Anyone ever known you were going to lose your job....

[MarkXIX]

Yeah, when I heard my counterpart in India was making $8/day to do the same work that I was making $35k per year doing. I found another job and sure enough, they shipped my work overseas not too long after I got out of there.

 

[child of wonder]

At my last job I began to notice that the tasks I was being assigned didn't exactly line up with my expectations. I was then told "you were hired to do the shit no one else wants to do." Oh... thanks.

The company was full of stuffy, workaholic "alpha-nerds." My boss had mega-ADHD and couldn't sit still for more than 30 seconds to talk to me. He'd say what he wanted then immediately start to walk away as I would respond. Even when I wasn't on call, it was expected that I answer my cell phone immediately! If I didn't, I would get a curt voicemail reminding me (they would call just to test people sometimes).

After only a month I was trying to go back to my old job, but they had entered a hiring freeze. Since I lived in a smaller town, there were few job opportunities (mid 2009).

I knowingly gave a half assed effort and didn't care. The job made me depressed and I dreamed of quitting every day.

When I was finally laid off, along with 100 other people, the CIO offered to take me back to my desk to clean it out.

"No need!" I said. "It's been cleaned out for months!"

I'm happy I went through the experience because it spurned me to get my VCP certification which enabled me to land the job I have today.

 

[Sea Moose]

I am about to quit my job. Knowing this has made me mentally check out.

Its just that i dont care

Planned career change is gonna be the bomb

 

[Locut0s]

I am about to quit my job. Knowing this has made me mentally check out.

Its just that i dont care

Planned career change is gonna be the bomb

What do you do know. What's your new career?

 

[Rifter]

It's interesting that you don't have the same feeling when posting in other threads....






I suspect that I know why though.

nice ownage!

To the OP yeah its a wierd feeling waiting for the axe to fall

 

[rudeguy]

nice ownage!

To the OP yeah its a wierd feeling waiting for the axe to fall

its getting out of hand. Its been 3 weeks now and still no word. I have no patience as it is and this is the worst case scenario.

Its to the point now where its funny to me. Here is an email I sent my boss on Monday:

subject: hi

body:
Are you going to fire me today? Otherwise I need to take some sick time and take the rest of the day off.

 

[Wyndru]

When I worked at Chuck E Cheeses as a teenager, yes...I hated that job and welcomed the excuse to find something better.

When I worked in the financial sector, no. I worked from home and made a shitload of money. It was the best job I've ever had, and I lost it after only 3 years.

 

[Gibson486]

that was me 2 months ago....then i got laid off weeks ago....

 

[BoomerD]

its getting out of hand. Its been 3 weeks now and still no word. I have no patience as it is and this is the worst case scenario.

Its to the point now where its funny to me. Here is an email I sent my boss on Monday:

subject: hi

body:
Are you going to fire me today? Otherwise I need to take some sick time and take the rest of the day off.

If you get "fired," do you still get the same severance package, if any, that you get if they ROF/RIF you?

 

[Rudee]

I would love for my company to lay me off. Been with them over 10 years and would have a very nice severance package of roughly $60k if they let me go. I would also find work without any difficulty due to demands for my skill set and my experience. So yeah, I'd actually be smiling if I got laid off right now.

 

[rudeguy]

If you get "fired," do you still get the same severance package, if any, that you get if they ROF/RIF you?

no severance period.

I will get unenjoyment.

 

[pnad]

They told my entire department on 4/19 we are being RIF'd on June 20th. Yes a MONDAY. 60days of total slacking. We are 'working' from home most of the time these days. When we do come into the office its a blast being honeybadgers and talkingg about job searching.

 

[BoomerD]

no severance period.

I will get unenjoyment.

Ah, so there's no benefit to staying...if you can find another job before the hammer drops. :thumbsup:

Time to get those resumes out there.(if you haven't already done so)