My wife and I BOTH got laid off today...

[Ginsu Victim]

At least the severance package is decent, but I just came here to say....



That is all.  

[SNAAKE]

fits your name...................


(sorry to hear that..start looking right now)

[DaOld Man]

Man, sorry to hear that.
What kind of work were you in?

[jennifer]

             That it horrible, and both of you.. OMG.
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[pointdablame]

Wow, really sorry to hear that man.

I assume you both worked at the same company?  Or was it some sort of crazy unlikely coincidence?

[Hoopz]

That sucks Kirk.  I hope things get better for you two.

[Ginsu Victim]

fits your name...................


(sorry to hear that..start looking right now)

Luckily I have a friend who works for the unemployment office, so I went back to my desk after getting the news and IM'd him immediately. He's already on top of things and will hopefully be able to help out.

Man, sorry to hear that.
What kind of work were you in?

Thanks. We worked for a company that processed county clerk and court clerk records, among other things. We were imaging specialists, handling the QC of the records that were scanned and prepping them for indexing and archiving.

             That it horrible, and both of you.. OMG.
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Cheers.   

Wow, really sorry to hear that man.

I assume you both worked at the same company?  Or was it some sort of crazy unlikely coincidence?

Same company. We actually sat within a few feet of each other. Eight people total got the boot.

Damn, dude, sorry to hear it.   

Maybe this is your sign to pack up your crap and head south?

We JUST bought a house and have no plans of moving, but there ain't ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- around here, so who knows....

That sucks Kirk.  I hope things get better for you two.

Thanks, man. We're being pretty positive about it. At least the severance package includes 10 weeks of pay (for each of us), due to how long we worked there. That'll help.   

[wp34]

I've been there and it does suck.  It does get better though.  Hang in there.

[Ginsu Victim]

I've been there and it does suck.  It does get better though.  Hang in there.

At least now I have time to work on my pathetically low gamer score (in-between filling out applications and interviews, of course). 

Fun fact:
We share a car, because we both worked at the same place with the same hours.

Dammit.

[Ginsu Victim]

Oh, and they canceled Terriers on FX today. What a ---smurfy--- day.

[Mikezilla]

Everyone already said "damn that sucks", but I just wanted to share my feelings and say: Damn that sucks. Dont worry, youll get back on your feet. Who knows, maybe Terriers will be back on one day.  

[javeryh]

Wow dude - that is horrible.  What kind of a-holes are in charge where you were?  Didn't they know that firing BOTH of you was going to cause a major hardship for your family???  Unreal.  Hopefully you will find something soon...

[shateredsoul]

more time for gaming! yeah!

j/k even when ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- looks bad something works out. Just pull on your connections, think back to random people you met who mentioned working at places you could apply, you'll do fine.

You could move out to California! and pay rent instead of affording a house! or go back to school! dunno.. although the financial part sucks, having options is sort of cool

[Vigo]

Yep, most the time some good will come out of this change, as long as you are willing to take a positive perspective. You might get different jobs that might be rather refreshing, or get that kick in the pants to get you to start a business of your own. Whatever happens, make the most out of your situation. In 2009, my wife lost her job, after about a year of searching for a job with no luck, we decided not to mope about it and get on with our lives. We are about to have our first kid in a few weeks. I may be the most broke I have ever been in my life, stuck working long hours at a job I hate for little pay, and have another mouth to feed soon, but I have to say that I am really happy right now, and I don't think I would looking forward to my first if not for my wife losing her job.

  Stick positive, there's a silver lining!

[hyiu]

I'm sorry to hear that...

my company also did a round of layoff last week.  well, for now, I still have a job.
(I work as a pgrmmer in a bank.)

then a couple days later, my friend's company also announced a round of layoff.

WTH is wrong with all these companies laying off ppl just when holiday season starts ??
ohh... its thxgiving time.... when everyone is trying to celebrate... let's lay some ppl off ?!?!?!?!
I really don't understand....
although there's no good time for this... but it seems like this is the freaking worst time...

anyways, stay positive, start looking, and good luck.

[Ginsu Victim]

It's now because they lost the courts in Oklahoma, which is like 50% of their revenue. We weren't shocked when the lay-offs happened, just that it was both of us (which I made sure and gave our boss ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- over). They are dissolving our department and focusing on their payroll and indexing software.

[jennifer]

         Indexing software you say?...... Hmmmmm, programers?, work from home? payroll?  Yes, Yes I"m starting to see a pattern here.

[CheffoJeffo]

I thought I had a ---smurfy--- day yesterday ... wait, I did have a ---smurfy--- day yesterday ... but not as ---smurfy---.

Sorry to hear about it K.

 

[drventure]

Stinks, and esp both of you at the same time. Heartless.

But, companies still need to fill vacancies around the holidays, and most people would rather just take the time off than hunt for a job, so that means a little better outlook anyway. Start looking and you should be able to pickup something fairly quickly.

Good luck!

[HaRuMaN]

Something something something eggs something something basket...

Seriously, though.  That sucks.   

[Ginsu Victim]

Damn.....filing for unemployment sucks. The questions are so stupid.

Something something something eggs something something basket...

Seriously, though.  That sucks.   

[Benevolance]

You worked at the same place, with the same hours, in a backroom with your wife, surrounded by all sorts of imaging equipment, and the best you could get fired for was "the company is downsizing because they lost an important client"? I'm either terribly disappointed that you weren't doing what you should have been doing, or terribly impressed that you didn't get caught.

But seriously, unemployment sucks. Hopefully you both find something quickly.

[Frigo]

Man, that really sucks. Here's hoping you get back on your feet ASAP.

[saint]

Bad news bad timing, sorry to hear it

[Malenko]

if you need anything, well other then a job, let me know.

[Ginsu Victim]

Breaking Bad is showing me why some ideas are bad ideas.