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  1. January 7th, 2005, 09:46 AM #16
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    Sorry to hear the bad news, but I am sure you will bounce back quickly. From what you described, they will be calling you real soon for some "consulting" work at four times your old salary. As soon as they discover they can't support that part of their system, that is.
    I didn't surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender. They have him pulling a wagon up in Kansas I bet.
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  2. January 7th, 2005, 10:20 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by TechZ
    A shame adept, hope you recover quickly, guess Hackberry is going into storage?
    Corporate property... back to them.



    Thanks for all your kind words folks.
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  3. January 7th, 2005, 12:42 PM #18
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    Adept, how long did you have this job? I thought you were the person that was out of work for quite a while and then got employed again about a year ago. Was that you?

    Anyway, I'm really sorry that this happened, but good news is waiting for you just around the corner.
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  4. January 7th, 2005, 12:52 PM #19
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    Sounds like you have a great attitude about it Adept. Good Luck dealing with the bidding war for your services.
    Can't never did anything except whine about what he couldn't do.
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  5. January 7th, 2005, 01:26 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pinnacle
    Adept, how long did you have this job? I thought you were the person that was out of work for quite a while and then got employed again about a year ago. Was that you?

    Anyway, I'm really sorry that this happened, but good news is waiting for you just around the corner.
    That was exactly it - out of work 11 months, then employed for 13.
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  6. January 7th, 2005, 02:09 PM #21
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    Damn thats bad luck mate I hope you get reemployment real soon

    BTW Did you get to keep your office supplies and the Blackberry?
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  7. January 7th, 2005, 03:04 PM #22
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    a d e p t that sucks. I was laid off last year the Monday after Christmas. Crappy time to do it, but like has already been said, at least they waited till after Christmas, and did it with some class.

    Good Luck man.
    GO PATS!!!!
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  8. January 7th, 2005, 06:57 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by Archer
    Damn thats bad luck mate I hope you get reemployment real soon

    BTW Did you get to keep your office supplies and the Blackberry?
    I'm still mourning the BlackBerry.

    Do not speak of it.
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  9. January 7th, 2005, 07:04 PM #24
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    So no more surfing the forums from those cheap cafeterias that you frequent then ?
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  10. January 7th, 2005, 07:05 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by Archer
    So no more surfing the forums from those cheap cafeterias that you frequent then ?

    Not for a while, to my regret.
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  11. January 8th, 2005, 09:40 AM #26
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    That's not good Adept!!!
    This is like the 2nd layoff for you in just over a year.
    I know this isn't the best just happening after Christmas.
    Hope you at least qualify for E.I. if you can't find something in the next 30 days.
    Maybe you could have a mini-vacation.
    Sorry to ask, but who or what is the Blackberry??
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  12. January 8th, 2005, 09:48 AM #27
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    A blackberry is one of these (or similar as there's a few) ...

    & they do stuff like what it says here

    & the situation in general, indeed is a bummer for you Adept !
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  13. January 8th, 2005, 09:48 AM #28
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    Its one of these

    or is it one of these
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  14. January 8th, 2005, 10:56 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by meatwad
    Maybe they should cut back on their christmas parties instead of their employees.
    Ya_know last year my division spent over $500,000 on a massive employee reward trip to Toronto and the year before my department spent over $25,000 on a 4-day golf resort outing referred to as an "offsite meeting".

    Then in November they proceeded to cut the team in half. Some of my closest friends got axed, including my only backup. I am now trying to get out before the axe falls on me too. Corporate life sucks.

    Sorry to hear about that, Adept. You are in my prayers, bro.
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  15. January 10th, 2005, 02:39 PM #30
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    Adept, I hope you removed your modifiacations from the Blackberry before you gave it back
    There's no panic like the panic you momentarily feel when you've got
    your hand or head stuck in something
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