Goin' into early retirement....

[Tsunami]

if you can survive on unemployment benefits its great! I don't have a mortgage or a car payment so my expenses aren't too bad.

When the economy went down the tubes and my company stopped putting money into advertising, my commission checks got cut in half and our restructured comp plan F* us in the ass, i was praying to get let go. Thank goodness they finally got me the last round of layoffs before they shut down.

The people that wanted to stay were the ones that sucked anyway and weren't making much to begin with.

Enjoy your time off!

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yea we do! Sheesh, between my unemployment, sub pay and the money I save NOT going to work, I'm actually better off! No bs.

Same here, the kicker was when we took my son out of daycare and saved another $600 a month. As long as my wife is doing good at work then we're making more money than when I was working.
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[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Same here, the kicker was when we took my son out of daycare and saved another $600 a month. As long as my wife is doing good at work then we're making more money than when I was working.

It's sad in a way but it's true. Sometimes it makes more sense to sit on your ass!

['73 H1 Triple]

Originally Posted by neebelung

In the meantime, I'm gonna go visit my parents later this week (first thing my Dad said when I called them was "If I send you a plane ticket, will you come out for a few days?" so I figured this is as good a time as any.. though I'd imagine West Texas is blasted hot this time of year )

So to my early (albeit temporary) retirement.

Go visit your parents, they're not going to be around forever ( my dad died 10 years ago and I would love to have one more visit)

You all set for health insurance during your time off?

Enjoy your time off and good luck with your eventual job search

Jeff

[zed]

sorry to hear that Neebs.

I thought mine was going to be over this month, I had two interviews for a job I have 4 years experience doing. I didn't get called back and they didn't return my call when I called about it.

I still have a couple months of unemployment left so I'm not that worried yet and like Tigg and Kaneman have said, I'm not doing as bad as I thought I was going to be. I'm still doing some scrap metal and a make some cash helping cleaning a bar on the weekends.

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Congrats(?) on the time off
And be careful out in West Texas.
Weird is in the water.

Truth!!

Sorry about getting laid off.. hopefully you can find something soon!

And hey, Central Texas isn't tooooo terribly far from West Texas.. We have beer. And a track. Not necessarily in that order.

[marko138]

It's never the people who should get cut, ie: managers.

[Amorok]

Sorry Neebs. Too bad the douchebag ration went up at your expense.

[Particle Man]

sorry to hear - at least have some fun while you're out lookin for another place to work

[Angee]

Sorry to hear! We've had a few more friends in the last couple of weeks on other boards put in the same situation...Some at their jobs 20+ years! I hope you find something soon, but while you're out, at least try to find some enjoyment in the time off.