Layoff Survival Guide
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ramcharger
Dismember
Sounds like you have a plan "B". Good deal.
The grocery workers here want to go strike, I'm just waiting..... I'll take that job in a new york second just to get out of the house. Dumbasses. I guess 18 bucks an hour plus ten in benefits isn't enough to stock shelves, I'll do it......
To top it off, they want unemployment benefits while they strike,,, Governor turned them down today. Oddly while I went to get 20 bucks worth of ramen noodles, pasta and tomato sauce today they were very, very nice.
I'll cross that picket line with a axe handle so I can feed myself and dogs some decent food. Ungrates....
The grocery workers here want to go strike, I'm just waiting..... I'll take that job in a new york second just to get out of the house. Dumbasses. I guess 18 bucks an hour plus ten in benefits isn't enough to stock shelves, I'll do it......
To top it off, they want unemployment benefits while they strike,,, Governor turned them down today. Oddly while I went to get 20 bucks worth of ramen noodles, pasta and tomato sauce today they were very, very nice.
I'll cross that picket line with a axe handle so I can feed myself and dogs some decent food. Ungrates....
I just cought up on your thread Joe :read2: I woke up just a few minutes ago with out my right arm.:tongue9:I made up a new drink. It's Ron Rico rum (I can't afford Bacardi) and cheap King Soopers Black Cherry Soda.
I call I it the "Cherry Duster", lol. My Duster won't be "Cherry" soon but I can still dream.
Butt I found it.:toothy10:
I guess the wife worked me pretty good today in the yard and I fell asleep a couple hours ago on the couch.
You keep on keeping on bro :rock: and I am hoping and praying for you.
This thread has already went to work here on the hill, My nephew glued his self to your thread on the wife's computer while we sat outside with his parent's
He came outside with two pages printed off and headed to his house this evening.
We are going in town tomorrow "wife is on a stay at home vacation" to drain my small stash of cash to pay the taxes on her new 04 Chrysler cross over Pasifica :angry7:
I am looking forward to another day just being with her and I am picking me up some Black Cherry Coke and have one for ya :thumblef: I have got to try your new drink Black Duster.=P~
Well I better get to bed and say a few prayers and rest up for another day.
Thank you for sharring this thread here on the hill :angel4: I think you planted a seed in a 23 year old young gun :thumbrig:
Tomorrow will be a new day my friend.
Your Akansas friend Mike.
ramcharger
Dismember
You're welcome my brother! I thought for sure you'd have crashed.
It's all good and I'm glad I helped someone for Pete's Sake! LOL!
It's all good and I'm glad I helped someone for Pete's Sake! LOL!
ramcharger
Dismember
BTW, we should open the bar tomorrow night for all those who have lost their jobs. I'll see what I have left in the change jar for some cheap rum. We'll post videos and pics, but only that bring good vibes.
If your up for it, I am. It will be a toast to those of us who are willing, yet unemployed.....
I'll see what I have left in the change jar for some cheap rum. We'll post videos and pics, but only that bring good vibes. If your up for it, I am.
It will be a toast to those of us who are willing, yet unemployed.....
1qwikScamp
Well-Known Member
thats some good advice i have been laid off since january 16 and i pretty much do all of those ex. i stay up till 3 or 4 every night and sleep till like 10:30 which i hate but i just cant get in the swing of retiering about 10-11 and getting up at 6:30 or 7
1qwikScamp
Well-Known Member
thats some good advice i have been laid off since january 16 and i pretty much do all of those ex. i stay up till 3 or 4 every night and sleep till like 10:30 which i hate but i just cant get in the swing of retiering about 10-11 and getting up at 6:30 or 7
ramcharger
Dismember
The key is wearing yourself out. I just got a weight bench from a friend. I'm going to kick some ***. If someone doesn't want to hire me I will proceed to become a monster, lol!
Wake up early, walk the dogs, work out, search for jobs, get mad, work out again. Free weights are a good thing. Train dogs, pass out. Up again at 6 and do it all all over again.... Making a schedule for yourself is key. I know, I've been where you're at. Can't sleep, can't wake up.
You can do it!
Wake up early, walk the dogs, work out, search for jobs, get mad, work out again. Free weights are a good thing.
Train dogs, pass out. Up again at 6 and do it all all over again.... Making a schedule for yourself is key. I know, I've been where you're at. Can't sleep, can't wake up. You can do it!
camd64
Remember Landy
I have been hitting the gym in the morning and night. I do weights in the a.m. then cardio in the p.m. and went from 250lbs. to 245lbs. in about 2 weeks. hopefully i'll get back down to 200-205. keeps my head on straight and away from the T.V. I'm even thinking of taking a welding class to have another skill under my belt.
I have been trying to get up early and get some more job hunting done but today I messed up and forgot to set the alarm. oops.
I have been trying to get up early and get some more job hunting done but today I messed up and forgot to set the alarm. oops.
ramcharger
Dismember
D@mn bro! That's the key. I'm trying to get down to 190-195, that's my fighting weight.
I'm only 5'11 though but I'm big boned, lol! I'm 210 right now...You and everyone else is allowed to slip, but not for long.
I should be in bed too, but the dogs will get me up @ 6 anyway.
camd64
Remember Landy
Yeah i'm only about 5'10" but I used to do ALOT of lifting. i got caught up in the whole bigger, stronger B.S. of course it would take me a week to run a mile! LOL.
Its a good thing you got the dogs too to keep you busy. all I got is a fat skiddish cat.
Its a good thing you got the dogs too to keep you busy. all I got is a fat skiddish cat.
ramcharger
Dismember
LOL! Yeah buddy, 170-180 pounds of dogs is hard to ignore... This song is going in the alarm (yep, it wakes with a CD, cool Christmas gift from years gone by). Here's the words and I think they they fit our (and all our unemployed Mopar buds) feelings....
by Gregg Allman
Just one more mornin'
I had to wake up with the blues
Pulled myself outta bed … yeah
Put on my walkin' shoes
Went up on the mountain
To see what I could see
The whole world was fallin' … right down in front of me
'Cause I’ve a hunger … for dreams I'll never see
Yeah baby
Ohh-ahhh, help me baby … ohhh … or this will surely be … the end of me, yeah
Pull myself together … put on a new face
Climb down off the hilltop, baby
Get back in the race
Ohhh … 'cause I’ve a hunger … for dreams I'll never see
Yeah baby … yeah huh
Ahhh … help me baby … ohhh … or this will surely be … the end of me, yeah
Pull myself together … put on a new face
Climb down off the hilltop, baby
Get back in the race
'Cause I’ve a hunger … for dreams I'll never see
Yeah baby … ohhhahhh
Ahhh … help me baby … ohhh … or this will surely be … the end of me, yeah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBo_POKv21w
I can always take nap with the dogs later......LOL!
camd64
Remember Landy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCew...1632FCDB6&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1 my get in gear music.
ramcharger
Dismember
Great stuff! I saw BG live in Chicago. 8)
Good to hear and great advice. :read2:
ramcharger
Dismember
I just thought I'd post this up again for all those looking for a job, creating a resume, and just trying to survive these hard times. Please peruse this entire thread for some good advice on job hunting, resume building, interview tips and surviving a layoff.
Dartthunder340
Well-Known Member
Great reading here. I did pretty much exactly the same things when I got let go in 2008. I gave alot of labor on the side to gather tools and such while I was unemployed. 8 months later I opened my company for buisness. Kind of unrelated but, one time I filled out an application for a company I was interested in working for. One section on the form asked for Special Skills. I listed a few things and followed up with: able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. During the interview the three interviewers asked me to demonstrate this particular skill. I pardoned myself and asked if there was a phone booth nearby that was available. We all had a laugh and it worked as an icebreaker. Hope all is well, take care.
ramcharger
Dismember
Doing very well now.
I've had a job since the first week of November 2009 and it took a year or so to get back up to speed but things are rolling right along.Great idea to get ones self noticed, lol! :toothy7:
So, youve been laid off. First thing I have to tell you is that its not the end of the world and may well end up being a change for the better. Being laid off is right up there on the stress-o-meter with getting divorced or losing a family member and you will need go through similar stages of recovery.
The first is shock, the second is anger, the third is mourning, the forth is depression and the fifth is acceptance. Everyone is different when it comes to getting through this but behooves you to get through this as quickly as possible. A positive attitude is essential to getting another job and to allow your creativity to flow when writing a resume and cover letter (well get to that later). I got through the stages 1through 3 in about a week. 4 through 5 took a bit longer. Here are some things that helped me:
1. Make a list of chores that need to be done but dont cost any or little money like organizing the garage or basement, digging a garden, fixing little stuff around the house, etc.
2. Get outside everyday! I cant stress how important this is. Its easy if you have a dog.
3. Dont drink or drug after the first day. It exacerbates depression and hangovers are not productive. Also, many jobs now require a urine and/or hair follicle test. You could ruin your chances of ever getting a job.
4. Turn off the TV. Its mind numbing crap for the most part.
5. Read both fiction and non-fiction. Fiction based books will keep you creative and some non-fiction books pertaining to your job skills will keep you sharp.
6. Apply for Unemployment Insurance immediately!! More on this in the first section.
7. Set your alarm and wake up the same time everyday. Dont allow yourself to stay up late and wake up late. Its a bad pattern to slip into and exacerbates depression.
For ease of navigation I am going to divide the rest into sections in the following manner:
1. Unemployment Insurance
2. Resume Building
3. Cover Letter writing
4. Whats a salary history?
5. Professional and Personal references
6. Job Resources
7. Cost cutting at home
Please feel free to add your ideas and ask questions as I write this. Its a monumental task and Ive never done anything like this before. I feel that I owe the people on this board for being so supportive during my time of unemployment and anything I can do to pay yall back really makes my day. Remember the saying Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime? That is the vein that I write this in.
More to come. 8)
This is an incredible thread and needs more exposure in these trying times. I just gotta bump this one again bro.......!!
Another great move 6pkC, The 23 year old home dweller family member of mine (not my home or children/men) is now working and realized it was time to get his life moving and is know working for county lerning to be a linesman and working on the ground crew:love4: Yea ramcharger helped more people then he knows I bet.
One tool we did not have back in the day when I could have used it was the internet :happy7:
We had some bad times back in 81 during a resetion ( how ever you spell it) and that was when my children was just month old and 2 years old but we made it :love4:
rp23g7
Well-Known Member
Wow, resurrected thread, i forgot about this one. I was let go last Jan. But got hire at Boeing and start next week. WOO HOO, 787 Final, 20 yrs of work it looks like, plans to build 1500 planes and rework the 40 they have made already,
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