[rescue] 2 masters degrees, 25+ years experience, and LAID OFF

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Could be worse.  Security could walk you to the door and 
tell you they will send you your things.  Some companies 
on the east coast do that because they are afraid that 
every employee has a virus/worm that can be activated 
with a certain key sequence.   The education field is no 
better.  Tenure ain't worth poop and they train catberts 
at central office.
My advice is also be able to do something else just to 
get some money in.  I worked in factory for two years 
between teaching jobs.  Selling lawn chairs at Home 
Depot is better than having no money at all.
This is the time where I wish I had a company so I could 
hire all of the talent I see here. 
> >
> >
> >It was bound to happen some day.  The warnings were all over the place. 
> >Reduced earnings, sales off, and then the company imposed a manditory 5%
> >pay cut.  And this happened just after my divorce (February) through which
> >I lost half my wealth  I put the remaining cash into a house in which my
> >son and I now live.
> >
> 
> I got trashed from a job pretty horribly.
> 
> Came in one morning and checked my voicemail - had one from my boss,
> telling me I was gone.  Pretty classy.
> 
> Now I run my own business and quite frankly won't be buying a Porsche in
> 1:1 scale anytime soon.  I DO have a Ferrari, in 1:40 scale though :-)
> 
> My suggestion is to find work at something, just to keep your head above
> water (something I didn't do during the lean months and should have).  You
> won't feel quite so desperate and the money won't go away quite so quickly.
> Plus it will feel "normal" to have something to do.
> 
> Then strategize like heck.  You're a smart guy, you'll figure it out.  When
> I walked out the last day I felt pretty bad about it.  Now I realize that
> the people who let me go got what they deserved - look at RVST's stock
> price if you want to know.
> 
> Good luck...
> 
> Cordially
> --
> Patrick Giagnocavo
> patrick at zill.net
> Web Hosting:  http://www.zill.net/
> 
> 
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