Back in the job market.

Wardsweb

Kind of got kicked in the head yesterday. Our company president called to let me know they are going to a national purchasing model and my department will no longer exist. Bottom line is, I will no longer have a job come January 1. Well a Merry Christmas and a Ho Ho Ho to you. Time to refresh the resume and start looking.

nooshinjohn

Where do you live and what kind of work do you do? Sorry btw, to hear the news.

Upstatemax

Sorry to hear.

Hopefully it's an opportunity for you to get out there and come out with a better job!

Good friends of mine BOTH got let go at the same time this summer (they worked for the same company).

Fast forward 6 weeks and they both now have better jobs making way more money.

Hopefully you can polish this **** like they did!

Upstatemax

Upstatemax wrote: »

Hopefully you can polish this **** like they did!

Really, you can't say T . U . R . D ?!

Wardsweb

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Where do you live and what kind of work do you do? Sorry btw, to hear the news.

I am in San Antonio, TX but open to moving. At the moment, I'm a supply chain manager. Before that Operations.

WagnerRC

Best of luck in your job search. Been there done that and it will work out better for you.

rpf65

Plenty of employment opportunities in Austin.

mhardy6647

Two suggestions (with utmost seriousness & candor):
1) Retirement
2) Consulting

The combination's worked pretty well for me/us to date.
Still not livin' in a cardboard box -- and I don't miss setting budgets, doing performance reviews, or populating dashboards. As a consultant, I still get to do fun stuff that I am (at least, arguably) good at, and I help solve folks' problems. All the fun stuff, with minimal drudgery.

Mr. Ward, in total seriousness, it sucks big time to be done to as you've been done -- unfortunately it is symptomatic of "the times" (leaving out any political rancor; the cultural changes in business transcend the local eccentricities of the formerly United States). I hope you are entitled to a generous severance package, so that you can foment a measured response as you plan your next adventure.

Let us know if we can help in any way, shape, or form, too! I doubt that my network & yours overlap much -- but one never knows!

cfrizz

So sorry to hear this. I hate heartless corporate America and all their BS!

But at least they have given you a bit of a heads up. When it happened to my dept. they just called us in one morning and said that today was our last day, you'll get all the info via mail go pack up!

I wish you all the best in getting another job.

sucks2beme

Boy, I know the feeling.
I ended up moving as well as starting a new job.
Hopefully it works out to your advantage.

Conradicles

That stinks. Hope all goes well in your search.

txcoastal1

Sorry to hear Luther, you're very intelligent and one of the most resourceful guys I know. I see a big bounce back on your horizon my friend.

PSOVLSK

That stinks Luther. I'll just echo what others have said...you are well-spoken, intelligent, modest (yet confident). I can't imagine you not coming out of this in good shape. Best of luck to you.

tonyb

Sucks Luther.....at least they are carrying you threw the holidays though. My wife's company lays off people in October every year. You only have one strike against you as far as I can tell.....your age.

Not being sarcastic either, depending on your industry and circumstances age plays a huge roll. No matter what though, I'm sure you'll land on your feet.....and if not, just look up and you'll see the Polk hawks flying over your gear. lol

mhardy6647

I thought those were vultures?

tonyb

mhardy6647 wrote: »

I thought those were vultures?

They are....I was being polite. lol

BlueMDPicker

Wishing you all the best, Luther. Look for the silver lining in what appears to be a dark cloud. It's there, I promise you.

Mike

mhardy6647

tonyb wrote: »

mhardy6647 wrote: »

I thought those were vultures?

They are....I was being polite. lol

Roger that.
I forgot what a Safe Space this place is

Dennis Gardner

Sorry to hear, Luther. You should be able to land on your feet in a market as large as S.A. if you choose to stay there. I would agree that Austin would be my choice of TX city if I had a choice to move to.

BlueFox

Luther, been there, done that. Believe me, while it sucks, I always ended up better off. Now that DT is going to bring all the jobs back, opportunity is knocking. As Skip said, get the unemployment the first day you leave. Hopefully you can just take a break for a few weeks, rest and relax, and then get back into work mode. Good luck.

tonyb

OR.....you can say screw it all, take that early retirement and go relax on a beach somewhere eating Grouper and watching the pretty girls strut by.

Or go back to the grind.

Hmmm.....tough choice.

mhardy6647

tonyb wrote: »

OR.....you can say screw it all, take that early retirement and go relax on a beach somewhere eating Grouper and watching the pretty girls strut by.

Or go back to the grind.

Hmmm.....tough choice.

Or -- early retirement and hunker down amidst the snow and gloom of a New Hampshire winter -- and, know what? It still beats workin' full time.

Sorry, Mr. Ward!

tonyb

Now there's a man with an idea. ^^^^.

Have to say, there is a comfort level, be it right or wrong, waking up and not having anywhere to be by a set time. Obviously those desires come after a lifetime of participation in the rat race. Today, people want to by-pass that participation and head straight for the retirement aspects. lol.

Luther is a smart cookie, he'll land on his feet no matter which path he takes. Smell that Grouper yet ?

mhardy6647

You've gotta stop and smell the grouper
You've gotta count your many blessings every day...

That was a Mac Davis song, right?