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on the verge of being laid off

sippers - 1-11-2010 at 07:46 PM

i hate this tomorrow my company is destaffing big time not sure if i'll make this one or not doesn't look good no charge number after tomorrow.i hate this feeling,and my industry is dead as far as work goes in houston..hey steve ya need any art or apprentices in the printing world lol!!!

wez138 - 1-11-2010 at 08:33 PM

Sorry to hear that mate.


Nothing worse than waiting for bad news without any control over the outcome.

sippers - 1-11-2010 at 08:57 PM

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Sorry to hear that mate.


Nothing worse than waiting for bad news without any control over the outcome.

cheers!! not being in control of your fate sucks,and this reason is why i hate working for the man.this will be my 1st time to be laid off,and the feeling sucks..

wez138 - 1-11-2010 at 09:03 PM

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Sorry to hear that mate.


Nothing worse than waiting for bad news without any control over the outcome.

cheers!! not being in control of your fate sucks,and this reason is why i hate working for the man.this will be my 1st time to be laid off,and the feeling sucks..



I can understand! Happened to me twice now,one while i was in another country,you just gotta dust yourself off and think hey i give it ago and its outta my hands.

sippers - 1-11-2010 at 09:12 PM

may i ask what you do for a living? I'm an electrical designer for an petro chem firm in houston.the well is dry here in houston for that line of work.all the major plyers have laid off most of their staff alot of pepole are on the streets right now.the thing that sucks i might have to go back doing what i was before this for alot less.oh well things could be worse than they are gotta keep my chin up..

wez138 - 1-11-2010 at 09:26 PM

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may i ask what you do for a living? I'm an electrical designer for an petro chem firm in houston.the well is dry here in houston for that line of work.all the major plyers have laid off most of their staff alot of pepole are on the streets right now.the thing that sucks i might have to go back doing what i was before this for alot less.oh well things could be worse than they are gotta keep my chin up..



I was a chef for 12 years then went into care work,The two places i got laid off from was going down the drain (cheffing)
It's always a strange sense of pride though getting laid off,its only work but you dont wanna leave like this. (if you get me) I went into care work for a hell of alot less and it held more responsibility's and alot more stress. But i was happy,its just a case of finding either a middleground or completly changing your job.

Its your life.

BDx13 - 1-12-2010 at 01:43 AM

sorry to hear this sippers.
is it a done deal, or do you find out for sure tomorrow?
pulling for ya.

Jason the Magnificent - 1-12-2010 at 05:53 AM

Good luck man. My company had a day like that 6 or 7 years ago where they restructured things somewhat and a lot of people got the axe in one day. Everytime your phone rang you dreaded looking at the caller ID to see if it was an outside line or one of the admins. Terrible day.

sippers - 1-12-2010 at 09:53 AM

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sorry to hear this sippers.
is it a done deal, or do you find out for sure tomorrow?
pulling for ya.

well some good new this morning i might be relocated to the field for a couple more weeks which might buy me some time.i'll be in tusculoosa monday if all goes right..i'll post more info when i find out if not my next post will be a drunk post..

lifeisabitch - 1-12-2010 at 10:19 AM

my doors are always open,
I have space. and NOLA has a ton of job opportunities

sippers - 1-12-2010 at 10:44 AM

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my doors are always open,
I have space. and NOLA has a ton of job opportunities

thanks bro and i can do now is see how the cookie is going to crumble....

DAK - 1-13-2010 at 02:19 AM

Good luck dude.

morgan - 1-13-2010 at 03:25 AM

Shitty situation but best of luck man.

sippers - 1-13-2010 at 12:06 PM

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Shitty situation but best of luck man.

still hanging in looks like im going to land in alabama for a bit..

sippers - 1-21-2010 at 05:51 PM

it's official i've now entered the world of unemployment..i think i'm going to crank out some art in my downtime..

ShawnRefuse - 1-21-2010 at 06:12 PM

Art is good. Good luck man.

BDx13 - 1-21-2010 at 07:23 PM

sorry to hear that, sippers.
good luck on the hunt.

Discipline - 1-21-2010 at 07:54 PM

Shitty break Sippers. I hope you find something soon.

tireironsaint - 1-21-2010 at 08:08 PM

Looks like one of my jobs is disappearing out from under me too, I feel your pain Sippers. I'm starting to think this is a sign that I need to move on out of this fucking place. The massive, white out blizzard that's hitting us right now isn't really giving me a different idea either...

sippers - 1-21-2010 at 10:12 PM

the fucked up part about it is i took my blood pressure twice at krogers tonoght and it was normal for the 1st time in 5 yrs..i'm going to talk to bob tomorow for the 1st time in at least 5 yrs and pick up a pencil should be interesting the world has'nt seen art after sippers talked to bob only close friends they've ony seen art after i talked to buddy weiser..i'm all good and actually in great spirits usaully when the world shits on me im come out ahead,and in a better place.i'm drunk and thanks for all the kind words you guys are the best cheers...

wez138 - 1-21-2010 at 10:41 PM

Yeah,sorry to hear that mate,but at least you have something to focus on.

Just think of it as a fresh start,you'll be fine mate.

sippers - 1-21-2010 at 11:25 PM

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Yeah,sorry to hear that mate,but at least you have something to focus on.

Just think of it as a fresh start,you'll be fine mate.

cheers..my main problem for the next few weeks is find a way to stay sober...:baddevil:

wez138 - 1-21-2010 at 11:31 PM

I hear ya!

That's been one of my problems, i don't want to get into that trap where i think it's ok to get drunk because i'm out of work and bored.

But on a good note i have a interview tomorrow/today at 3:30pm.

sippers - 1-21-2010 at 11:52 PM

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I hear ya!

That's been one of my problems, i don't want to get into that trap where i think it's ok to get drunk because i'm out of work and bored.

But on a good note i have a interview tomorrow/today at 3:30pm.

good luck i'm going to be blitzed tomorow..saturday taking my girls 15 yr old to a sports convention for his b-day.we got a ticket for micheal oher from the blindside autograph it was 30 bucks to sign anything and the little dude loves the movie so it's going to be cool..to add to it joe montana,and john elway will be there signing better bet we will geek on distance shots with the legends sat will be a good day for sure a real family day..im stoked the 50 i'll spend will be priceless for the laughs we will share..better bet i'll post pics with me and joe montana in the back ground lol!!

wez138 - 1-22-2010 at 12:03 AM

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I hear ya!

That's been one of my problems, i don't want to get into that trap where i think it's ok to get drunk because i'm out of work and bored.

But on a good note i have a interview tomorrow/today at 3:30pm.

good luck i'm going to be blitzed tomorow..saturday taking my girls 15 yr old to a sports convention for his b-day.we got a ticket for micheal oher from the blindside autograph it was 30 bucks to sign anything and the little dude loves the movie so it's going to be cool..to add to it joe montana,and john elway will be there signing better bet we will geek on distance shots with the legends sat will be a good day for sure a real family day..im stoked the 50 i'll spend will be priceless for the laughs we will share..better bet i'll post pics with me and joe montana in the back ground lol!!



To be honest i don't know any of those people/names,but it sounds like your gonna have a blast.

But yeah post pictures,not enough people on here do that! (I don't mean in a b9 kind of way) I just mean in the look this is me having an awesome time way,plus its always good to put a face to the username.

(Ps i dont understand those names because i'm english)

sozzers.

sippers - 1-22-2010 at 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by wez138
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Originally posted by sippers
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Originally posted by wez138
I hear ya!

That's been one of my problems, i don't want to get into that trap where i think it's ok to get drunk because i'm out of work and bored.

But on a good note i have a interview tomorrow/today at 3:30pm.

good luck i'm going to be blitzed tomorow..saturday taking my girls 15 yr old to a sports convention for his b-day.we got a ticket for micheal oher from the blindside autograph it was 30 bucks to sign anything and the little dude loves the movie so it's going to be cool..to add to it joe montana,and john elway will be there signing better bet we will geek on distance shots with the legends sat will be a good day for sure a real family day..im stoked the 50 i'll spend will be priceless for the laughs we will share..better bet i'll post pics with me and joe montana in the back ground lol!!



To be honest i don't know any of those people/names,but it sounds like your gonna have a blast.

But yeah post pictures,not enough people on here do that! (I don't mean in a b9 kind of way) I just mean in the look this is me having an awesome time way,plus its always good to put a face to the username.

(Ps i dont understand those names because i'm english)

sozzers.
sorry it was the yank coming out in me..american football lengends..if it counts i did see some real football aberdeen vs. glasgow celtic in aberdeen in 97 the yank had a blast for sure...caught me some old el paso nachos at the match i was in heaven...