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Fly · 04-22-2003, 05:54 AM

just made a thread this morn about going back to work today,and i get a call from the shop and the job got cancelled.WTF is that shit.

anyone else get screwed by their boss?

do they not think people have freakin' bills to pay.

i know it's not their fault but a little better timing would have been nice.(bastards)

rogue49 · 04-22-2003, 06:09 AM

Now that is a bummer, man.
I hope the scene gets better.

Do you have alternatives?

Fly · 04-22-2003, 06:16 AM

alternatives are few and far between.i do the odd side job here and there,but with this cloudy weather i'm not gonna rip a guys roof off just for the job.don't want it to rain in his living room.

i'm pretty outgoin' but if i don't have anything goin' by like 10am then it's tough to motivate yourself after bein' up since 5.

i guess i can finish painting my games room today.(don't get paid for that)

Peetster · 04-22-2003, 06:18 AM

Or you could hang out at TFP all day. You won't get paid for it, but think of the boobies!

Hope it works out for you, flyman.

JadziaDax · 04-22-2003, 06:28 AM

I know this feeling all too well.

Quite a few years ago, this seemed to be the common occurance. I was recently let go from one school district because they privitized our building (sold our portion of the school to a private company which then came in and fired all the left over people from the Board of Ed). So I went back to substituting.

The school I was substituting in had an opening (teacher had a heart attack and was not returning). The Principal wanted to hire me, but the Superintendent wanted to hire some local Congressman's nephew. So I lost out there. And the substituting continued.

Then I found a position in another school, interviewed, and was practically hired on the spot. All I needed to do was sign the contract. They had me get them all the copies of the paperwork I needed to be able to begin working. So when I called to ask them when to bring them the paperwork, they said, "Don't bother, we hired someone else." Turned out that the daughter of a State Senator needed a job.

I went back to substituting... until something else came around.

That's the trick... you need something to fall back on until the right opportunity comes around. I've been in my present job 5 years now, and I'm thankful I kept my sanity throughout all the madness.

I wish you luck. Just make sure you keep your cool during all of this.

yournamehere · 04-22-2003, 06:28 AM

Sorry to hear that, <b>FlyMan</b> Hope it's a very temporary setback for you.

troit · 04-22-2003, 06:55 AM

Best of luck to ya' Flyman. The economy sucks right now so your not the only one feeling the pinch...Hopefully it turns around for you soon...

sierra2774 · 04-22-2003, 08:54 AM

Sorry about that! I am sure you will find something else, just keep looking!

Fly · 04-22-2003, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JadziaDax

I wish you luck. Just make sure you keep your cool during all of this.

i hear ya',i hear ya'

thanx for the concern all,i'm sure it'll be only a couple of days.

it just sucked cuz i had all last week off and was almost lookin' forward to this week.

Binder · 04-22-2003, 12:07 PM

the job market right now seems to be at an all time low.

JadziaDax it would seem that you should encourage your family to get into politics.

splck · 04-22-2003, 12:08 PM

Get off your lazy ass flyman!! WORK, WORK, WORK damn it!! Your type make me wanna puke. Why, when I was young, I used to work from dawn till dusk 7 days a week. You young pups these days don't know what work is

Prophecy · 04-22-2003, 12:14 PM

I haven't been in your postion quite yet, but my job isn't a joyfull one to say the least. (To ppl quit b/c the stress got to them.) The boss man here is an ass plain and simple. I can't quit, b/c like everyone else I have bills, and finding another job is hard enough.
I don't expect my boss to the greatest man in the world but I do expect that he treats everyone equally. But no that's not what we get, we get two-faced crap. Here a few special people get there ass kissed by the boss b/c they've been here for a half a decade or more. My thing if you don't do your work why the hell should I have to do it? Okay, my complaining aside, I wish you the best of luck in your search and if you happen to find a good job with no b.s. find out if they have a second opening for me

World's King · 04-22-2003, 12:16 PM

Welcome to the life of the unemployed.

Pull up a chair, we're watching baseball.

scarebearjinx · 04-22-2003, 12:24 PM

i got a job at the laundry mat next to my dorm. i get up early monday morning and start getting ready for work. they call me about a half hour before i was supposed to be in and told me that they didn't need me anymore; before i even got to put in a second at work. turned out that the old guy had asked his wife that day they told me i was hired, to come in full time.

i8one2 · 04-22-2003, 12:47 PM

thats sounds just like my roommate a contractor, who gets screwed weekly by his boss/bosses in just about the same way. That sucked!

gibber71 · 04-22-2003, 02:03 PM

Where one door closes another one opens.

cdwonderful · 04-23-2003, 08:34 AM

be cool be persistant things will turn around. I know how you feel, I am about to start doing the 3 card monte in the park again myself......

SaltPork · 04-23-2003, 08:38 AM

Flyman, I need a new roof and some other things done. You close to NH?

thadon · 04-23-2003, 08:44 AM

damn that sucks flyman ... I was laid off in 99 from E*Trade, the online broker co. and they said they would never have lay offs. I was there for 3 years & I did not get a severence or nothing. 2 years later they are making more layoffs and they are giving 6 month severence pactages and I was like WTF. Big companies suck. I feel your pain bro

phoenix1002 · 04-23-2003, 08:47 AM

Damn... sorry to hear you got screwed over like that. The job market sucks these days. And of course I need to find a summer job so I can have money for college next year. Gotta love recession...

etla · 04-23-2003, 08:56 AM

Worst that happenned to me was the time I returned from vacation (my first after 28 months with the company) to find out I'd been laid off.

On the upside I needed a few days to recover from my vacation and I had a new position by the end of the week.

04-22-2003, 05:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	just F...ing lovely just made a thread this morn about going back to work today,and i get a call from the shop and the job got cancelled.WTF is that shit. anyone else get screwed by their boss? do they not think people have freakin' bills to pay. i know it's not their fault but a little better timing would have been nice.(bastards) __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

04-22-2003, 06:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	alternatives are few and far between.i do the odd side job here and there,but with this cloudy weather i'm not gonna rip a guys roof off just for the job.don't want it to rain in his living room. i'm pretty outgoin' but if i don't have anything goin' by like 10am then it's tough to motivate yourself after bein' up since 5. i guess i can finish painting my games room today.(don't get paid for that) __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

04-22-2003, 06:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
yournamehere Invisible Location: tentative, at best	Sorry to hear that, <b>FlyMan</b> Hope it's a very temporary setback for you. __________________ If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors: "If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too." It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.

04-22-2003, 06:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	Best of luck to ya' Flyman. The economy sucks right now so your not the only one feeling the pinch...Hopefully it turns around for you soon... __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

04-22-2003, 08:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
sierra2774 Addict Location: Northeast Ohio	Sorry about that! I am sure you will find something else, just keep looking! __________________ "Every tomorrow brings new opportunities, challenges we must address...A chance to affirm all our wishes and dreams, to seek beauty and true happiness."

04-22-2003, 06:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	Now that is a bummer, man. I hope the scene gets better. Do you have alternatives?

04-22-2003, 06:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	Or you could hang out at TFP all day. You won't get paid for it, but think of the boobies! Hope it works out for you, flyman.

04-22-2003, 06:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	I know this feeling all too well. Quite a few years ago, this seemed to be the common occurance. I was recently let go from one school district because they privitized our building (sold our portion of the school to a private company which then came in and fired all the left over people from the Board of Ed). So I went back to substituting. The school I was substituting in had an opening (teacher had a heart attack and was not returning). The Principal wanted to hire me, but the Superintendent wanted to hire some local Congressman's nephew. So I lost out there. And the substituting continued. Then I found a position in another school, interviewed, and was practically hired on the spot. All I needed to do was sign the contract. They had me get them all the copies of the paperwork I needed to be able to begin working. So when I called to ask them when to bring them the paperwork, they said, "Don't bother, we hired someone else." Turned out that the daughter of a State Senator needed a job. I went back to substituting... until something else came around. That's the trick... you need something to fall back on until the right opportunity comes around. I've been in my present job 5 years now, and I'm thankful I kept my sanity throughout all the madness. I wish you luck. Just make sure you keep your cool during all of this.

04-22-2003, 12:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Binder Insane Location: between lost and confused	the job market right now seems to be at an all time low. JadziaDax it would seem that you should encourage your family to get into politics.

04-22-2003, 12:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
splck it's jam Location: Lowerainland BC	Get off your lazy ass flyman!! WORK, WORK, WORK damn it!! Your type make me wanna puke. Why, when I was young, I used to work from dawn till dusk 7 days a week. You young pups these days don't know what work is __________________ nice line eh?

04-22-2003, 12:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	I haven't been in your postion quite yet, but my job isn't a joyfull one to say the least. (To ppl quit b/c the stress got to them.) The boss man here is an ass plain and simple. I can't quit, b/c like everyone else I have bills, and finding another job is hard enough. I don't expect my boss to the greatest man in the world but I do expect that he treats everyone equally. But no that's not what we get, we get two-faced crap. Here a few special people get there ass kissed by the boss b/c they've been here for a half a decade or more. My thing if you don't do your work why the hell should I have to do it? Okay, my complaining aside, I wish you the best of luck in your search and if you happen to find a good job with no b.s. find out if they have a second opening for me __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

04-22-2003, 12:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Welcome to the life of the unemployed. Pull up a chair, we're watching baseball. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

04-22-2003, 12:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
scarebearjinx Psycho Location: in a deep, dark hole where rainbow creatures attack me to eat my fingernails.	i got a job at the laundry mat next to my dorm. i get up early monday morning and start getting ready for work. they call me about a half hour before i was supposed to be in and told me that they didn't need me anymore; before i even got to put in a second at work. turned out that the old guy had asked his wife that day they told me i was hired, to come in full time.

04-22-2003, 12:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
i8one2 COMPLETED and A TRAINER Location: BEAN_TOWN	thats sounds just like my roommate a contractor, who gets screwed weekly by his boss/bosses in just about the same way. That sucked! __________________ LEATHER, LATEX and LACE "SSC" "Nothing That Gives Pleasure is Bad" Quality is for those who know what they want and are at peace with what they have. "S/M is about emotion; the erotic tension between my impulse toward something and my resistance against it."-- Virginia Barker

04-22-2003, 02:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
gibber71 Loser	Where one door closes another one opens.

04-23-2003, 08:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
cdwonderful another passenger Location: Youngstown, Ohio	be cool be persistant things will turn around. I know how you feel, I am about to start doing the 3 card monte in the park again myself...... __________________ Never try to teach a pig to whistle it wastes your time, and annoys the pig.....

04-23-2003, 08:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	Flyman, I need a new roof and some other things done. You close to NH? __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

04-23-2003, 08:44 AM	#19 (permalink)
thadon Cruisin thru life Location: Alpharetta, GA	damn that sucks flyman ... I was laid off in 99 from E*Trade, the online broker co. and they said they would never have lay offs. I was there for 3 years & I did not get a severence or nothing. 2 years later they are making more layoffs and they are giving 6 month severence pactages and I was like WTF. Big companies suck. I feel your pain bro

04-23-2003, 08:47 AM	#20 (permalink)
phoenix1002 Psycho Location: lost	Damn... sorry to hear you got screwed over like that. The job market sucks these days. And of course I need to find a summer job so I can have money for college next year. Gotta love recession... __________________ I'd rather be climbing... I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time...

04-23-2003, 08:56 AM	#21 (permalink)
etla Junkie Location: Canada eh?	Worst that happenned to me was the time I returned from vacation (my first after 28 months with the company) to find out I'd been laid off. On the upside I needed a few days to recover from my vacation and I had a new position by the end of the week. __________________ Subvert the Dominant Paradigm