Tomorrow (Friday the 13th) is Black Friday at my Job

[Sensei Melei]

Tomorrow, Friday the 13th is going to be "Black Friday" at my job. They announced on Monday that there will be 450 positions cut this Friday, from custodians to Administration, no on is safe.

The department heads were told to trim their budget by 35% and submit their budgets this past Monday.

I'm debating if I should take the day off or come in to see the fireworks. They send Security up here to escort you out around here...

[Jamie 3:26]

I heard about that on the news earlier this week.I thought about ya.I hope things are cool on ya end bruh.I hope no one goes crazy up there man.

[JR JAM]

Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
They send Security up here to escort you out around here... That's the same crap they do at my workplace. mad1.gif

[Sensei Melei]

might need that gat from ya!

[Sensei Melei]

It's 10:40am and all is quiet...eerily quiet.
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[Sensei Melei]

They switched it to today (Monday). We're gonna find out who gets the axe sometime today.

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[Jamie 3:26]

It's always Friday or Monday... AR15firing.gif

[Sensei Melei]

The axe got two already...I'm still standing

[Jamie 3:26]

Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
The axe got two already...I'm still standing Good to hear....

[Sensei Melei]

One more gone from our unit...

[RX]

the day's almost over...it's looking positive... graemlins/thumbsup.gif

[Koffy Brown]

Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
One more gone from our unit... shouldn't you be somewhere hiding so they can't find you...

what's going on? are you still standing or what?

[däp]

you will be retained and possibly promoted.

[E-Phi]

use one of the many Nu Bang Clan styles to ward off the axe and redirect it to the wielder.

[liL Ray]

Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
The axe got two already...I'm still standing Good to hear.... </font>[/QUOTE]...or bad to hear, depending on your persepective.

[E-Phi]

Originally posted by liL Ray:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
The axe got two already...I'm still standing Good to hear.... </font>[/QUOTE]...or bad to hear, depending on your persepective. </font>[/QUOTE]True dat!

[Jamie 3:26]

Originally posted by E-Phi:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by liL Ray:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
The axe got two already...I'm still standing Good to hear.... </font>[/QUOTE]...or bad to hear, depending on your persepective. </font>[/QUOTE]True dat! </font>[/QUOTE]True.I meant good to hear he's still standing.It's not good for anyone to lose a job.

[mhd]

Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by E-Phi:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by liL Ray:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by JAMIE 3:26:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
The axe got two already...I'm still standing Good to hear.... </font>[/QUOTE]...or bad to hear, depending on your persepective. </font>[/QUOTE]True dat! </font>[/QUOTE]True.I meant good to hear he's still standing.It's not good for anyone to lose a job. </font>[/QUOTE]it's good if you let me negotiate your severance package!

[ibddj]

well Gregg I hope your still standing,My Familys business was forced to lay everyone off today. After 14 succesful years the economic situation has totally wiped our business out. This will be the last week I will get paid, as I will be here with my parents for a few weeks after making sure everything ends well.

[mhd]

Originally posted by ibddj:
well Gregg I hope your still standing,My Familys business was forced to lay everyone off today. After 14 succesful years the economic situation has totally wiped our business out. This will be the last week I will get paid, as I will be here with my parents for a few weeks after making sure everything ends well. sorry to hear that, what type of business did your family have?

[ibddj]

Originally posted by mhd:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by ibddj:
well Gregg I hope your still standing,My Familys business was forced to lay everyone off today. After 14 succesful years the economic situation has totally wiped our business out. This will be the last week I will get paid, as I will be here with my parents for a few weeks after making sure everything ends well. sorry to hear that, what type of business did your family have? </font>[/QUOTE]We had an Office Furniture Dealership, that provided top notch furniture to places like Bank one, baxter healthcare, and many more top 500 companies.

[Bill Blake]

Oh dont worry sensei its more important that we rebuild Iraq (after it was so important to go over there) than to rebuild the American economy.

You will just have to lose your job like everyone else and thank God that Bush is protecting you from evil terrorist.

[mhd]

Originally posted by ibddj:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by ibddj:
well Gregg I hope your still standing,My Familys business was forced to lay everyone off today. After 14 succesful years the economic situation has totally wiped our business out. This will be the last week I will get paid, as I will be here with my parents for a few weeks after making sure everything ends well. sorry to hear that, what type of business did your family have? </font>[/QUOTE]We had an Office Furniture Dealership, that provided top notch furniture to places like Bank one, baxter healthcare, and many more top 500 companies. </font>[/QUOTE]wow, man, i'm really sorry to hear that, that is a great business especially in boom years, private sector clients and government/military contracts could be a nice mix. Good luck, i know you learned a helluva lot during that 14 year run, hopefully you and your family will bounce back soon, and better than ever. I'm sure you know that there are some pretty savvy folks right here on the dhp, stay up

[liL Ray]

Originally posted by ibddj:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by ibddj:
well Gregg I hope your still standing,My Familys business was forced to lay everyone off today. After 14 succesful years the economic situation has totally wiped our business out. This will be the last week I will get paid, as I will be here with my parents for a few weeks after making sure everything ends well. sorry to hear that, what type of business did your family have? </font>[/QUOTE]We had an Office Furniture Dealership, that provided top notch furniture to places like Bank one, baxter healthcare, and many more top 500 companies. </font>[/QUOTE]Steelcase furniture?

[ibddj]

Originally posted by liL Ray:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by ibddj:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by mhd:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by ibddj:
well Gregg I hope your still standing,My Familys business was forced to lay everyone off today. After 14 succesful years the economic situation has totally wiped our business out. This will be the last week I will get paid, as I will be here with my parents for a few weeks after making sure everything ends well. sorry to hear that, what type of business did your family have? </font>[/QUOTE]We had an Office Furniture Dealership, that provided top notch furniture to places like Bank one, baxter healthcare, and many more top 500 companies. </font>[/QUOTE]Steelcase furniture? </font>[/QUOTE]no it was a Herman Miller dealership. Well last year I started my own business doing custom home audio/video and building home theaters, sothats what I will be doing full time once we get all pending accounts taking care of. I've been doing a few audio video jobs on the side for a while and have a few big proposal's in the works so hopefully by the end of the summer I'll have a few big jobs under my belt.
My Brother in Law owns a Steelcase dealership in Detroit, he's doing pretty good cause of his contracts with GM and Ford. But alot of companies have been struggling the past couple of years, especially after the rise and fall of dot com companies folding. Thats what really got us messed up. A few of our client went bankrupt owing us alot of money. But thanks for the love yall.

[däp]

melei,

sound off.

[Sensei Melei]

Black Monday rolled over into Black Tuesday...

In the end, we lost four people from our unit. Some had 20+ years, some less than 10, some just hired recently.

I'm still standing though. I stayed above the radar this time, subtly reminding them fo how I developed the unit's entire web site, had it chosen as a model for the system, produced two publications this year so far, and found computers to donate to some schools and after school programs.

The budget still hasn't been approved (July 1) so anything is possible. We already lost our cost of living increases for the second year in a row, but I'm not complaining, considering the alternative.

I've lost jobs before, but stakes is high now. House, wife, condo, BILLS, BILLS, BILLS.

[Jamie 3:26]

Just stay positive brother.

[Sensei Melei]

Look out for the return of "Hustle Man"

[Sensei Melei]

Just got hit with a %15 salary reduction or a visit to the unemployment office.

I took the hit...still employed though!

Good or Bad???

[Red D]

Bad but better than worse...

Keep the faith, maybe you'll get a rise more easily now? smile.gif

RD

[Discogoddess]

Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
Just got hit with a %15 salary reduction or a visit to the unemployment office.

I took the hit...still employed though!

Good or Bad??? Good in that you still have Plan A (current job) while you decide to implement or create Plan B (whatever you would really like to do). I'd touch up the resume and start looking, just in case. People always want to hire someone with a job, but once you lose a gig, it's much harder to find one...boy oh boy did my husband and I find this out the hard way last year!

God speed to you and your current and now former colleagues! smile.gif

[Rudy Jordan]

Glad to hear that you are still employed, brotha.

Peace

[Jamie 3:26]

You just have to be thanful G.Some folks didn't get an option.Stay strong bruh..

[mhd]

Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
Just got hit with a %15 salary reduction or a visit to the unemployment office.

I took the hit...still employed though!

Good or Bad??? good if you heed the warning and start/expand your entrepreneurial efforts, bad if continue on the status quo

[Sensei Melei]

Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
Look out for the return of "Hustle Man" "Hustle Man" is coming soon to a party near you...

[mhd]

why not see if they will hire you as a consultant, its cheaper for them, since they won't have to pay you any benefits, and you can make more money and market yourself to other similar companies. plus, you buy your own benefits package and the cost becomes a tax deduction,

[Sensei Melei]

Originally posted by mhd:
why not see if they will hire you as a consultant, its cheaper for them, since they won't have to pay you any benefits, and you can make more money and market yourself to other similar companies. plus, you buy your own benefits package and the cost becomes a tax deduction, Hustle Man plan exposed...

[Sensei Melei]

The axe is still swinging...

18 of 47 people from our unit are gone and our budget has been reduced by like $3.8M and these fools still aint't through. The ne wthing now is they are voting on the budget today (June 25) and let people know before the 4th if they still have a job or not.

I guess now is NOT a good time to ask for a raise?

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[SPG]

Know the feeling Greg. My company's going through the same thing. We'll probably be laying off at the beginning of our fiscal year (July). Most of the people being hit are "non-customer facing" positions (IT, HR, Travel, Adminstrative positions, & hopefully some fat exec. mgmt types etc...).

I've been told I'm cool but you never know.

Hang in there guy!!

SPG

[bigg donn a.k.a bigg donn]

Hey 1010 !! Where do you work?? Because my wife is going through the same thing at her job.
(NORTHERN TRUST)

[mattymatt]

the fact that he didn't write back is not a good sign...

[Sensei Melei]

I work for the Board of Education in downtown Chicago.

Like LTD said, "I'm holding on..."

Barely!

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