WayneLigon
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I think he did right by burning that bridge. Nothing seems to be as cowardly, petty, double-dealing, self-destructive and vindictive as a newpaper publisher unless it's a comic-book publisher.
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Utrecht
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He should never have sent that e-mail.
Putting opinions about your employer in writing is an exceptionally dangerous and short sited thing to do as Mr. Anderson learned - and I think that given the fact that the editorial cartoonist market has become even more closed - his bridge burning was even more poorly conceived.
He should have simply sent out a e-mail stating that he will miss folks and that he wishes everyone the best.
And then VERBALLY communicated his displeasure.
Putting opinions about your employer in writing is an exceptionally dangerous and short sited thing to do as Mr. Anderson learned - and I think that given the fact that the editorial cartoonist market has become even more closed - his bridge burning was even more poorly conceived.
He should have simply sent out a e-mail stating that he will miss folks and that he wishes everyone the best.
And then VERBALLY communicated his displeasure.
Baron Von StarBlade
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KDLadage said:
Yeah, but didn't a few years back the NBC Brass pass good ole Dave over when they were replacing Johnny Carson as host of the Tonight Show?
MaxKaladin
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TiQuinn said:
Well, minus the fact that I don't have a family and its only been 11 months, that's the situation I'm in. Of course, that last job only lasted six months and was a big step back from what I had been doing before, but when I took it I didn't feel I could be picky having been unemployed for eight months at that time and needed the income. Overall, it's been two years since I had a good job. I'm absolutly certain that its a recession.
With that in mind, I find that guys cartoon rather telling. Why? Because for all that time, people have been telling me there is no recession and that there are plenty of jobs out there. My state employment agency even has the gall to tell me there is a shortage of IT people (That's my field -- you'd think in a shortage employers would relax the impossible requirements they have for hiring IT people but they're only getting more stringent.). The one thing all the people who have been telling me all this stuff have in common is that they all have jobs. I think the guy is commenting on the fact that a lot of people in this country are desperately trying to deny that there is a problem (and if there is no problem, they don't have to worry about fixing it or helping the people who are affected by it.) It's only when confronted with the reality of the situaton (be getting put on the street themselves) that they open their eyes and stop trying to pretend there isn't a recession.
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This thread's skirting on the political side of life, and I trust that we'll all avoid that.
Good, got that out of the way. I'm at 8 months of the first period, Max, and that temptation to take another job in the field is tempting. I'm going to shy from that, though, and try to re-invent myself entirely. There's obviously no call for me in the IT market in Chicago (or Boston, SF, Denver, Atlanta, Phoenix, etc.) so I'm just going to retrain for something that I think I'll like more.
We knew at my former company that we were going under for more than a year and a half before I got let go. That means I've been looking for gainful employment for two years and 3 months. When it takes that long, there's a recession.
This thread's skirting on the political side of life, and I trust that we'll all avoid that.
Good, got that out of the way. I'm at 8 months of the first period, Max, and that temptation to take another job in the field is tempting. I'm going to shy from that, though, and try to re-invent myself entirely. There's obviously no call for me in the IT market in Chicago (or Boston, SF, Denver, Atlanta, Phoenix, etc.) so I'm just going to retrain for something that I think I'll like more.
We knew at my former company that we were going under for more than a year and a half before I got let go. That means I've been looking for gainful employment for two years and 3 months. When it takes that long, there's a recession.
Hatchling Dragon
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Dinkeldog said:
Just a thought, but have you checked into Minnesota as a possible place of employment? I heard, a while back (ie: couple+ years) that we were a booming "IT Mecca", or some such non-sense. With experience behind you you might find something you like, or at least are willing to do.
And the fact that this would make you a Minnesota DM in search of players *ahem*, well that never influenced my decision to mention this! Honest! It is however a very happy thought I intend to keep alive until you say "What, move to the "Great White North? How insane are you?!".
Oh yah, three words to help you decide: Mall of America
Hatchling Dragon
Squire James
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gripe
The way my job-hunting has gone the last 2 years, I would probably had applied for a plant-watering position. The only problem would be that the position would undoubtedly require 2-3 years of experience watering plants for high-ranking executives. Watering plants for middle management is not good enough. Also, you'd need to somehow ferret out the hiring manager's personal phone line, otherwise your resume will be blurred/buried with the 499 other people who applied for the same job.
I've found that doing a global replacement of "plant watering" with just about any job that does not involve outbound sales still yields a true statement.
As for Moving North (or any other direction), well, the house payment for my 3/2 is lower than the national average rent for an efficiency apartment! So I'm understandably reluctant to relocate.
/gripe
The way my job-hunting has gone the last 2 years, I would probably had applied for a plant-watering position. The only problem would be that the position would undoubtedly require 2-3 years of experience watering plants for high-ranking executives. Watering plants for middle management is not good enough. Also, you'd need to somehow ferret out the hiring manager's personal phone line, otherwise your resume will be blurred/buried with the 499 other people who applied for the same job.
I've found that doing a global replacement of "plant watering" with just about any job that does not involve outbound sales still yields a true statement.
As for Moving North (or any other direction), well, the house payment for my 3/2 is lower than the national average rent for an efficiency apartment! So I'm understandably reluctant to relocate.
/gripe
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