oh thanks! its not that big of a deal if they dont because theyre both close to retiring anyway!

HAHA! yeah one week after they found out, theyre out of the country! :p:p

I wasn't laid off, I was let go due to a car accident. I broke my neck, and went back to work with a neck brace and had to take a taxi just to make it to work. I was having so much pain that my doctor wanted me to go to part-time. My boss didn't like that and replaced me without telling me. I lost my job, my new suv (totaled) and my house all in less than one year.

I don't think he can do that... there has got to be some legalities about that or SOMETHING.

I'm sure with the economy the way it is...there are more dealing with lay offs...I hope they can do something to help the Automotive sector...it will be a ripple effect....more and more jobs will be lost..
I am still not working....looking and applying everywhere....had a few interviews..but have not landed a job....almost 5 months now....I keep trying....

I will most likely be getting laid off from my job soon. This is such bad timing, especially during xmas time. I told everyone I will not be buying any gifts until i find out for sure, of course except for Cookie she got a few gifts already. I will probably find out on Friday. And the thing that sucks the most is that if im not laid off some one from another department with more senority that does get laid off they can come and take my job:( Please pray for me:(

I was laid off yesterday after 4 years teaching at a college! As of yesterday they had cut 98 people. I got a very very small severance package and have spent yesterday and today with dept of labor for unemployment crap and career counselors. I've been trying to leave NY so I think this is the opportunity to do that but still....this really really sucks. My car was damaged in our ice storm last week and is going to take 3-4 weeks to fix so I'm a big fat mess.

Thank god my mom comes on Friday! I'm sorry to everyone going through this, I always thought I had a safe job in higher education. I hate feeling this way!

I actually think I might feel a little better after typing all that out :)

Just PMd you :(. I'm so sorry you're having to go through this. HUGS HUGS HUGS.

Laid Off
 

I was laid off July 1 and just returned to the same company last week. i had to take a different job but at least I have a job. I think it is going to be harder to get a job. Every time I turn the tv on someone else is laying off a large amount of people.

Yep just got laid off. Got the notice today. My last day will be January 16th. What a way to start the New Year. I'll have to save every penny i have. That means i wont even go out and celebrate my birthday 1 1/2 weeks. Ims so depressed.

Sending you guys a big hug. Hubby was laid off earlier in the year for two months then called back and then laid off again after two weeks. Then a friend put him on to this other job. While there after three weeks hubby got a raise and a promotion. So the ugly green monster came out. The supposed friend was his supervisor and was so hating. So after hubby was no longer working under him for two weeks (after receiving his promotion) this fool went to management and said he was terminating him because they have friction when they work together. Like hello he doesn't work with you anymore but he had the management snowed and they terminated hubby. So he is back to looking. Praying that 2009 is a lot better for all of us. I for one have had a this year start crappy and really kick us a whole lot.

The last job hubby got laid off at in October is hiring again... wth?

My husband has just been laid off - his last day is Christmas Eve:( He's a plant mechanic for JCB and he's been affected because of the collapse of the building trade here. His severance pay is just three weeks pay:mad:

That's sad but unfortunately not the first I've heard of...my company has done the same thing....it's just not right!! What if he reapplies???? I mean, they are hiring, right????:confused::rolleyes:

not sure yet!!
 

I was suppose to find out Friday weather or not i got layed off but due to the ice storm we had they cancelled work so will find out tomorrow. I have 20 yrs in this place but if they go by department senority i could be affected,all because i took a job trying to better myself, now the job dosen't exsist and i am back to square one.:mad:

I don't want him to work there again. It was in car sales and he worked 12 hour days 6 days a week and 8 hours 1 day a week just to try and be there for the sales and still didn't make hardly any money. Plus they cheated him out of a bonus he earned. They wouldn't give it to him because they laid him off. They are a shady business.

HUGS for all who are going through a rough time...there are lots of us out there...I try to keep things in perspective by reminding myself that there are lots of people out there that are worse off than I. Lets all pray that things turn around early in 2009.

Well it's 2009...Are any of you back to work after a layoff??
I am hopeful...I have an interview on Monday...it's for an Admin Assist position in a Physio Clinic ...it's only part time...but I will take it! I have been working corporate for the past 2 years..but used to work in a Chiropratic clinic as an Office Manager a couple of years ago...so I am very hope!!! I really need this..I have been off since August 08 and today my husband finds out if he will be laid off AGAIN! 13 people are tagged for another layoff today at his shop...
I watched the Oboma speach and it sounds like he has a good plan to get the country back on it's feet. I live in Canada..but firmly believe that was affects the USA affects Canada as well...especially concerning the Auto industry.
Best wishes to all!

Good luck to you! It is very difficult to be without work and to have your husband's job in jeopardy too. My hubby got laid off many years ago and I remember how stressful it was. He was rehired in a couple of months so it all worked out - but it was awful when going through it.

Good luck to you with your interview!

Hubby is still not working and only has about a week left of unemployment. I can't do this on my own! Please say a prayer for us!

I'll definately be saying a prayer for you. I'm in the same boat, except that I'm the one laid off. I had an interview the other day that seems promising, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get this position and that they offer me at least what I was making in my previous position.

There is Hope - You are gonna love this!
 

Hi there, I am getting in late on this post, I am so sorry for all of those who have had employment issues or should I say un-employment issues. I too was laid off back in Sept 2007. I gotta tell ya, being laid off was the best thing that could happened to me. I now run my own business and have not looked back.

Please, please please, email me so that we can arrange to speak. The information available comes as a suggestion and I would be glad to share it with you in hopes of helping you get back on your feet. I shout what I do to every women I meet. I don't mean to be criptict I am just not sure this is the right format to provide details.

Would love to help!


Cynthia

cowgirlclark@gmail.com

Thankfully hubby was not laid off again this past Friday..but it so scary knowing that it could happen any day.
I went for an interview today at a Phisio Clinic for an Admin Assistant for part time to start...it went well.....I really want this job.....I know I would love it!! I am not getting my hopes up....too hard if I don't get it....

He is doing interviews today and tomorrow...and will make a decision by the end of the week...for someone to start next week....

Please Pray for me VERY hard!!!!

Thank you.

You will be in my thoughts for sure. Good luck!!!!

I am still laid off as well.

I am so sorry this is happening to so many of us. We are definetly living in scary times.

Rough times...little tips
 

No but 4 of my friends have been laid off. Two right before Christmas and two right after
Christmas, no make that 6 another couple I know moved to a bigger place and were told the day before moving day they both lost their job.
The temp agencies are pretty good for replacing people who are on disability or maternity leave. but be benefits are not full. One couple that was to take a puppy said they could not. I felt bad that they could not have the puppy but said Ok, as I am on disability myself. The pups get chicken, beef and the best puppy food, I just had crackers cream cheese for dinner..lol I think everyone does that during hard times, feed kids and pets first. Chicken legs are always cheep and there is so many ways to cook chicken, same goes for ground beef. I find canned or frozen veggies on sale much cheaper than fresh and buy sale item in bulk, like pasta, cereal, toilet paper and such. I turn off lights if the dogs or I are not in the room. I don't use the TV for back ground noise. The foods I make from scratch is what company and my kids like best. pot stickers for example. I wash in clothes in cold water. Little adjustments help to get past rough patches. Right now I am making a homemade Thank You Card. I actually avoid Dollar stores unless I have a list because I by crap I don't need...lol. I hope all goes well for you. Oh also as a gift (birthday) I asked for gas cards and grocery gift cards.

I wasnt laid off. I had a job for 11 years. I got married and my hubby accepted a position over seas in Korea for 2 years. When I left they were excited for my return and I felt confident that I would have a job. After 8 months I returned home and they couldnt hire, in fact they were outsourcing and downsizing by attrition (sp?). ANYWAY. I looked for a job for 19 months. I decided to take something close to home for whatever I could make. I went from $80K a year as an accounting supervisor to $15 an hour as a data entry clerk. Instead of an hour or more one way commute to DC, I had an 18 minute commute. I didnt have to pay for parking and my insurance went down. I have been there now for 22 months. I hated it. BUT we are in the middle of a merger, I have been offered a promotion and I am excited its not in accounting but retail marketing for a motor fuels company. In this time of crisis, somehow I picked a job that will flourish in good times and bad. I work for an oil company that has partnered with Motiva shell and Dash In food stores in Maryland Delaware and Virginia. We do home heating oil, commerical gas deliveries to Shell area stores and food sales with Dash IN. I will be working with Advertisement primarily as a support person but they are also paying for my school. I am blessed. But I do know how hopeless it feels to lose what you are comfortable with. I am praying for those that have pending interviews and feel for those who don't know where to look next. I encourage everyone to look for something with Motor fuels. That includes dispatch, delivery, admin positions. It is a BOOMING business. Everyone needs heating oil, propane, gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel fuel and chips and candy! Keep your head up and your eyes open and rethink your goals. You wont always get the money you want but get that foot in the door and show them what you've got!

My husband was laid off at the end of December, thankfully he was working part time too so he still has the part time job, doesn't pay much but at least it's something. I graduated from a technical school for medical assisting and spent a year looking for a job, after that I pretty much gave up and decided I would go back to school full time. Now we are both having to look for just about anything at this point..
I really feel for everyone who has house payments to make on top of regular daily expenses and still can't find work. I go nuts daily worrying about things and I know there's people out there who probably owe a lot more money that what we are in debt with.

My husband has been laid off for a few months now. I was forced down to part time from full. there just are any jobs out there.Everyone who has one should be so thankful and not take it for granted. Hubby is willing to take any job at this point,he can do anything,but doesnt matter.they wont hire him at his age -over 40- sounds crazy but true. and my bills just keep piling up.:( I don\'t know what we will do either, like I said if you have a job , be so grateful....



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I had a major scare today. My boss called me to go with her to her boss\'s office. Luckily on the way she told me that my job was changing but there were layoffs going on today and noone in my dept was hit. OMG.... my stomache was turning. I own my own house alone. If I lost my job, my house would quickly follow. I don\'t care what I do at this point for work, as long as I still have a job. I didn\'t get demoted or a decrease in pay... just a shift in the work I do. I was told it was done to KEEP my job safe. What a scare!!!! :( :(