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Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3319 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-11 05:57:41
December 11 2008 05:57 GMT
#1
I got laid off from my job. Permanent Lay off. Sucks. Me and about 50 other People.

Depressed.

On a side not, my bank [CIBC] gave me back the $2000 that was stolen from me.

김택용 Fighting!
paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13196 Posts
December 11 2008 05:58 GMT
#2
invest it in stocks

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GGQ
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada2653 Posts
December 11 2008 06:06 GMT
#3
Now you can pay a few more months of rent while you find a new job! Yay!
CaucasianAsian
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
Korea (South)11575 Posts
December 11 2008 06:06 GMT
#4
sucks what kinda job was it?
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KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14893 Posts
December 11 2008 06:07 GMT
#5
sucks man, sorry to hear
Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3319 Posts
December 11 2008 06:10 GMT
#6
It was a job in the autombile industry. Well, I will go on un-employment insurance for 9 months and I can live off that and once that finishes, I have enough money saved that I can live off that for another 12 months.
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
December 11 2008 06:11 GMT
#7
Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
December 11 2008 06:19 GMT
#8
When are you going to get another job then? It isn't wise to live off your savings.
motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
December 11 2008 06:22 GMT
#9
On December 11 2008 15:19 Salv wrote:
When are you going to get another job then? It isn't wise to live off your savings.

I think he will be looking for another job the whole time, but he has money for an emergency.
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Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3319 Posts
December 11 2008 06:23 GMT
#10
I will be looking for another job while I am living off unemployment but I will be focusing on studying. If I don't have a job in 9 months (a decent one), then I will really start to look very hard for one.
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Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
December 11 2008 06:24 GMT
#11
On December 11 2008 15:22 motbob wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 11 2008 15:19 Salv wrote:
When are you going to get another job then? It isn't wise to live off your savings.

I think he will be looking for another job the whole time, but he has money for an emergency.


I know for a fact that the money he has saved is saved for a specific purpose; this not being it.
ilovejonn
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada2548 Posts
December 11 2008 06:25 GMT
#12
become a progamer
Snowflakes in January, Heart warm like February, I wouldn't ordinarily..
Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3319 Posts
December 11 2008 06:29 GMT
#13
Now, I can play Starcraft for 2 years straight without having to worry about work. A+ go go
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il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
December 11 2008 06:31 GMT
#14
Whats the difference between lay off and fired? Anyway, sorry about it
thunk
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States6233 Posts
December 11 2008 06:36 GMT
#15
On December 11 2008 15:31 il0seonpurpose wrote:
Whats the difference between lay off and fired? Anyway, sorry about it


Laid off implies that is was systemic, ie it was part of the economy or a re-organization or something. Fired implies that you, and only you got fired and it was because of something you did (or didn't do, more likely).

Yea, hard times for the auto industry. But the US big three have been making terrible terrible business decisions lately.
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funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9374 Posts
December 11 2008 06:37 GMT
#16
You can still work your shit off right now, and by the time StarCraft II comes out, you'll be rich as fuck and can retire and PLay it for the rest of your life :D?

YES?!
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Straylight
Profile Joined March 2008
Canada706 Posts
December 11 2008 06:37 GMT
#17
I figure laid off is more due to company being unable to support so many employees or are overstaffed or whatever.

Getting fired is when you (the employee) fucks up.
It felt like gravity.
Yaqoob
Profile Blog Joined March 2005
Canada3319 Posts
December 11 2008 07:09 GMT
#18
On December 11 2008 15:37 Straylight wrote:
I figure laid off is more due to company being unable to support so many employees or are overstaffed or whatever.

Getting fired is when you (the employee) fucks up.

That's about the best definition that I could give.
김택용 Fighting!
nemY
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States3119 Posts
December 11 2008 07:26 GMT
#19
On December 11 2008 15:29 Yaqoob wrote:
Now, I can play Starcraft for 2 years straight without having to worry about work. A+ go go


Good to know you can see the bright side of anything ;D
capek
Profile Joined September 2008
United States585 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-11 07:27:24
December 11 2008 07:27 GMT
#20
another victim of michigan's failing auto's?
man good luck to you.

edit: crap, you're canadian.
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
December 11 2008 08:13 GMT
#21
On December 11 2008 15:29 Yaqoob wrote:
Now, I can play Starcraft for 2 years straight without having to worry about work. A+ go go

That's the primary reason why battle.net must stay free of charge.
Do you really want chat rooms?
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
December 11 2008 08:16 GMT
#22
Don't worry man. 9 months is plenty of time to find another job.

Don't let this bring you down that much, and just focus on living your life like you were. Get your resume out, and spend maybe half an hour a day looking for another job. Things will fall into place.

That's my advise.
Salv
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada3083 Posts
December 11 2008 08:50 GMT
#23
On December 11 2008 16:27 capek wrote:


edit: crap, you're canadian.


Oh, i've heard that before.
Duke
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States1106 Posts
December 11 2008 12:08 GMT
#24
my Aunt was laid off. luckily her husband brings in most of their income, but still, she was great at what she did and it didn't matter one bit.
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