Well the f'd up economy finally hits home.

well everyone i have had the most roughest 24 hours in my life. i was laid off yesterday to the economy. i have had like 1 hour of sleep since i was told. i worked as a electrician for this company for 9 years. i ahve bent over backwords for them to make them millions and then they dump me because all hell is breaking loose. i knew we were slow but it was managable for me and my family. but to be laid off totally caught me off guard. i was told over email that everyone was laid off. well all my guys that worked under me all had families as do i. u know to be told i was laid off by email was a lack of disrespect by my old boss. i cant believe he would do that to me.i put all my blood sweat and tears in to this company. u know in the last 2 years i have made him like 15 million dollars. i ran all the jobs. i missed my youngest childs first year due to me working in phoenix arizona. im still in shock. i shed tears for hours yesterday because now i cant provide for my family. my manhood took a real big hit. but my wife her being the great woman she is supporting me. i love her so much. well i talked to my boss finally after multiple calls and voicemails and he said his hands were tied. he was in the process of losing everything. how do u lose everything knowing that u made 15 million in 2 years. it was the best 2 years we ever had. well my truck is gone my job is gone. the only thing that was good that came out of it was that he gave me all the tools that i had on my truck to keep(like 15k in tools). wow what a consolation prize. i guarantee u will see half of them on ebay. i am so frustrated and dont know what to do. i filed for unemployement in the time being and already started looking for other jobs but the listings are short. i went to craigslist and did a search and usually i could get like 5-8 pages of jobs but now i get like 1 page and half are for electrical engineers. man times are really about to be rough. yeah i think i am gonna be a stay at home dad because i can save like 2k a month in keeping my kids home from daycare. man im shocked. i havent cried in years and i did. i felt hopeless. well thanks for listening to me and keep me in your minds as i try to straighten out my family life. thanks again everyone.

Leonard

I am so sorry to hear about this. I hope things work out for you.

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Originally Posted by Glo Bug

well everyone i have had the most roughest 24 hours in my life. i was laid off yesterday to the economy. i have had like 1 hour of sleep since i was told. i worked as a electrician for this company for 9 years. i ahve bent over backwords for them to make them millions and then they dump me because all hell is breaking loose. i knew we were slow but it was managable for me and my family. but to be laid off totally caught me off guard. i was told over email that everyone was laid off. well all my guys that worked under me all had families as do i. u know to be told i was laid off by email was a lack of disrespect by my old boss. i cant believe he would do that to me.i put all my blood sweat and tears in to this company. u know in the last 2 years i have made him like 15 million dollars. i ran all the jobs. i missed my youngest childs first year due to me working in phoenix arizona. im still in shock. i shed tears for hours yesterday because now i cant provide for my family. my manhood took a real big hit. but my wife her being the great woman she is supporting me. i love her so much. well i talked to my boss finally after multiple calls and voicemails and he said his hands were tied. he was in the process of losing everything. how do u lose everything knowing that u made 15 million in 2 years. it was the best 2 years we ever had. well my truck is gone my job is gone. the only thing that was good that came out of it was that he gave me all the tools that i had on my truck to keep(like 15k in tools). wow what a consolation prize. i guarantee u will see half of them on ebay. i am so frustrated and dont know what to do. i filed for unemployement in the time being and already started looking for other jobs but the listings are short. i went to craigslist and did a search and usually i could get like 5-8 pages of jobs but now i get like 1 page and half are for electrical engineers. man times are really about to be rough. yeah i think i am gonna be a stay at home dad because i can save like 2k a month in keeping my kids home from daycare. man im shocked. i havent cried in years and i did. i felt hopeless. well thanks for listening to me and keep me in your minds as i try to straighten out my family life. thanks again everyone.

Leonard

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Man GloBug, I don't know what to say. The only thing I can think to say is that I am so incredibly sorry you are going through this right now. I won't offer a unqualified promise that things will get better soon because none of us really know when that will be. All I will say is that you and your family, especially your precious girls, are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm humbled that you feel able to pour your heart out like this to us. You have shown yourself to be more of a man through this post than many will in their lifetime. You have my support as well as many others here I am sure. Hang in there as best you are able, and continue to come to us any time you feel the need. We are here for you.

Sorry to hear about this Glo Bug.

I've got faith in you though! The simple fact that you've already taken the steps you can at the moment shows that you'll be strong and you'll get through this.

I hope something even better comes along in the near future.

thanks everyone. yeah i dont think i will be at the tables tomuch withmoney about to be real tight. kinda sucks. the only way now for me to play is when i cash in my chips. i hope to se eu guys tonight so i can try win back to back tourneys but not sure if it is gonna happen. thanks everyone again i appreciate it. tay what u said was uplifting. put a smile on my face thanks you

I feel so sorry for you. Getting the news by email is one of the most unreal things I have heard in a long time. That just shows no class on the part of the company. When my last place closed down they called all the employees together and told us all at once.

I realize that men are conditioned to believe that it is an insult to their manhood when they are not bringing home the bacon but take the time to enjoy your kids for a while.

Sorry glo bug

I only knew you for a little bit. Yea this economy is not strong but it is great to hear that you started looking for a new job. California is one of the states that are not doing to well.


like NDN said something new and better will come up. just keep you head up high and show your family that you are strong. I will send my prays as well to you and your family.

If you need anything the NDN family is here. Just shoot someone a private message or post it. thenutzaa1

Just to give NDN somethng to edit - That licks my hairy armpit man.

Assuming you have qualifications by the bucket load, cant you walk into another job, even if it is less well paid?

Or stay at home for the kids for a bit, im sure all kids would love their dad at home to take care of them.


Or - ill teach ya poker and you can play full time!!!:)

Love you!

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Just to give NDN somethng to edit - That ****ing sucks man.

Assuming you have qualifications by the bucket load, cant you walk into another job, even if it is less well paid?

Or stay at home for the kids for a bit, im sure all kids would love their dad at home to take care of them.


Or - ill teach ya poker and you can play full time!!!:)

Love you!

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yeah man it does suck but as for looking for another job there isnt much out there regardless of the pay. i think i will just do the unemployement route for awhile till things pick back up. i would love to play poker full time but i dont see that happening anytime soon. thanks eejit i love u to so lick it lol i neded a laugh.

Thats what im here for!!!!

How much do you get from the government there being unemployed? Surely you get some benifts on taxes and stuff?

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Originally Posted by eejit101

Thats what im here for!!!!

How much do you get from the government there being unemployed? Surely you get some benifts on taxes and stuff?

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well i will be getting about 2k a month which isnt sh i t, but it is tax free and they do offer health benefits. i hate this its driving me nuts.

2k a month? Thats awesome. Id have to work 39hours a week for that.

If i was unemployed id get $75 a week, along with no tax, no health insurance, and id get like $30 a week towards rent.

Britian = crap

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Originally Posted by eejit101

2k a month? Thats awesome. Id have to work 39hours a week for that.

If i was unemployed id get $75 a week, along with no tax, no health insurance, and id get like $30 a week towards rent.

Britian = crap

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omg are u serious. $75 a week. thats aint ****. as for 2k being awesome i dont think so that less than half of what i use to make. boo.

Yeah but $2k a month is what bar staff here make if they work 50 hours a week on minimum wage (£5.75 an hour) (about $8.50).

Im on a bit more than that, but not alot. The economy here is so bad noone is paying anyone anything.

yeah i hear u on the economy. it sucks bad. well u do make minimum wage but dont u get tips too. and ur minimum wage is higher than ours by like a dollar or so.

Im on above minimum wage, just.

And i get tips. Tips here average between $20+$50 at my new job per shift. Thats only because of the volume i serve. I get tipped once every 20 or so rounds of drinks. And always by americans!

Plus all bar staff have little scams;)

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Originally Posted by eejit101

Im on above minimum wage, just.

And i get tips. Tips here average between $20+$50 at my new job per shift. Thats only because of the volume i serve. I get tipped once every 20 or so rounds of drinks. And always by americans!

Plus all bar staff have little scams;)

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scams i love it. hey i read somewhere u use to be a taxi cab operator. is that true.

Yeah, that was for 4 years.

Was assistant manager by the end of it.

Why? (that job was HARD.)

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Originally Posted by eejit101

Yeah, that was for 4 years.

Was assistant manager by the end of it.

Why? (that job was HARD.)

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nah just asking i was lloking for ur middle name and found that info out.

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Originally Posted by Glo Bug

well everyone i have had the most roughest 24 hours in my life. i was laid off yesterday to the economy. i have had like 1 hour of sleep since i was told. i worked as a electrician for this company for 9 years. i ahve bent over backwords for them to make them millions and then they dump me because all hell is breaking loose. i knew we were slow but it was managable for me and my family. but to be laid off totally caught me off guard. i was told over email that everyone was laid off. well all my guys that worked under me all had families as do i. u know to be told i was laid off by email was a lack of disrespect by my old boss. i cant believe he would do that to me.i put all my blood sweat and tears in to this company. u know in the last 2 years i have made him like 15 million dollars. i ran all the jobs. i missed my youngest childs first year due to me working in phoenix arizona. im still in shock. i shed tears for hours yesterday because now i cant provide for my family. my manhood took a real big hit. but my wife her being the great woman she is supporting me. i love her so much. well i talked to my boss finally after multiple calls and voicemails and he said his hands were tied. he was in the process of losing everything. how do u lose everything knowing that u made 15 million in 2 years. it was the best 2 years we ever had. well my truck is gone my job is gone. the only thing that was good that came out of it was that he gave me all the tools that i had on my truck to keep(like 15k in tools). wow what a consolation prize. i guarantee u will see half of them on ebay. i am so frustrated and dont know what to do. i filed for unemployement in the time being and already started looking for other jobs but the listings are short. i went to craigslist and did a search and usually i could get like 5-8 pages of jobs but now i get like 1 page and half are for electrical engineers. man times are really about to be rough. yeah i think i am gonna be a stay at home dad because i can save like 2k a month in keeping my kids home from daycare. man im shocked. i havent cried in years and i did. i felt hopeless. well thanks for listening to me and keep me in your minds as i try to straighten out my family life. thanks again everyone.

Leonard

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That happen to me a year ago so I know what you are going through. It will get better sooner or later. And the best thing you can do now is just to make sure you are looking, something will come along. Good luck.

ahhhh glo im sooo sorry dude economy is still kinda ok here in canada if ur interested

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ahhhh glo im sooo sorry dude economy is still kinda ok here in canada if ur interested

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lol canada nah i dont think so. i am not a fan of the cold. but thanks anyways.

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lol canada nah i dont think so. i am not a fan of the cold. but thanks anyways.

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it is warm here in bc lol

well i cant afford to move and if i did i would move to hawaii.

Move to the UK. Ill look after ya.

ewww i coulndt move there. nothing against u but i would need speech bubbles for everyone i talked to. oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mate

Noone says oiiiiiiiii mate.

I call men "mate" and women "love" over the bar.

for example - woman comes tot he bar, i says "yes love"

British words!

And its easy to understand. Youd need to learn that chips are fries, biscuits are cookies, and crisps are chips.

and 420 is weed here:)

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Originally Posted by eejit101

Noone says oiiiiiiiii mate.

I call men "mate" and women "love" over the bar.

for example - woman comes tot he bar, i says "yes love"

British words!

And its easy to understand. Youd need to learn that chips are fries, biscuits are cookies, and crisps are chips.

and 420 is weed here:)

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chips are fries and crisps are chips huh. a little *** back wards. but oh well mate oh wait i mean love. lol

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Originally Posted by eejit101

Noone says oiiiiiiiii mate.

I call men "mate" and women "love" over the bar.

for example - woman comes tot he bar, i says "yes love"

British words!

And its easy to understand. Youd need to learn that chips are fries, biscuits are cookies, and crisps are chips.

and 420 is weed here:)

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All my British words/terms I learned from Coronation street. Such a great show

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Originally Posted by Glo Bug

well everyone i have had the most roughest 24 hours in my life. i was laid off yesterday to the economy. i have had like 1 hour of sleep since i was told. i worked as a electrician for this company for 9 years. i ahve bent over backwords for them to make them millions and then they dump me because all hell is breaking loose. i knew we were slow but it was managable for me and my family. but to be laid off totally caught me off guard. i was told over email that everyone was laid off. well all my guys that worked under me all had families as do i. u know to be told i was laid off by email was a lack of disrespect by my old boss. i cant believe he would do that to me.i put all my blood sweat and tears in to this company. u know in the last 2 years i have made him like 15 million dollars. i ran all the jobs. i missed my youngest childs first year due to me working in phoenix arizona. im still in shock. i shed tears for hours yesterday because now i cant provide for my family. my manhood took a real big hit. but my wife her being the great woman she is supporting me. i love her so much. well i talked to my boss finally after multiple calls and voicemails and he said his hands were tied. he was in the process of losing everything. how do u lose everything knowing that u made 15 million in 2 years. it was the best 2 years we ever had. well my truck is gone my job is gone. the only thing that was good that came out of it was that he gave me all the tools that i had on my truck to keep(like 15k in tools). wow what a consolation prize. i guarantee u will see half of them on ebay. i am so frustrated and dont know what to do. i filed for unemployement in the time being and already started looking for other jobs but the listings are short. i went to craigslist and did a search and usually i could get like 5-8 pages of jobs but now i get like 1 page and half are for electrical engineers. man times are really about to be rough. yeah i think i am gonna be a stay at home dad because i can save like 2k a month in keeping my kids home from daycare. man im shocked. i havent cried in years and i did. i felt hopeless. well thanks for listening to me and keep me in your minds as i try to straighten out my family life. thanks again everyone.

Leonard

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Hey Glo Bug, my thoughts are with you and I wish you the best. The economy has hurt me as well, so I feel what you are going through. I was laid off fourteen weeks ago, finally started getting unemployment checks four weeks ago, I am a single father of three boys that look up to me for everything and now I have nothing. Not even answers as to why it has to be this way. But like I said Glo, my thoughts are with you. My boys and I are doing okay, so I can only hope the same for you and your family. I wish you the best.

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Hey Glo Bug, my thoughts are with you and I wish you the best. The economy has hurt me as well, so I feel what you are going through. I was laid off fourteen weeks ago, finally started getting unemployment checks four weeks ago, I am a single father of three boys that look up to me for everything and now I have nothing. Not even answers as to why it has to be this way. But like I said Glo, my thoughts are with you. My boys and I are doing okay, so I can only hope the same for you and your family. I wish you the best.

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well the way i think of it is if we meaning u and i stay strong then we can over come anyhting. for me it more shock and pride that i had a problem with. i know we will get through it but man i have never done unemployement and i have always provided. i am glad thought that my wife does good money wise so it kinda helps me in the fact that unemployment for awhile and me being home with the kids will be suffice. hey man keep your head up and stay strong.man i love this forum made me feel alot better. ndn thanks again. to all the members i really appreciate all the good things u have had to say. i showed my wife all the posts under this thread and she thought it was great. she was kinda nervous me putting this out there. i told her its cool the people here are great. thanks everyone again.