So I go into my boss's office to tell him I need to quit, only i can't actually give notice. He get's this really relieved look on his face -- turns out the head office gave him word today that my entire department was to be summarily laid off.

So not only do I have a new and better job to look forward too, I get to leave on good terms (and with good references) despite only being able to give a few hours' notice.

Now all I gotta do is figure out how to get two adults, two cats, one dog, one snake, and a house full of stuff 400 miles south in 4 days without technically having a place to put it all yet.

But as they say -- one day at a time.

(Yes, I have done this, minus the second adult and the pets.  You would not believe what you can do in 22 hours until you've done it.)

It could be pretty easy to lose everything you own in just a few seconds. One idea would be to see if the rental place has a storage lot to secure your stuff until you can find a place.

*sigh*

I need a job...

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Originally posted by Charisma:
Prefrably one that requires little work and a big, tax-free paycheck... anyone know where I can get this?

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Originally posted by macadddikt18:
There is a big bright side to this. You just have to find it.
Nayt

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The big bright side to this is that it will all be over quite soon, and then you can lie back and relax and enjoy your new job.
Congrats.

let us know how the move goes or went, depending on when you have to post

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Originally posted by Nemo:
I know where, but it's taken...

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Originally posted by Swiss Mercenary:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nemo:
[b] I know where, but it's taken...

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Be honest now - there MUST be a downside to living in Switzerland? You know, there's the mountains, the chocolate, the great food, the efficient public transport, the discrete banking system, that nice fountain in Geneva,
... where's the rub?

freezing cold

damn cold

not a single palm tree in at LEAST 2000 miles

sand?! ha! on the ROAD, *maybe*

t-shirt weather? sure, if yer a Polar BEAR!

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Originally posted by spungo:
Be honest now - there MUST be a downside to living in Switzerland? You know, there's the mountains, the chocolate, the great food, the efficient public transport, the discrete banking system, that nice fountain in Geneva,
... where's the rub?

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It is expensive; it is a Police State, a democratic one, but still a Police State. Believe me, before I got into this job, there were a lot of downsides. Thanks to working in the UN, it has provided me with the possibility to turn my life around, pay off all my debts and get back on my feet.

As for the Jet d'Eau, only get to see it during the summer months . It is still off at the moment.

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You going to be affected by Switzerland joining the UN? (I didn't even know they weren't in it!)

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"He's got no books, no radio, no TV - what the hell is he laughing at in there???"

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Originally posted by spungo:
You going to be affected by Switzerland joining the UN? (I didn't even know they weren't in it!)

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As it is, I am now looking into paying Swiss Unemployment and OAP just in case anything should happen.

Oh yes, the Military are still running after their money
All Swiss men have to do military service, if they do not or are medically unfit (as was my case) they then have to pay a military tax because they are exempt I did not ask to be exempt, I wanted to do my service, but they would not let me.

One h**l of a thread drift?

Wow -- thanks for the well-wishings, all!

There's something of a plan forming as well -- I'm driving off tomorrow and crashing the couch of an incredibly patient college friend for a few days whilst looking for an apartment. The girlfriend will stay here to finish packing and get the apartment cleared out -- the landlord let us take this month's rent out of the security deposit (nice of him, I thought, especially given that he's not prorating us the extra 5 days into April that would constitute 30 days' notice) but we have to leave the place scrubbed floor to ceiling as a condition. So she volunteered to get stuck with that thankless job. This also gives us a way to take care of the pets until they can be transported.

For the record:

1) The job actually pays significantly worse than my stint as a dotcom whore but will be entirely more enjoyable and hopefully a step on the road to a totally new and much more fulfilling career. And the reduced income will go �much* further in LA than in San Francisco, so the effective net loss of purchasing power is actually pretty low.

2) Akira is a he. Akira's companion is a she.