This has been a really sh!tty monday....sorry to gripe to everybody...
I telecommute on a full time basis (since our main office is in the midwest, and I'm in Oregon), and just got a lovely phone call from my boss...politely telling me that the company's in a bit of a crunch financially (isn't everybody?) and they've had to release some folks. And I'm fortunate enough to be on that list.
And to think I took this job because this was a financially stable company (they are, and will be around for a long time, just without me).
Granted, it's probably the best thing that could've happened to me, as I wasn't really happy there, but it just comes at a really bad time, financially.
What gets me the most is that our entire staff liked me and knew I did great work, and put in nothing but praise about me, but it was ultimately our CEO's decision (which sucks, as I don't think he's ever been fond of me). Even our CEO said that there were no complaints, but money talks (especially when you've got a business model that revolves around advertising).
So if anybody (preferbly Oregonians...I live in Bend) knows of anybody that's looking for a good web geek, with a journalism/newspaper background, with a ton of experience managing online news sites, PM me, email me, whatever
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Send PayPal donations to EDIT: Nevermind...it was a joke, but the mod's edited it anyway, so I'll just get rid of it.
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest...I'm off to the store to check the want-ads....
UPDATE (4/30): Still have yet to hear back from them as to when I'm going to get my check that's due to me from two weeks ago. According to my contract, I'm also owed 30-days pay, so they still owe me 3 paychecks (1 past due)...and I've got a house payment due tomorrow <grumble>.
After talking to some of my co-workers, they all agreed that I shouldn't have been let go, but it obviously isn't their decision. Some of my co-workers are scared as well that they might be next, and are looking into quitting if things don't change...I didn't realize how bad it was, and neither did they until the higher-ups ruined my Monday. We'll have to see where this turns out...
Regardless, I went down to one of the local employment agencies (Express Personnel), and they basically told me that nobody would hire me for the positions they had (all entry level) because I was overqualified and the employer would have to know that I would probably be looking for something else -- they don't want to hire somebody that's going to be contstantly trying to find a better job. So in other words, I'm screwed, as I'm in the fastest growing section of Oregon for a reason: EVERYBODY and their frickin' dog wants to live here (Deschutes County, the county I live in, is the 64th fastest growing county in the U.S. according to this article) . I've lived here my entire life, and I've been annoyed by the growth, but I love it here, and have a couple generations of family here, and I'm not about to give that up (especially with a baby).
Anyway, so far, no luck, but I'm back at editing the sites at my domains to see what I can do.
Thanks again for all your sympathy.
-orty
I telecommute on a full time basis (since our main office is in the midwest, and I'm in Oregon), and just got a lovely phone call from my boss...politely telling me that the company's in a bit of a crunch financially (isn't everybody?) and they've had to release some folks. And I'm fortunate enough to be on that list.
And to think I took this job because this was a financially stable company (they are, and will be around for a long time, just without me).
Granted, it's probably the best thing that could've happened to me, as I wasn't really happy there, but it just comes at a really bad time, financially.
What gets me the most is that our entire staff liked me and knew I did great work, and put in nothing but praise about me, but it was ultimately our CEO's decision (which sucks, as I don't think he's ever been fond of me). Even our CEO said that there were no complaints, but money talks (especially when you've got a business model that revolves around advertising).
So if anybody (preferbly Oregonians...I live in Bend) knows of anybody that's looking for a good web geek, with a journalism/newspaper background, with a ton of experience managing online news sites, PM me, email me, whatever
.Send PayPal donations to EDIT: Nevermind...it was a joke, but the mod's edited it anyway, so I'll just get rid of it.
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest...I'm off to the store to check the want-ads....
UPDATE (4/30): Still have yet to hear back from them as to when I'm going to get my check that's due to me from two weeks ago. According to my contract, I'm also owed 30-days pay, so they still owe me 3 paychecks (1 past due)...and I've got a house payment due tomorrow <grumble>.
After talking to some of my co-workers, they all agreed that I shouldn't have been let go, but it obviously isn't their decision. Some of my co-workers are scared as well that they might be next, and are looking into quitting if things don't change...I didn't realize how bad it was, and neither did they until the higher-ups ruined my Monday. We'll have to see where this turns out...
Regardless, I went down to one of the local employment agencies (Express Personnel), and they basically told me that nobody would hire me for the positions they had (all entry level) because I was overqualified and the employer would have to know that I would probably be looking for something else -- they don't want to hire somebody that's going to be contstantly trying to find a better job. So in other words, I'm screwed, as I'm in the fastest growing section of Oregon for a reason: EVERYBODY and their frickin' dog wants to live here (Deschutes County, the county I live in, is the 64th fastest growing county in the U.S. according to this article) . I've lived here my entire life, and I've been annoyed by the growth, but I love it here, and have a couple generations of family here, and I'm not about to give that up (especially with a baby).
Anyway, so far, no luck, but I'm back at editing the sites at my domains to see what I can do.
Thanks again for all your sympathy.
-orty
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