I got laid off yesterday...

[martinarcher]

Sorry to hear the news. I also hope it leads to a much better career path in the end and comes out to be a blessing in disguise. I'll be praying for ya!

[Bradley Thornton]

Sorry, BAMA I was laid off in the beginning of the year. The sad thing is I only see harder times ahead the good news is we are smart hard working people and we will always come out on top in the end. One thing I can tell you is many others are just like you start looking yesterday.

[CliffB]

Sorry to hear that Bama. Don't sweat it too much. Turn adversity into opportunity - keep your chin up, you'll get a better job and make more money. Heck, you'll be selling your LSV and buying a new 'Bu!.

Good to hear you've done a little planning ahead.....a lot of people don't have that foresight.

[UWSkier]

That's a bamabummer. My company on Friday cut 60 people... from a company of 220. Fiancee works for GE Healthcare and they just had a HUGE layoff yesterday too which corporate has directly linked to healthcare changes on the horizon. Rough times...

[saidainc]

Sorry bro. I work for the DOD, albeit on the operations side. Look on the bright side though....Obama is offering free iphones.

[WakingMeHappy]

Trust in the Creator and He will bring you peace.

[Michigan boarder]

Sorry to hear the news, but like all others have said...gotta keep the chin up. We all started at some point with no job, the stakes were lower, but you also are probably a lot smarter than you were then.

[BSUBU_Kris]

It is just sad to see hard working folks in this situation. Unfortunately it probably won't be uncommon next year as smaller businesses start to deal with government health care and higher taxes along with what will likely be a stagnate economy. Most businesses don't really have a sense yet for the cost in store around health care. In the end good employees will end up in a good position it is just too bad that their may be some tough times in the interim.

I wish you the best in your job search and we will all hope for better fiscal policy that fosters small business (non fortune 2000 companies) and jobs.

[bound4er]

Sorry to hear about your job loss. I was jobless last year at this time after having been fired from a company I worked 20 years at. I am now working for a company that is so much better than my old place it is not even funny. Things usually work out in the end as others have said. You're positive attitude is critical - keep that up throughout the process. I also made sure to stay active and not just sit around the house. Do those two things plus put in the effort on searching and networking and you'll land on your feet before you know it. Best of luck.

[bamabonners]

Thanks all for the encouragement. I have had such a mass of support from friends trying to help. i have had several people from the malibu crew contact me as wel offering to pass around my résumé. I can begin to count the number of resumes i have sent out. I have been hearing about so many layoffs this week and many more upcoming. I pray that all of you are able to dodge them.

Btw, I have an interview on Tuesday with a group that has been trying to hire me for a while. Hopefully, they still want me. LOL

[Buckeye Slalom]

Awesome Bama! Good luck with the interview.

[srintx]

Bama-

Sorry to hear the news...I work on the other-side, the GS side in acquisitions and obviously work with a lot of contractors. Send me a PM I maybe able to help.

Shawn

[REW]

How did the interview go?

[Bradley Thornton]

[bamabonners]

It went very well. I hope to hear something soon.

[Big_Moose_Wakesetter]

Glad to hear that the interview went well! I work in the same industry and its gotten tough...my company (perhaps the same one) laid off a bunch of people this year and it looks like there's more to come. I never worried about losing my job until I saw some of the people that got laid off the last time. Hope you find something even better though!!!

Edited November 21, 2012 by Big_Moose_Wakesetter