Just got laid off....
06-17-2008, 01:54 PM
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Just got laid off.... yup... I'm pulling in the parking lot at the post office to pick up my passport for my trip I'm taking in September when I get a phone call from HR saying that the company is downsizing and getting rid of my position... 
damn the economy! Don't know what I'm gonna do now
damn the economy! Don't know what I'm gonna do now
06-17-2008, 01:58 PM
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Sorry to hear that. I have been out of work ever since mid-March and no matter where I apply I never even get a call back. The economy is very poor right now and so am I
06-17-2008, 02:01 PM
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i am very sorry to hear that wes. i have been on here less and less, i had many trips planned for this summer and such, all of which i wont be taking, not because of money, just because if there is ever a time to show loyalty dedication and trust worthyness at your place of work, now is the time,
good luck, not much work for graphic designers i imagine, kind of a want and not a need thing,
good luck, not much work for graphic designers i imagine, kind of a want and not a need thing,
06-17-2008, 02:10 PM
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yea thanks guys... so many people are getting laid off it's just crazy... My GF keeps coming home telling me how Starbucks keeps laying off all kinds of employees... She works for the corporate office here in the Phoenix branch and luckily has kept her job, but it's very stressfull not knowing when your last day could come up...
I had no clue this was gonna happen... I always did my job very well and figured I was safe. Just goes to show you...
My HR guy was very nice and hated even giving me the call, but said he'd help me out any way he could as far as getting me a new job by looking over my resume, passing it along to other companies, writing a letter of recommendation etc...
He did say I was eligible for unemployment, but I don't think you get your full paychecks worth do you? I was only at this job for part-time on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays... while i'm in school and all... And it was barely getting me by...
It was a Sales Rep job for this company ------> www.zerowater.com
I'm in school getting my bachelor's (in about 9 months) in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics...
Basically this stuff.... --------> http://www.digitaldimension.com/reels_en.html
I had no clue this was gonna happen... I always did my job very well and figured I was safe. Just goes to show you...
My HR guy was very nice and hated even giving me the call, but said he'd help me out any way he could as far as getting me a new job by looking over my resume, passing it along to other companies, writing a letter of recommendation etc...
He did say I was eligible for unemployment, but I don't think you get your full paychecks worth do you? I was only at this job for part-time on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays... while i'm in school and all... And it was barely getting me by...
It was a Sales Rep job for this company ------> www.zerowater.com
I'm in school getting my bachelor's (in about 9 months) in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics...
Basically this stuff.... --------> http://www.digitaldimension.com/reels_en.html
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06-17-2008, 02:39 PM
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wait til July 24th, there are going to be a fuckload of people getting laid off.
July 24th-Minimum wage goes from $5.15 to $6.55, might not matter to the bigshots on these boards but for the 7$/Hr bag boy like me it matters a lot..
July 24th-Minimum wage goes from $5.15 to $6.55, might not matter to the bigshots on these boards but for the 7$/Hr bag boy like me it matters a lot..
06-17-2008, 02:50 PM
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I'm in school getting my bachelor's (in about 9 months) in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics...
Basically this stuff.... --------> http://www.digitaldimension.com/reels_en.html
Basically this stuff.... --------> http://www.digitaldimension.com/reels_en.html
