The View From My Recession

[elfs]

I have just been laid off.

That is all.

Comments

[mg4h.livejournal.com]

That sucks. I'm sorry.

Will you guys be okay while you look for a new job?

[sirfox.livejournal.com]

Ack! Much suck, i'm sorry it happened to you.

Best of luck finding something new!

[danceswithlife]

I am so sorry!

[hugh-mannity.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry. I hope that you can manage while you look for something new.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

My sympathies. I've been in that boat since December.

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

oh crap. I'm sorry man...

[funos.livejournal.com]

What he said. Word for word.
I hope it won't be too rough.

[kingfox.livejournal.com]

Shit, I'm really sorry to hear that. Best of luck to you.

[boiwondering.livejournal.com]

At the risk of sounding repetitive, I'm really sorry to hear that, and I wish you the best of luck in getting a new gig with with a quickness.

[doodlesthegreat.livejournal.com]

My sympathies to you, sir.

[kenshardik]

Well, fuck.

[pixel39.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Here's to hoping you're not out of work long.

[stephaniesmom.livejournal.com]

Holy wow! Nothing is sacred.

[bldrnrpdx.livejournal.com]

Ow. That's three of my LJ friends just today. Best wishes for a speedy re-employment.

[irismoonlight.livejournal.com]

Ah, crap.

[shunra.livejournal.com]

Ow!

Wish there were more I can do than empathize.

[desiraes.livejournal.com]

damn it. I am so sorry. I truly believe with your hacking skills you will be employed very quickly.

Good luck.

[shemayazi.livejournal.com]

That sucks - and not well. Hope you regroup fast and find a supremely lucrative and appreciative new position.

[lovingboth]

Ouch.

[whipartist.livejournal.com]

Dude, that sucks. I'm sorry.

Can I point out something that might be less-than-obvious right now? While you're busy polishing Linked In profiles, etc., also remember that you've spent the last two decades writing yourself into a situation where a ton of people know who you are. By and large, these people respect you and think that you're cool. A lot of them are geeks.

Geeks are often looking for other talented geeks. If they aren't, they usually know someone who is. You have a far larger network than 95% of people in the industry. You may not know all of them, but they know you. Don't forget that you can use them as a resource, and possibly a very powerful one.

[marketeer]

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope that something new comes along soon.

[phred1973.livejournal.com]

*comfort*

[littleone66.livejournal.com]

Beset of luck to you. I'm sure with your skill set, you'll find something soon.

[solarbird]

Well, they are fools, and they will rue the day. RUE IT!

That said, well, fuck. But there are jobs out there, Anna got a new position in a few weeks after being laid off at the Times back in December, so. I'll keep an eye out, fwiw.

[taerin.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry this happened; it's utterly crappy and disruptive.

I hope you end up finding something so much better that you wonder why you stayed there so long in the first place.

[tagryn]

That seriously sucks. My sympathies.

[halloranelder.livejournal.com]

Let me reiterate what has already been said multiple times: that sucks.

Good luck for finding the next step.

[dharawal.livejournal.com]

Damn, that sucks, sorry to hear that.

I lost all my part time jobs back in November, made for an interesting christmas.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_candide_/]

I'm sorry to hear that, Elf. ;_;

I've just updated my resume, myself. I'm not sure if the place I work for is gonna make it.

Very Uncertain Times!

If I lived in Seattle, I'd definitely be touting you to my LinkedIn list.

recession

[iljoyce.livejournal.com]

Hi Elf,

John was laid off in January. The company he worked for was a sub-contractor for Home Depo Expo, and when Home Depo closed that business, his company went belly up. As he is a tiler, not a jack of all trades, and he is extremely qualified, no one wants to hire him as they can pay less for less quality. It sucks the big time, and one reason why we are moving back to Scotland. It is why I wasn't able to come out to Seattle for the convention. Big bummer!