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boeman

10-16-2006, 07:11 PM

I left a job of 6 years to take this job after being told about all the deals the company had going on. Friday, I discovered that the main deal they talked up hadn't happened yet, and the company they were making this half million dollar deal (starting cash) with a continual pouring in of cash had backed out.  After 11 weeks of work, they let me go (along with a little over half of the company).I feel a bit used and violated over this... The biggest problem, I'm getting married this Saturday. What a way to start my marriage... unemployed and completely stressed out.There are 2 reasons I left my previous job. I was WAYYY underpaid for my experience and skill set. I was very overworked with the one client I worked with 95% of my time (and this circles back into the underpaid part).  These 2 factors led to me being so stressed that I was starting to develop health problems that had seriously lesseed in the last 11 weeks. I'll be honest, I'm still less stressed now than I was for the last 6 months I was at my previous job.   I just needed to vent a bit, I'm not really looking for sympathy, just an unbiased ear to lay my problems on.

FUNKMAN

10-16-2006, 07:36 PM

sorry to hear it Boeman! no matter how macho a person might be i believe everyone feels rejected when getting laid off. especially people that 'cared' for and took 'pride' in their work.it's a situation that was out of your hands so don't get down on yourself. all you can do is move forward and make things better.keep your chin up

FezPaul

10-16-2006, 07:42 PM

You had the balls and sense to leave a place that was screwing you over.6 years with one company looks good on a resume'.No one will fault you for your new company screwing the pooch.Stay loose dude, you'll land on your feet.

furie

10-16-2006, 07:57 PM

what field are you in?

boeman

10-16-2006, 08:05 PM

Thanks for the very well written words of encouragement. I'm very lucky to have a woman in my life who is supportive of me in this ordeal, not to mention all of the friends and family who have tried to make this as easy as it can be. I'm a bit concerned of the possibility of this happening again. I watched the company I was working at nearly fold in 2001, but put all my effort into helping the company stay afloat. I don't think I could go through either scenario again (in the near future) and keep the last shred of my sanity. I'm lucky enough that Kansas City is a large enough technical hub to have a fairly large job market with my skills. Even luckier that there are some large corporations looking for people with my knowledge. I never wanted to go back to the corporate world, but I think it may be my best bet. I'm afraid I'll be saying goodbye to the years of driving to work in little traffic though, I'll probably end up stuck in the rush hour crap now.

boeman

10-16-2006, 08:06 PM

furie wrote: what field are you in? I'm a programmer. SQL, VB & C#.NET. Most of my experience is in web applications.

johnniewalker

10-16-2006, 08:10 PM

boeman wrote: furie wrote: what field are you in? I'm a programmer. SQL, VB & C#.NET. Most of my experience is in web applications. Have you been looking recently?  Is it tough in the Kansas City area?  I got out of school with a CS degree and had a bit of luck in Chicago.  I love Kansas City though.  C# and .Net are very sought after skills especially after 4-5 years of experience.  Hit monster hard.  Good luck and Herm Edwards has ruined my favorite team.  At least I have my cornhuskers.

FUNKMAN

10-16-2006, 08:16 PM

boeman wrote:  I'm lucky enough that Kansas City  just a small side question. is there still a Colgate Plant in Kansas City?thanks!

boeman

10-17-2006, 06:08 AM

johnniewalker wrote: boeman wrote: furie wrote: what field are you in? I'm a programmer. SQL, VB & C#.NET. Most of my experience is in web applications. Have you been looking recently?  Is it tough in the Kansas City area?  I got out of school with a CS degree and had a bit of luck in Chicago.  I love Kansas City though.  C# and .Net are very sought after skills especially after 4-5 years of experience.  Hit monster hard.    It doesn't seem like it's going to be too hard to find a job.   FUNKMAN wrote:  boeman wrote:  I'm lucky enough that Kansas City  just a small side question. is there still a Colgate Plant in Kansas City?thanks!As far as I know, it was shut down.

Tenbatsuzen

10-18-2006, 11:33 AM

Boeman, sorry for your troubles... When you get back, I'd recommend looking at headhunters for temp gigs while you look for the right fit... also, when you interview, I'd advise that you handle the previous situation with kid gloves... don't say that "they screwed me" or something - just be diplomatic, saying it wasn't the right opportunity or perhaps something about "upper management" - so you don't look like the problem (to them) Congrats on your impending nuptials.

boeman

10-18-2006, 04:04 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: Boeman, sorry for your troubles... When you get back, I'd recommend looking at headhunters for temp gigs while you look for the right fit... also, when you interview, I'd advise that you handle the previous situation with kid gloves... don't say that "they screwed me" or something - just be diplomatic, saying it wasn't the right opportunity or perhaps something about "upper management" - so you don't look like the problem (to them) Congrats on your impending nuptials. Thanks for the advice. I think I have the situation handled, it's tough to say that "it wasn't the right oppertunity". If you saw my resume from before I started at the employer before the last, you'd understand. Let's just say I was immature and hopped jobs quite a bit. I've been telling possible employers that "I am looking for long term employment, the only reason I took the job was because I believed it to be the fit I was looking for, unfortunately for myself and the company that hired me a deal fell through that they were counting on for the success of the project that I was brought on to lead. My only concern is that I find employment where both myself and the company benifit mutually." The only good thing that came from my job hopping is that it honed my interviewing skills to a science. Even with all the stress (and the perpetual headache this week has caused) I've been able to keep my head on straight when needed the most. Thanks, I hope these changes in my life turn out for the best.

LordJezo

10-19-2006, 05:51 AM

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