Author Topic: Just lost my job..... (Read 2661 times)

kslrr · « **on:** October 17, 2009, 08:25:47 AM »

....for the 2nd time in less than 2 years.

$:-\$ Same company, same position. The bean counters never look at how a position (I design Building Control Systems) can contribute to a long, large detailed project (new VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas) but simply how it effects the bottom line vs. revenue, and who's the newest on the payroll. So now I'm jobless and Johnson Controls does not have a qualified Systems Engineer in the West Region.

In the near future I might need to sell my wifes '81 CB650C. It comes with both '79 and '81 engines, replacement cases for the '81 engine, and sets of '79 and '81 wheels. It's in Las Vegas.

ev0lve · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:35:45 AM »

Sorry man. I'm in the same position. Laid off last October, hired back in November and then laid off again Oct 1. Not sure what the thinking is behind that other than a desperate attempt to keep the company above the waterline.

Rough year out there overall. Good luck to you and everyone else within earshot under similar conditions.

Don't sell the bike unless you absolutely have to

Uncle Ernie · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2009, 08:36:02 AM »

"The peasants are revolting."

Welcome to the ranks of the unwashed masses. Personally, I've never had a problem controlling my buildings. Maybe they -oh never mind...

What have I sold in the last 2 years...
1948 Indian Chief
1975 Honda CB400F
1990 Honda GB500
1952 R67/2
I think that's it...
OH! -sold my Miata and got a 1992 Mazda Protege that something died in so the hearter/air vents don't work. (The smell has gone away, though) (Thanks for asking)

bill440cars · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2009, 10:42:16 AM »

Sure hate to hear that. Hope you all can work something out and not have to start selling things off. That is so distressing. Had some pretty good ups and downs over the years, because of expenses and such. Life can be REALLY rough sometimes. I Pray thaty you all will pull through okay.

SD750F · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2009, 02:23:47 PM »

ksirr,

I applied for a local Project Engineer job at Johnson Controls over 10 years ago. Went through all the motions and even interviewed at the regional HQ. They finally decided to hire a young man who just graduated from a 3rd class college for much less money. So the position wasn't important to them, but the price they wanted to pay for the position was...

Scott

Spikeybike · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2009, 02:59:38 PM »

i heard a rumor that Obama is extending the max that you can get from state run unemployment insurance .... don't know how much truth there is to that tho

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2009, 03:18:12 PM »

Quote from: Spikeybike on October 17, 2009, 02:59:38 PM

i heard a rumor that Obama is extending the max that you can get from state run unemployment insurance .... don't know how much truth there is to that tho

Last I heard a few days ago was the the Repubs are holding it up. At this point it is more an issue of where the money will come from. I think the Repubs want it to come from the Stimulis money and the Dems want it to from somewhere else I don't remember. It will most likely go through after that is worked out.

Uncle Ernie · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2009, 03:44:37 PM »

Since when does money have to come from anywhere?

seaweb11 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2009, 03:53:05 PM »

Sorry to hear of your predicament.

As said earlier, not for every one but..........
Now may be a good time to consider self employment

Spikeybike · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2009, 03:56:16 PM »

thats what i've been lookin into ... for me , there suddenly isn't a market for my skills, in this area anyway..... it's really killin me to admit it, but it looks like i'm gonna have to change careers

Spikeybike · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2009, 03:57:50 PM »

....or starve

74cb750 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2009, 03:57:58 PM »

been there a few times....
I guess yo have to learn to roll with the punches.
good luck

seaweb11 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2009, 04:07:48 PM »

Quote from: Spikeybike on October 17, 2009, 03:56:16 PM

thats what i've been lookin into ... for me , there suddenly isn't a market for my skills, in this area anyway..... it's really killin me to admit it, but it looks like i'm gonna have to change careers

So are you saying you want to offer your skills as your own boss or completely switch gears?

tramp · « **Reply #13 on:** October 17, 2009, 04:30:12 PM »

goodluck tp ya
unemployment in mich is 15.3%
detroit is 30%
i just feel obama's plan working

kslrr · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2009, 07:56:00 AM »

Hey guys, thanks for the encouragement and the humor.

I wish my situation was simple, like srust. I have 6 kids: 4 boys from a previous marrage, my current wife has a son and we have a daughter. My wife a daughter live in Santa Ana CA (my wife works in Irvine) while I live and worked in Las Vegas. So now, to save on daycare expenses, Sarah (daughter) is going back to Las Vegas with me on Tuesday. And, I will also need to contact Child Support Services to request a reduction of my child support/alimony.

I do have ideas for self employment: Rebuilding SOHC4 carbs (I actually like doing it, to a point),
Modifying Guitars (electronics), CAD work, Furniture design, etc....or maybe I should stand on the corner with a sign "will tune feedback control loops for food".

If I end up selling the CB650, I'll still have my CB350F.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2009, 08:01:48 AM »

Quote

Rebuilding SOHC4 carbs (I actually like doing it, to a point)

Sounds like masochism to me.

Just kidding. Good luck, hope things improve for you and the family quickly.

swiffer · « **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2009, 08:07:09 AM »

Sorry brother.We have a Johnsons Control here in Jefferson City Mo.I dont know exactly what they make ,{maybe seats or seat belts?}but look them up we need more bikers around here.

vanillagorilla · « **Reply #17 on:** October 18, 2009, 08:12:17 AM »

I moved to Nacogdoches TX from Phoenix Az to work in the *ahem* Harley shop here. 6 mo later I was out of a job. Luckily I fell back on the old job(since high school) and started @ a lube shop here in town. Now I am the Asst Mgr, so the pay is getting close to where I was at at the Harley shop. Sometimes you got to get out there and do what you have to. It definitely isnt what I love to do, but it does allow me to keep my old girl running, which is enough. For now.

BobbyR · « **Reply #18 on:** October 18, 2009, 09:28:55 AM »

I think you may need to relocate Vegas is going through a rough time. Having said that I would start looking at Transit systems. Subways, Metros etc. There is money being pumped into infrastructure now. There is a talent problem in the Industry. Today, they are moving toward Automatic Train Control and Signaling. A lot of people in Signaling are old school with relays and mechanical switches, today it is software driven and even wireless. Also many Transit Systems like the MTA in NY is looking at a 60% retirement rate over the next 4 years so they are backfilling rapidly. They usually have good benefits and retirement plans. There are others all over the US having the same problem.

kslrr · « **Reply #19 on:** October 18, 2009, 09:36:15 AM »

I relocated from So. Calif. to Vegas due to the jobs drying up in Calif.

ATCS has been around awhile (since the '80's I think) and you are probably right in that the railroads are pushing to fully automate the system in order to be more efficient.

BobbyR · « **Reply #20 on:** October 18, 2009, 09:58:54 AM »

Quote from: kslrr on October 18, 2009, 09:36:15 AM

I relocated from So. Calif. to Vegas due to the jobs drying up in Calif.

ATCS has been around awhile (since the '80's I think) and you are probably right in that the railroads are pushing to fully automate the system in order to be more efficient.

I retired from IBM after 30 years and that is now considered a long run. Back in the day you found a good job and held it. Today you start looking for another job the day you start a new one.

The move to ATCS is really escalating since the newest Trains are really a rolling network coupled to each other to make one big network. Everything is under microprocessor control. When we deliver new cars to a aged fleet the Train Operators look at me in horror when I tell them the control handle is nothing more than a joystick.

The industry is changing quickly, check it out.

MickeyX · « **Reply #21 on:** October 18, 2009, 10:43:43 AM »

Sorry to hear about the job. It's going around. Our neighbor lost his job early in the spring. His wife lost hers from the plant closing a few weeks ago. BUT... he got an offer as a logging foreman that same week and they put forth much of their savings and are moving about 3 hrs south to the job. It's a better place to live, nice little town,... everything worked out great and just in time. Then... 3 days into the new job, in the middle of his wife packing everything up back here, his boss laid off everyone but 1 guy. That guy is in a cast and can't even work right now. He just decided he didn't like people's attitudes and thought they were too emotional. WTF???
We helped them finish moving anyway. Since they were gonna be on unemployment anyway, they may as well live in a better, cheaper area while looking.

Good luck to all who are unemployed right now.

demon78 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 19, 2009, 03:54:03 AM »

I know this is a bit flip ( I've been out of work many times) but there are opportunities out there, for instance there jobs for translators of Glascow English to standard English, apparently outside business people don't understand whats being said and the translators have to attend all the business meetings and explain to their clients whats being said, ( sounds like a jammy go to me) Which means all those business lunch's in the pub and clean clothes, plus get paid for it.
Bill the demon.

MickeyX · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2009, 09:54:48 AM »

I know I see a lot of part time and per diem jobs around here, just not many full time. A lady I used to work with cobbled together 3 of these and ended up with the equivalent of full time hours plus some. No insurance though but many full timers don't have any either so... Part time and per diem jobs tend to pay a bit more per hour than the fulltime because of no benefits. Just a thought.

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #24 on:** October 19, 2009, 11:58:58 AM »

Good luck to you. I feel for you guys that lost your jobs. I've been there too.

Be persistent in your search for a new job. And keep an open mind; you may find a different line of work that you enjoy.

rhos1355 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 19, 2009, 01:34:51 PM »

Very sorry to hear about your situation, kslrr. Where I work it has been sphinctre shaking time for the past 8 months; big, long time customers pulling out of contracts everywhere. We've let go or early-retired about 3 dozen civil, mechanical and electrical engineers. Guys with 20-30 years experience. One guy had been with the company 50 years!! All that knowledge and skill just walking out the door............it's a damned shame. The rest of us it's heads down, "yess sir, no sir, three bags full sir" time.

A damned shame. Hope we all learn something from this so called "decade of affluenza".

bender01 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 19, 2009, 09:45:31 PM »

A friend of mines brother had a stroke age 55 past june.Hospitalized for 48 days. Has 2 young teens. He was a small contractor. He cant work again but his wife had a job with local telephone company and good benefits for 26 years til last friday!! These are horrible situations for all afected by this economy.

74cb750 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 20, 2009, 06:05:21 AM »

Yeah, it stinks not working....my son says he's moving to Europe after he
graduates. That way he will at least be covered for medical even if he
is not working.

mark · « **Reply #28 on:** October 24, 2009, 11:36:17 PM »

Sorry to hear about your situation and hope it improves quickly. Best of luck.

for some weird reason....

the first thing that the thread title brought to mind was Bob Goldthwait.....

"I lost my job.....

Well, I didn't really lose my job.....

I still know where it is....

But I go there and some new guy is doing it....

And he doesn't even know my name.

I lost my girlfriend.....

Well, I didn't really lose my girlfriend.....

I still know where she is....

But I go there and some new guy is doing it....

And he doesn't even know my name."

BobbyR · « **Reply #29 on:** October 25, 2009, 02:00:04 PM »

This is a pretty good video I picked up on Linkedin on ineterviewing

http://blip.tv/file/2519648

GoatBaSS · « **Reply #30 on:** October 26, 2009, 12:23:30 AM »

Sorry and been living the dream as well.
I am working 2 glorious foodservice jobs, both with futures, just no big bucks now. Remember they cannot get blood from a stone, and if you woke up this morning, game on!!!!
Good luck as all the rest is knowledge.

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Author Topic: Just lost my job..... (Read 2661 times)

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