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Well, that’s that then
May. 2nd, 2025 11:15 amToday at 9AM the company management announced we were going out of business.
Today.
Before lunch.
Everyone. One HR and one manager will remain until Wednesday to close things out.
Two weeks severance. The folks in January got a month. Some folks are pretty mad about that.
I’m already on the phone with my old boss from the last place who’s pitching me consulting for one of his clients. We’ll see how that goes.
Today.
Before lunch.
Everyone. One HR and one manager will remain until Wednesday to close things out.
Two weeks severance. The folks in January got a month. Some folks are pretty mad about that.
I’m already on the phone with my old boss from the last place who’s pitching me consulting for one of his clients. We’ll see how that goes.
No April Fools
Apr. 1st, 2010 07:10 pmAt 7:36AM I put my badge up to the reader at worked and checked in as an official employee of Hamilton Storage Technologies.
While I might make more cash as a contractor, I’m happy to get slightly less cash and more benefits being a full employee.
While I might make more cash as a contractor, I’m happy to get slightly less cash and more benefits being a full employee.
More stars I do not want to see
Mar. 30th, 2010 08:39 pmI don’t hate everything about February and March, but they aren’t good months for me. If it is any consolation, I feel the same way about August and September
Today is one year since I lost my last full time job. While I’ve got another one impending, I still don’t have it yet.*
Yes, I have been consulting for 5 of those 12 months, so I can’t say I’ve been totally unemployed. But, it is the longest I’ve ever gone without a formal full time job since my first job as an engineer in 1986.
Part of me is not entirely unhappy that reports from that old job say things are not going great without me. I don’t wish them any ill. But, it doesn’t hurt my ego to hear the people I worked with day by day say “they were stupid to let you go.” And when I run into folks from the factory when I’m roaming about Worcester, they always come over and say “hi” to me.**
And, if they recover and do well, that’s just more of the product I designed for them out on the market. So, I hope they recover and do well.
But, I’m still not happy remembering being let go.
*I am told Thursday.
**I am contractually unable to say anything bad about the company management. So, I’m not.
Today is one year since I lost my last full time job. While I’ve got another one impending, I still don’t have it yet.*
Yes, I have been consulting for 5 of those 12 months, so I can’t say I’ve been totally unemployed. But, it is the longest I’ve ever gone without a formal full time job since my first job as an engineer in 1986.
Part of me is not entirely unhappy that reports from that old job say things are not going great without me. I don’t wish them any ill. But, it doesn’t hurt my ego to hear the people I worked with day by day say “they were stupid to let you go.” And when I run into folks from the factory when I’m roaming about Worcester, they always come over and say “hi” to me.**
And, if they recover and do well, that’s just more of the product I designed for them out on the market. So, I hope they recover and do well.
But, I’m still not happy remembering being let go.
*I am told Thursday.
**I am contractually unable to say anything bad about the company management. So, I’m not.
Daffy Duck
Dec. 2nd, 2009 07:26 pmI got an email with the subject “job interview request” today.
When I opened it up it was from Aflac. The supplemental insurance people with the duck in their ads. It says in there “I know your past experience may not have been focused on sales or insurance and you may not have considered a career in insurance sales, but some of our most successful associates had résumés just like yours.”
It is true. I never did think of putting my mechanical engineering degree and experience into selling insurance. I’m not at all sure that was an oversight.
I think I’ll skip their job fair. But, if any of you other folks who read this want to consider selling insurance, I can send you the info…
When I opened it up it was from Aflac. The supplemental insurance people with the duck in their ads. It says in there “I know your past experience may not have been focused on sales or insurance and you may not have considered a career in insurance sales, but some of our most successful associates had résumés just like yours.”
It is true. I never did think of putting my mechanical engineering degree and experience into selling insurance. I’m not at all sure that was an oversight.
I think I’ll skip their job fair. But, if any of you other folks who read this want to consider selling insurance, I can send you the info…
