Hey all... got some bad news yesterday. The company I work for, a consulting firm, has been hit pretty hard with the flopping economy right now. We just can't get clients.

Anyway, to make a long story short, they've already cut back our hourly wages by about %15, now they're cutting back our hours. Pretty soon they'll be cutting back workers...

I'm scheduled to take delivery of my 2001 S2K in about a month, maybe sooner, but it just doesn't seem like a smart thing to do at this point, what with the whole lack of job security thing...

So, if anyone has any words of wisdom, or condolences, they'd be appreciated. Otherwise, I'm just lamenting...

Oh... and if anyone needs a developer, I may be taking offers...


Sorry for the waste of bandwidth.

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-tim

2001 Silver/Red on order...?

 

Get on the job websites fast. Monster.com and such. Don't cancel. You're probably going to loose the deposit anyway, so wait until it's closer and keep feelers out for perspective buyers that might want your reserve. They will most certainly reimberse your deposit tomorrow for an S2K today. Sorry I couldn't resist the Popeye pun.

 

Thanks for the advice, but this is a great company, and I really like working here, but we've just come under hard times. And, being one of the new guys, my employment is in jeopardy.

SO, I'm going to give them a little more time. If things don't pick up, I'll be looking. I'll just have to keep hoping my dealer doesn't call me anytime soon!

-tim

[This message has been edited by TimStevens (edited January 11, 2001).]

 

Good luck to you Tim...Hope things are working well. BTW, if I have to flip burgers at three different places in a day to keep my S2K, and damn it, that is what I am gonna do.

 

Tim,

send your resume to me at Luder94@hotmail.com. I actually have a lot of contacts out in NY. I know you said that you like your current employer alot, but it never hurts to have a back-up plan, if need be.

I have actually taken alot of management type of roles in my last employer's organization and seen the behind the scenes decision-making processes of what to do when new clients cannot be found.

You say that you like them alot, but with your new employment with them, you have to ask yourself, "Do they like me enough to keep me if lay-offs start occurring." "Will they keep a veterend consultant, versus a new one like me (loyalty issues here)" If they keep the seasoned employee they are showing loyalty, but that's bad news for you.

If they are truly a good company, they'll be there down the road in 5 years. At that time, you can go back to them with more experience. . .just make sure you leave with them having a good understanding of why you're leaving. ***Read: Never burn your bridges!!!****

Drop me an email, we'll chat, pass me your resume (let me see what kind of things you do, and don't limit your experiences to just technology. . .tell me all the things you've worked on). The biggest hiring needs I know of, and that I have contacts with, are over at Chase Bank. . .I'm sure there'd be a good fit for you there. If consulting is your thing, you're in luck, I know others in the big consulting firms out there.

Again just email me.

 

Take all that experience and go to your nearest Army Recruiting Station and BE ALL YOU CAN BE in AN ARMY OF ONE!!! Don't be scared, yes it's a hard life and you won't be a millionaire, but the pride you'll feel in uniform while you serve is priceless. Plus the military offers excellent job security, reasonable pay and benefits, plus 30 days paid vacation per year, not to mention early retirement after just 20 years. By the way, I've been serving proudly for 15 years now and have also been a proud owner of the incredible S2000...just didn't fit my lifestyle!!

 

Army just spent 150 million bucks changing their slogan.
It's now "101 ways to be a soldier".
They should have just handed me the $$$, and I would give them a better slogan.

 

I have a theory, Everytime I leave a job something better always comes my way. Warning!!! this may not be true for all people.
Best of luck, I hope everything works out. I think this economy will pick up, just the winter blahs.

 

This happens to me at times, but I never have regrets.
There is always a reason to leave a job.
However, fear of losing your job shouldn't be one of them. Be confident!!
If you do lose it, find another one. It's not like you are in a slow industry that takes 1 year to find a job.

 

Tim: I don't know how you rate your changes of jumping straight into another job if you happen to get laid off. If you think you could get a new job fairly easily, then you might want to consider signing up for the S2K now, rather than later. If you try to arrange financing on a high ticket car (such as an S2K) just after you've joined a new company, you could find it an almost impossible task. Credit companies don't like taking chances on people who haven't been in a job very long. I hope that doesn't happen, and that you stay where you obviously enjoy the work. Think hard about getting that S2K that you want. Good luck