Got laid off today. :o(
oh man, that's rough dude! company's hurting, huh... was it a big layoff?
I was told one person per dept was getting let go, but didn't make sense in my dept. Our division is actually making money. Oh well... Guess I'll go out in service tomorrow.
service is the right idea!
some good reading: w05 10/15 "Jehovah will by no means leave you". (There are other good articles in the index under "Unemployment")
and this is a good read too http://www.mint.com/blog/finance-core/how-to-turn-unemployment-into-an-opportunity/
Thanks for the info. I'll take a look at that watchtower. Can the watchtower library work off a PS3? I had to give back my work computer. I only have the PS3 now.
Oh jeez, Dan! Sorry to hear this. Service is the perfect thing to do. And No, I'm pretty sure you can't use WT Lib on PS3, because it requires windows or MAC OS, probably.
ehh it's just windows.
i'm sorry to hear that dan. I'm sure something will come up. What do you do? i'll keep an eye out for you. Also, check craigslist, there's always jobs on there.
I'm a Mechanical Designer. I use 3D CAD software such as Solid Works and Solid Edge. I've worked in the Pharmaceutical, Medical, and Photonics industries.
here's some ones that you can work from home:
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/search/jjj?addOne=telecommuting&query=cad
here's one too...
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/egr/1122163365.html
I'd also offer this tip to you...(and I admittedly would like to live by this better).. you may not be able to find a similar job to before, and i.e.: not as "glamourous" and whatnot...if you catch my drift. Getting employment again could mean taking, like a (for lack of better expression) 'lower on the food chain' position that is less paying. There's nothing wrong with it. Work is work. A job is a job. Take something that pays the bills..which is not necessarily a 'career' with the bells and whistles. (The western countries seem to put so much emphasis on job positions! I was watching a certain program and it showed that in India, a call centre job is pretty high up there, in contrast to how that same job is looked down upon in the States) The only job that matters is worshiping Jehovah and furthering the Kingdom News. And he'll never lay us off. (Only put us on probation if we do something to dishonour him..and then He gives us the opportunity to repent and report back to "work".. No better employer in the World!)
By the way, I've decided that I'm moving out of the country this year, to live off of about 30 hour work week and hopefully like a $550 a month apartment. haha Which is not a drastic change maybe.. but, I reckon still in the realm of living simply. Perfect time for me to do it, 'cause the apartment lease is coming up for renewal in September (probably with an increase in rent) and my unemployment looks like it'll be gone in September. So hopefully, I can make this next move happen and work out.
Whoa... That came out of left field. LOL... What country?
awww buddy. im so sorry!!!
Ah, nothing lasts forever in this system. We're all short timers.
I've been out of work since late January. Got me a bit frantic in the beginning.. but after a couple months, I've learned to not let it eat at me. I know I won't go homeless or hungry. ..so knowing that, I'm not stressed about it... and it feels good. Just trust in Jehovah. Don't let a job loss takeover your life with needless worry. I can honestly say, I don't have a worry about it these days.
Well... Job loss isn't the only thing I lost. But that's life. Life in this system is like a 15 round boxing match. Gotta roll with the punches and hope you score enough points by the end of the match.
But, hopefully by scoring enough point by the end of the match, you mean in the spiritual sense. "He who dies with the most toys, still dies." - One of my favourite quotes, and it's only from a No Fear tshirt (remember those?)..but so so profound and true.
What did you think I meant? Didn't mean collecting the most cracker jack toys of all time. LOL
I don't know bro... if we're talking cracker jack toys.. now that's a whole different league than mere useless rubbish. I'm sure God would be most impressed with your personal collection.. and let you get into Paradise on that alone..looking over your many-a-shortcoming. It'd probably be a safer gamble, if it were Burger King toys tho. You'd definitely be canceling out your sins right there.