Good luck OP, hopefully just a very brief experience. File for unemployment benefits.
Just got laid off
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My recommendation is to take some time off, put yourself out there as open to new work (via linkedin and your contacts), don't bite on the first thing you get unless it's something you'd really like to do, and get a little side hustle going in the meantime. Then, just keep your eyes open for a job you'll actually like doing. Maybe even a complete 180 from your current job. Something will pop up. It always does for those willing to work.
Edit to add: And stay away from here. HORT is for the lazy, retired, or underemployed. Nothing good can come from this place. Come back with you can do it on the company dime or you've got nothing else to do between tee times.
Edit to add: And stay away from here. HORT is for the lazy, retired, or underemployed. Nothing good can come from this place. Come back with you can do it on the company dime or you've got nothing else to do between tee times.
I was forced to resign. In retrospect, it was an amazing opportunity. I have a better job, I run the whole damn company, make more money, have fun and kind co-workers and escaped a toxic shit show. I empathize with you but don't give up on a better gig. You will find it. If you are financially stable, take some time off, relax, find a hobby, watch Price is Right like I did and come back when you are ready. Sorry to hear my friend.
Sorry to hear that OP, don’t waste too much of your extra time on this cesspool. Good luck with the job search.
If you have a historic home neighborhood near you, restoring old wood windows could be a good business. This guy in Tampa teaches everything you need to know
Wood Window Makeover - School of Window Craft
We offer best-in-class window restoration services and training. We also educate artisans on how to manage a successful window business.
www.woodwindowmakeover.com
You couldn't afford my food
I don't eat at places that don't provide ketchup.
Good idea. I know a guy in Decorah who does that and he makes good money, plus you’re restoring pieces of history. He’s the only guy in NE Iowa that does it so he gets lots of business.If you have a historic home neighborhood near you, restoring old wood windows could be a good business. This guy in Tampa teaches everything you need to know
Wood Window Makeover - School of Window Craft
We offer best-in-class window restoration services and training. We also educate artisans on how to manage a successful window business.
Good because we don't serve anyone that eats ketchup. So that works well.
super sorry to hear this Hoosier. Keep your head up. You will land in your feet.
Side note: @NoWokeBloke what exactly is so funny about Hoosiers situation to you? What f is wrong with you? No empathy whatsoever.
Side note: @NoWokeBloke what exactly is so funny about Hoosiers situation to you? What f is wrong with you? No empathy whatsoever.
I'm going to leave a yelp review that you used to small of slice and now my stomach is completely f*cked.
I'm very sorry to hear that. I've taking my share of hits in life, but never this one. I also work in a niche and would be in a bad spot if this happened to me, fortunately the owners cashed out and turned over ownership to the employees through an ESOP. They had been considering selling, and were actually far enough down the road on that to have announced a sale internally, before switching gears. If they'd sold, who knows what would have happened.
I don't have any great advice, other than to keep a wide net. As much as your expertise is a niche and it might be hard to find jobs in that niche, there are employers out there who have jobs open in a niche with no prospective applicants in that niche. Be prepared to convince someone that you might not know exactly how to do what they are looking for, but you're smart, talented, a fast learner, work great with people, know how to manage people and costs, etc. Maybe it's not glass, it's stone now and you don't know shit about stone yet, but you know how to be a huge asset to an organization.
I don't have any great advice, other than to keep a wide net. As much as your expertise is a niche and it might be hard to find jobs in that niche, there are employers out there who have jobs open in a niche with no prospective applicants in that niche. Be prepared to convince someone that you might not know exactly how to do what they are looking for, but you're smart, talented, a fast learner, work great with people, know how to manage people and costs, etc. Maybe it's not glass, it's stone now and you don't know shit about stone yet, but you know how to be a huge asset to an organization.
I just got tagged by IAFB in the Zelensky caving thread. Can't wait to see what that's about!
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That is a path to THC addiction - beware!
Good luck to you, good sir! Unfortunately, if we don't own it, we have no say. I lost my job on February 5th, but was lucky to have already been interviewing when I lost it. I started a new gig on the 24th so I wasn't out that long. I'm sure you will land on your feet, brother. Keep in mind there are TONS of hourly gigs out there if you just need to collect a paycheck while you look.
If you have a historic home neighborhood near you, restoring old wood windows could be a good business. This guy in Tampa teaches everything you need to know
Wood Window Makeover - School of Window Craft
We offer best-in-class window restoration services and training. We also educate artisans on how to manage a successful window business.
I did more commercial stuff and the glazing part was done by others.
My dad does have a carpentry business he is doing that I could get some hours in at. I'm not sure how many. Certainly not full time hours.
I think the biggest issue for me right now is that I have to look for a job which is something that I know I'm just not very good at. I also hate it with a passion because I feel like it's 90% bullshitting. I have no problem with the "do my skills line up with what you need" part, it's the "Where do you see yourself in 5 years" and "Why do you want to work here" questions that are BS. I want to work there to work in exchange for money. But I'm not suppose to say that, I'm suppose to pretend like working at the company is going to feed into some higher aspiration of my life and that I'd still want to work there even if I didn't need the income.
I took one of WWM's classes Super Bowl weekend so I can work on the 29 windows in my 1917 house. The owner, Steve, said that once people see you working on windows in historic neighborhoods, they will stop you and ask you to work on any of a myriad of old house related problems. I have taken a couple one day classes from him in the past. In every class he has said this. I was working on replacing a couple rafter tails a couple summers ago and a lady walking her dog asked me if I was interested in fixing a bunch of old home problems on her house. I passed on the opportunity as I was too much of a novice at the time but it confirmed to me the truth of what Steve says in every class.
Video montage from Super Bowl weekend class in Clearwater
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IDK I blocked him a long time ago after told me my kids would be losers just like me. I don't feel like I'm particularly thin skinned or anything but I'm just not going to waste my time reading or responding to his thoughts.
Sorry to hear HH. Best of luck in your search. Been there, done that. It all works out in the end and typically much better for you and your family. Sending positive vibes your way!
If you have even a tiny amount of carpentry skill, look into it. You can start as a side hustle.
I've reached the opinion that some of these folks are just scum of the earth. NoWokeBloke definitely fits that profile.
You clowns hope Trump dies so I hope the worst for all of you Shitlibs. So FOAD.
When one door closes another door opens, hopefully you land something nearby where you live if not plan on being mobile.
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Bitch baby is REALLY up in his feelings today.
I am sorry to hear this man. Seems a bit dickish for owners to not give a bit more time / heads up for closing shop. I don’t suppose it is something you and some others there approach them on selling the operation to you all?
Sorry to hear that. Not fun and a lot of stress. I wish you the best of luck finding your new job. When one door closes, another opens up. Sometimes for the better. Keep your head up and stay proud.
I'm sorry this is happening. I hope you find something better soon and that the family is secure in the meantime.
@NoWokeBloke is a piece of shit. I don’t normally think people should get a real ban hammer (that’s what the ignore function is for), but I wouldn’t be sad if he went the way of NC and had to create 100 different usernames and just react to the posts.
Best wishes for a comfortable landing @Hoosierhawkeye. More recent uncertainty can't help the stress level.
Sorry to hear that, OP. I was laid off about 15 years ago. It shook me, but fortunately, I came out of it in a better situation. I hope the same for you.
I think the Children's Hospital here at the U of I could use a full time window expert...
A plan to replace damaged windows at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital for $45 million was approved by the Board of Regents Wednesday. Project planning began in April 2021 to replace windows on levels four and five, but window replacement is now necessary on levels three through 11, according to agenda documents.
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital window replacement about one-third done
Five years after discovering damaged and cracking windows throughout its 7-year-old Stead Family Children’s Hospital, the University of Iowa is about one-third through its massive window-replacement project — with work expected to continue through the end of 2025 or into early 2026...
iowa.forums.rivals.com
Sorry about that. At my last position, in South Carolina, management of our plant started bailing out as the parent company started moving people in from a plant in Ohio, so it became a matter of when and not if. I probably should have waited to get the notice but I really disliked many of the people with whom I had to work. Whereas before, I actually enjoyed 99% of the people before upper management stupidity took hold.
