Jim Cornell Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Anymore thats all i have to say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 FAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 Great old economy hit us hard, back to square 1 37 years OLD supporting wife 3 kids looking for work SH!T Our store is for sale, goodbye $11.00 an hour LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 oh.. Sorry to hear that man... I wish you the best of luck finding new employment. I may be in your same boat soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 MOON Sorry to hear it Ill not be on as much the next week, im ganna win this battle See you guys soon, In all Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Sorry to hear that. I wish you best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripod Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Good luck Jim. I don't know where you live, but as crazy as it seems, you might want to check out pizza delivery. I did it for a couple of years while in school and took home about $13 / hour. It's not glamorous, and who doesn't love a polyester uniform, but the money was good without requiring a specific skill or experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 I know how you feel Jim! Fluke Instruments bought out the Biomedical division of the company I worked for (Bio-Tek Instruments) this past spring and put 45-50 out of work. They offered me a position if I wanted to move to Carson City, NV from here in Vermont, I declined. So I have been looking for work since July, and the economy is certainly bleak to say the least. I got lucky and just started a new job this Monday with General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products and with the situtation in the Middle East I think I will be employed for awhile anyway. Good luck with your job hunting I wish the best of luck to you. Happy Holidays to you and yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale W Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Life is good here in canada, or so it seems. I make $33.04 per hour canadain wich translates into about .12 cents a day american. cigs just hit $10.00 a pack and theres talk about $14.00 by summer. Went and picked up a 24 of beer on the way home last night $24.95. Olny good thing about our money is it's colourfull and nice to look at, but not worth a sh-t to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Sorry to hear that Jim. Don't let it get you down, just go out there and find something else. I was in the same boat for a while. The telecom startup I was at went down. Took a long time to finally find something, but even that didn't last long, I was out again in October. Did some temp work just to help pay the bills. I did get lucky in finding a contract job though, but unfortunately it means I'm going to have to move. I start in January. Frzninvt: GD must be doing a lot of hiring, that's where I'll be working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Jim, Just wait til you are 49 and it happens...there is NOTHING around here at the moment! absolutley nothing! And I can't even draw unemployment! My last jobs were as contract labor...so that option is shot to hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Guys- I'm not gonna say this to gloat (I don't do that) but I'm doin' great. I'm in the legal field and the bad economy is being "Berry berry good to us". You see if people don't have money they get VERY irritable and understandably so. So getting angry at someone else is A LOT easier. So people sue each other more easily to get money to live on. This is where I/we come in. I work for a lot of lawyers that wind up taking depositions of witnesses and litigants. I work for a court reporting firm and although I am not a reporter nor did I have any special education relating to it, I'm finding this job interesting. Just knowing things that you can't talk about to anyone else is kinda fun, just don't slip. Here's possibly my next venture provided I have backing from my boss, Certified Legal Videographer. In this area billable hours run about $180-$250/hour!! The best part is is that being a Notary Public is mandatory (big deal!). But if you can run a video camera and wait for the next traveling seminar from the NCRA (National Court Reporting Association) you'd have it made!! Just a hint..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Jim Bad News Indeed ! Don't give up hope though. I lost my last real job at the age of 54 and wound up having to retrain. I was finally able to find decent employment after retraining but I went through some lean times in the interim. Builder Sorry to hear about the unemployment insurance problems. The sytem here in Canada isn't all that helpful in a lot cases either. I applied for a retraining grant and got a total of $3200 toward $ 18000 in costs. The funding for retraining here in Alberta is administered by the province and the eligibility criteria is such that if you do not qualify for social assistance you also do not qualify for any meaningful amount of retraining assistance. I had to cash in my retirement savings in order to fund my retraining. Interestingly when income tax rolled around neither the province nor the federal government showed any interest in cutting me any slack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 sorry to hear jim. & right before xmas to boot. how about those ski resorts? like keystone or vail right down the road. looks like they're getting a lot of snow. nice scenery too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikjohn Posted December 18, 2002 Share Posted December 18, 2002 Jim, That's terrible news. Hopefully it will be for the better and you will find a job that you like better than Quizno's. I've heard that Wal Mart is a pretty good place to work for and that they have very good benifits. Keep your chin up and your spirits high. Good Luck, EJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cornell Posted December 18, 2002 Author Share Posted December 18, 2002 Well This already might be OK! 1 of the owners is the boss i worked for 7 years, i talked to him, he said hang in there, and hell let me know when the time comes, what, or where im going, i might go back to his buisness who knows! Also, today i might of found some one thatll buy our house, so we can move to a cheaper, more available work area! Prabably id buy a double wide moble in Iowa, its cheaper out there! Then again, i hope he doesnt let me know the last min, im out, and i dont sell the house! I really dont look foreward to anything LOL Regards Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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