, but I dont find making 397 dollars a week that enticing when as an ME he can easily work a job and get twice that. I mean sure its nice to get money when you're not doing anything but I would certainly want to be finding a new job asap.


good luck d7freestyler

11/10/2008 10:06:46 PM

Quote :

"Don't go jobless for several months just because you can't find the one you want. I've never understood why people did that. Job hunting is not a full time job. At the minimum fucking work at McDonald's or something while you're job hunting. It'll keep you from sitting on your ass and feeling sorry for yourself, you won't burn through your savings as quickly, and having a shitty job is just more motivation to find a good one."

Not when you can make more on unemployment than you could working for minimum wage. Unless you run out of time on the unemployment then there is no reason to take a shit job. Its not a hand out, its your money that you paid in you are just actually getting to use it this time.

11/10/2008 10:12:58 PM

^5 cool. for some reason i thought you were moving here sooner.

Quote :

"did they give you a severance package?"

nah. i was a contract employee, so there is no severance. nature of the job.

^^ yeah, you're exactly right. thanks for the kind words.

11/10/2008 10:15:05 PM

aww, that sucks man. I hope everything works out for the best. I'm sure you'll find something soon.

If not, and you feel like moving, let me know. I know we're usually looking for both new hires, and ex. pro's. here at Lockheed. I would be willing to put in a good word for you.

11/10/2008 10:17:41 PM

thanks man, i appreciate it.

Lockheed seems like it'd be a sweet gig. what do you do there?

11/10/2008 10:18:15 PM

there are no pics of joie in this thread. i want a refund

I'm walls1441 and i approved this message.

11/10/2008 10:18:33 PM

I'm a human factors engineer. I design the cockpits of their helicopters, jets, trucks, etc...
do some workload stuff
blah blah blah

I can't talk too much about it because of proprietary info. and export control...

11/10/2008 10:21:07 PM

i understand. that really does sound badass though.

11/10/2008 10:21:50 PM

I can't complain. It's pretty cool.

well, just let me know...

11/10/2008 10:24:08 PM

i'll keep it in mind. thanks!

11/10/2008 10:24:51 PM

dude you bang joie you can't complain about shit

11/10/2008 10:27:35 PM

yeah have you seen what i'm hitting?

I'm walls1441 and i approved this message.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 10:28 PM. Reason : you can have my jorb]

11/10/2008 10:28:16 PM

christ... i finally get back to raleigh and you bitches are all heading to Owego ??
Shiesh

11/10/2008 10:32:12 PM

I was laid off on July 2nd, got a new job on September 2nd.

Then quit that job for a better one on Oct 13th.

You'll be okay, but file for that unemployment with a quickness.

You were working in housing, you should look into commercial and industrial. A lot of that translates over.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 10:35 PM. Reason : my degree's in ME.]

11/10/2008 10:34:18 PM

^^^^

^^ chances are good for me to stay in the raleigh area. i just bought a house in apex last year.

^ i do not qualify.

11/10/2008 10:36:08 PM

become a bum and ask for money off Hillsbourgh St.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 10:54 PM. Reason : w]

11/10/2008 10:38:59 PM

i have probably said it 10 times, i do not qualify

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 10:43 PM. Reason : nice]

11/10/2008 10:42:45 PM

oh sorry man. I didn't read the whole thread so I didn't pick up on that.

First job I was let go from I didn't qualify, so yeah I can relate

11/10/2008 10:46:58 PM

stupid contract gigs.

11/10/2008 10:51:04 PM

Why dont you qualify for unemployment? Had you only been there for 6 months or less?

ahhhhh, contractor, gotcha

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 10:53 PM. Reason : w]

11/10/2008 10:52:19 PM

he doesnt take handouts, anyway. nevermind that it is something you earn by working someplace for a long time and paying taxes.

11/10/2008 10:56:07 PM

just a personal thing. no need to be an ass.

other people need it more than me, and i can make it without it, so why would i take it

11/10/2008 10:56:55 PM

sounds like socialism....spread the wealth sort of guy?

11/10/2008 10:59:09 PM

Quote :

"so i'm willing to work just to make ends meat,"

11/10/2008 11:00:07 PM

^^ nope. not at all.

just a motivated person.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 11:02 PM. Reason : ]

11/10/2008 11:00:53 PM

so, you are saying everyone that gets unemployment is unmotivated?


big decisions to make....


are you gonna discontinue premie status?



[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 11:03 PM. Reason : w]

11/10/2008 11:02:30 PM

haha, i just got it last week.

already dropped cable

and no, i'm not saying everyone that gets unemployment is unmotivated, just that i do have a degree and the motivation. therefore, i can and will find a job.

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 11:04 PM. Reason : unemployment]

11/10/2008 11:03:02 PM

as long as you have the internet, you dont need no cable.

11/10/2008 11:05:06 PM

you got it.

to add to my above post, i need to work. no way in hell i could sit around doing nothing. even if i was getting paid. i get bored too easily

[Edited on November 10, 2008 at 11:06 PM. Reason : m]

11/10/2008 11:05:58 PM

You can put a ad up on CL asking for a job....be careful tho....

11/10/2008 11:09:30 PM

when you start mentioning that, we can talk about unemployment.

11/10/2008 11:11:37 PM

I gotta tell you, over the summer I was out of work for a medical reason and then laid off. I only worked 4 days total between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Thats a long time, but I could have cared less about returning to work. I wasn't in the least bit bored. I know people say you get restless and want to get back to work. Fuck no, not me If it wasn't for the debt piling up and all the things I couldn't do b/c of lack of money I'd have no problem not working

11/10/2008 11:12:50 PM