Job Hunt.......movin on

brettw22
brettw22 Posts: 7,624
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Due to trying to keep things a bit on the DL for now, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be looking for a new job soon. Things at work with the merger have developed into more or less a slap in the face. I'll keep y'all posted as things pass and finalize, but my stress levels are about to SEVERELY drop when I rid myself of the toxic environment I've been in (my own fault for staying, I know).........
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    edited May 2006
    Good Luck!
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited May 2006
    Good luck, are you staying in Chicagoland?
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited May 2006
    Wendi has a job for you......

    BDT
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited May 2006
    Good luck Brett

    first he is exercising, then cutting down on Diet Cokes, now a possible new job, what's next, going straight?
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited May 2006
    good luck brett.

    RT1
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,339
    edited May 2006
    Good luck Brett!
    Carl

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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2006
    Crossing my fingers for you bud!
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited May 2006
    hoosier21 wrote:
    what's next, going straight?




    and what, start dealing with women? good god, he's trying to cut DOWN the stress :D
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited May 2006
    Good Luck, what type of job are you looking for?
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2006
    Good luck, Brett! heading back to Phoenix? which city do you like it better anyways?
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited May 2006
    Best of luck to you.

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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited May 2006
    Good luck! It's important to be happy where you work.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited May 2006
    Good Luck Brett! Let us know if the Chicagoland Polkies can do anything to help you out! Doug.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited May 2006
    I wish you the best luck in finding something that makes you happy.
    Life is to short to hate your job.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited May 2006
    good luck to you, looking for one myself.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2006
    Good luck in your endeavors :)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2006
    ohskigod wrote:
    and what, start dealing with women? good god, he's trying to cut DOWN the stress :D

    LOL! Gold jerry, gold.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    edited May 2006
    Good luck to ya Brett.Arizona is way too hot now.
    What kind of job are you looking for?Stay in
    chicago,it's much more fun to slam someone who
    lives by you.:D
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited May 2006
    Skynut wrote:
    I wish you the best luck in finding something that makes you happy.
    Life is to short to hate your job.


    I agree..
    unfortunately it seems to be the norm...
    good luck !
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2006
    Good Luck. you need to come out West again, to hang with the West coast Polkies. ha ha ha.

    if you move. say bye to Oprah ! :eek: :D
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited May 2006
    Brett, let us know what kind of job you're looking for and what you have done in the past, maybe some of us can help you out. I know my company has quite a few openings but I can't say if they are a fit without knowing what you have done in the past.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    edited May 2006
    Brett would be a good negotiator,he argues every thread to death.
    Just kidding champ!Besides,do we really want to know what Brett
    has done in the past????:D
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited May 2006
    'What' I've done is probably no big deal.......it's the 'Who' that ya'll might want to stay away from.......;)

    Thank you guys for the kind words and suggestions on things. The closure of the merger is completing tomorrow (our company was split into 3 parts, 2 of which are 'position eligible' blah blah blah). If we pass with company number 1, we automatically default to an employee of company #2 for a period of time until they either find us a permanent position or give us our severance.

    Company number 1 offered me $7k less per year, and with them offering a company car I'd lose the mileage money (another $7-8k per year). My car is paid off and I have minimal maintenance/running costs involved (only reason I'm liking the Honda these days), so the aspect of a company car ("not to be used for personal use" doesn't mean squat to me. With that much of a drop in pay, I've communicated to company number 1's VP of HR that I have a hard time accepting that my reward for working hard over the past 11 years with this company is a huge drop in pay. Bitter taste in my mouth for a company that I haven't even started with is a bad idea to attempt IMO.
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  • scottnbnj
    scottnbnj Posts: 709
    edited May 2006
    good luck to you brett. just let me know if there's anything i can do to help.

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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited May 2006
    Your silence has been more than appreciated Scott.........enjoy.
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited May 2006
    rule #1. Never quit your job unless you have one to take its place. Take the cut in pay, keep the job, look for a new one from the comfort of your new job. There's no better way to look for a job when you're employed. No stress, better negotiating postion etc. Plus the job market is actually pretty good at the moment.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited May 2006
    I can't agree wallstreet.......working in a toxic environment is not the way to stay employed......if I end up jobless for a little while, that'll give me time to clear my head........I shouldn't have stayed as long as I have, and for that, I owe myself a few kicks in the ****, but I'm better off moving on than staying.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2006
    Good luck, and yes never quit one job without having the next.

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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited May 2006
    good luck 2 ya
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited May 2006
    Walter does have a point... It's always easier to find a job, if you have a job. Start now and, if all goes well, you could walk away to a better situation with the severance pay in your back pocket.

    That said, do what you have to do, brett... In any case I'll be sending good thoughts your way.
    More later,
    Tour...
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