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LostInColorado
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posted October 26, 2002 15:22
On the other hand, it was announced that my employer, Sun Microsystems, will do a faily large layoff (11% of workforce, 4400 employees). Hopefully, I will not be on the dreadful list...
Or maybe, I will be.
I just can't decide wich event would be worst. Or best...
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GMx
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posted October 27, 2002 05:18
Sorry to hear about that. I would have thought that Sun was one of the more safer companies to work for in these times, but if you do get laid off, it could provide an opportunity. Sometimes things that seems bad at first turn out to be a blessing in disguise. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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Snaggy
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posted October 27, 2002 08:13
rats...
The not-knowing must be tough on everyone over there.
Any plans on what you may do if you are laid off... can you turn it into a silver lining?
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LostInColorado
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posted October 27, 2002 09:27
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Originally posted by Snaggy:
rats...
The not-knowing must be tough on everyone over there.
Any plans on what you may do if you are laid off... can you turn it into a silver lining?
Indeed.. The not knowing part makes it difficult.
The plan stands as such:
I am finishing up polishing my resume. It is a total rework of it and it is getting quite shiny.
Phase 2 will be to submit my resume to different local mailing lists, dice.com, monter.com, techies.com, geekfinder.com
Phase 3 is to apply for positions and get interviews. This is a lot harder than it seems (the getting interviews part).
Phase 4 is to actually get an offer. In this climate, it is harder than 3 even.
Phase 5 is to negotiate a start date after the layoffs.
Phase 6, wait impatiently and hope that I do get laid off so I can get the (quite generous) severance package.
Phase 7, if not laid off, resign.
Phase 8, Start my new job.
Off course, many things could go wrong. I have started to explore alternatives such as if laid off with no other job lined up, getting married a lot earlier than planned so I can apply for a green card and make it a lot easier to find another job. But don't tell the INS quite yet
Strangely enough, the optimal solution would be to have another job lined up and to get laid off...
Sigh...
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If you still don't succeed, just change the game.
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Frost
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posted October 27, 2002 19:14
rage, rage against the dying of the job
go not quietly in to that unemployment line
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LostInColorado
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posted November 19, 2002 20:35
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Originally posted by LostInColorado:
On the other hand, it was announced that my employer, Sun Microsystems, will do a faily large layoff (11% of workforce, 4400 employees). Hopefully, I will not be on the dreadful list...
Or maybe, I will be.
I just can't decide wich event would be worst. Or best...
Hey! I still have a job!
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At first, follow the rules of the game.
If you don't succeed, break the rules.
If you still don't succeed, change them.
If you still don't succeed, just change the game.
And if it still doesn't work...
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GMx
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posted November 19, 2002 20:43
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RickYaeger
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posted November 20, 2002 15:35
Well, I'm still looking for a new job. Things are really slow right now in advertising and nobody seems to have any work to do today...except that person over there sharpening that axe...hmmm...gotta go...gotta look busy...
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LostInColorado
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posted November 23, 2002 13:05
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Originally posted by RickMacMerc:
Well, I'm still looking for a new job. Things are really slow right now in advertising and nobody seems to have any work to do today...except that person over there sharpening that axe...hmmm...gotta go...gotta look busy...
I am still looking for my next job. I am actively applying to different positions and making contact with some people. But it is so difficult to find anything right now...
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If you still don't succeed, just change the game.
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