Grr just got Layed OFF/Fired

Frank840
Frank840 Posts: 262
edited November 2008 in The Clubhouse
Hey any one in the maryland area know of places hiring ? Cant REally Find anything but Mcdonalds or Burger King and I am not trying to go that route.

DOnt WORK for Fire Mak Inc worse sprinkler company to work for....
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited November 2008
    I'd be careful with negative comments towards previous employers. Your name is on here, and a simple Google search by a future employer could turn this post up.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2008
    nadams wrote: »
    I'd be careful with negative comments towards previous employers. Your name is on here, and a simple Google search by a future employer could turn this post up.


    :eek::eek:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2008
    I feel for you bro. It is not fun out there at all. Shoot me an email if you need to vent.
    Ben
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    Thanks
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited November 2008
    If the name in your sig is your name-You might want to take it out of your sig. that will remove it from the first post now that you're 2 minutes past being able to edit the post.

    Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Good Luck.
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  • Frank840
    Frank840 Posts: 262
    edited November 2008
    I here you on that.. But i cant believe this company... Could have gave me a warning construction companies usally get slow during the winter time. which makes it harder to find work.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited November 2008
    Not to minimize-at least its not the week before the Xmas holiday as some companies do.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2008
    I'd work wherever I had to in order to pay the bills and feed the family. Good luck Frank, sorry to hear about that.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited November 2008
    What kind of work can you or do you do Frank?

    Scott
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2008
    for the time being.. check into working for a temp agency.. it's only temp of course. but it may open up a full time position that you may not know about. my good friend temped for 3 months before hired full time with full benefits by the same company. so it can happen.

    Companies are always looking fo temp employees. If nothing else.. a good solid job to have is a night time grocery stocker. They are always hiring for those positions in my area.

    Sorry you lost you job bro.

    best of luck!
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited November 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    for the time being.. check into working for a temp agency.. it's only temp of course. but it may open up a full time position that you may not know about. my good friend temped for 3 months before hired full time with full benefits by the same company. so it can happen.

    Companies are always looking fo temp employees. If nothing else.. a good solid job to have is a night time grocery stocker. They are always hiring for those positions in my area.

    Sorry you lost you job bro.

    best of luck!

    Great advice...worked for me as well...when they closed the fab I had worked at for almost 15 years I put my resume on monster.com. Then a temp agency called me and said they had a job interview for me after seeing my posted resume...I was thinking great...prob gonna be some really low paying scrap fab.

    They only gave me an address, so I had no idea what company I was interviewing at...ended up being Intel ...and I got the job....so sign up NOW for a temp agency...it can really work.

    Good Luck !
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited November 2008
    Seems to be a common theme for this year. Hiring freeze.
    Pay freeze. Workforce reductions. Companies DOA.
    I'm about ready to go back to farming. At least it's
    just mother nature **** you there.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,678
    edited November 2008
    Frank, I might assume that you have some basic plumbing skills working for a sprinkler installation company (assuming you're in the field); possibly some electrical, too ?

    If so, you can ALWAYS get a job in maintenance in any berg in the USA. Some pay more, some pay less, but they all pay enough to feed the bulldog.

    Hotels/motels/convention centers/schools/churches are always looking.

    Good luck, and it's all good if you let it.

    :)
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  • Phasearray
    Phasearray Posts: 437
    edited November 2008
    good luck, economy sucks..
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  • Frank840
    Frank840 Posts: 262
    edited November 2008
    I am going to go to Anchor Staffing (Temp agent) tomorow. Most of the jobs in my area that are open are for Driving postions.. although i have no points anymore or any accidents it is still on my record (Clean for 2 years)..


    I do Sprinkler Systems Work Scott - Installing Mains,Branchlines , Fire Pumps, Heads. cutting,grooving,threading and fabercating it.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2008
    Have you tried BFPE or Maryland Fire & Equipment?
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  • Frank840
    Frank840 Posts: 262
    edited November 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Have you tried BFPE or Maryland Fire & Equipment?


    actually i havent

    ones i have tryed
    Advance Fire Protection - i was going to go there a couple months ago but decided to stay with FireMak..Grrr
    Virgina Sprinkler
    Cheaspeake Sprinkler
    American Piping
    Ace Fire Proctection
    FireLine - says they are hiring on careerbuilder but went to the office and they say they no longer are.

    Those are the main Sprinkler companies to my knowledge. Just Found out my Supervisor went to FireLine.. so I know now something big is happening in the company
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited November 2008
    I take it your not a member of the sprinklerfitters local? Damn, have you tried any other mechanical construction outfits? With your skillset, you could probably get work as a pipefitter. Same principle, different joinery. How about plumbing?
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