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07-27-2011, 08:43 PM
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| The Starter  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stephens City, VA
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| Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Sorry guys I am just posting this now, but I have been going through a tough past week and now finally have time to myself and can post about what is going on. I lost my job on Saturday the 16th of July, the day I got home from my anniversary trip with my wife. To make a long story short, my former company had a meeting in May where they told us we may be laid off / have a loss of work in November, so I started sending out applications and posting on job boards, etc. One of the companies i applied to had a no-soliciation agreement with my former company, so when my ex-company found out, they fired me for it. While this was going on, I had already been to two interviews with my company now, I was going out to interview during my lunch hour. I was fired on Saturday, was scheduled for a third and final interview this past Monday, and then last Friday, I was offered the position. After my ex-job paid me for my vacation I had left, I was paid for three days, unemployed for two, and went back to work just this Monday. Just wanted to say it was a scary time, and the thought of having no job and a wife was very scary. My heart goes out to anyone who is unemployed, or even worse if they are unemployed with a spouse or children. Thank God mine lasted only two days but I definatley feel for the people suffering right now. The hardest part for me was not knowing if I was going to get hired by the job I am at now!
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07-27-2011, 08:50 PM
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| Quietly Dominating the East  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday GLAD your problem saw a fast resolution!
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07-27-2011, 08:51 PM
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| \m/   Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40
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| Sounds like you landed on your feet pretty quickly, good luck! |
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07-27-2011, 08:56 PM
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| The Starter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stephens City, VA
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Thanks guys. I went from working for peanuts (10.00 an hour) at a hole in the wall place 55+ hours a week, to working for a major corporation for nearly twice the money, a steady 8 to 5 Monday thru Friday, No Weekends, Profit Sharing and all that good stuff. I am still beleiving I experienced a genuine miracle. thanks again for the well wishes.
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07-27-2011, 09:19 PM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 34
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Great story. glad things worked out in your favor. Good luck to you on your new endeavor.
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07-27-2011, 09:42 PM
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| Mad Men   Join Date: Feb 2004
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Man, that is scary. I've been there (was flying solo at the time) but that's awesome that you landed on your feet so quickly
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07-27-2011, 10:18 PM
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| Gamebreaker  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Norman, OK Age: 26
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Good Job Snake! Good luck
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07-28-2011, 07:31 AM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Good deal! I went thru similar crap eight years ago after being at the same place for 20 years. Congrats!
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07-28-2011, 10:21 AM
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| Living Legend   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 49
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Sounds great. |
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07-28-2011, 10:29 AM
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| Living Legend  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 30
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday glad to hear it! i just got out of the air force and just started looking, but i've got some moeny saved, staying with family etc, so not so bad right now 
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07-28-2011, 10:57 AM
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| I like big (_|_)s.  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lexington, Virginia Age: 31
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Awesome. Congrats man! Funny how things can go from crap to awesome that quick.
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07-28-2011, 11:52 AM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: baltimore
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Good to hear solid. I can relate, been having panic attacks lately myself due to financial stress. Driving a hour plus to and from work in a 12 yr old car with a broken AC, 2 cracks in the windshield, a tail light out, and 4 balled tires (62k miles on 40k mile warranty tires) with no spare, BGE leaving "subject to turnoff" notices, 7k miles past my service/oil change . . . but in opposite of you, i had a dream job interview close to baltimore that would pay me double . . . what did I do? I had to cancel when they said they do a driving and criminal background check . . . awesome. I am so proud of myself for the way I can consistently kick my own ass.
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07-28-2011, 12:09 PM
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| Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 49
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07-28-2011, 08:04 PM
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| The Starter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stephens City, VA
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Quote:
I was afraid that they would see all my other jobs on the background check and think i was hiding something, but alas nothing ever happened. I was also worried that when they went to verify my employment, they would get a bad reference from the job i got fired from. Now i dont know exactly how the background check works, or what it consists of, but i am leaning to beleive that it only checks for criminal records, court proceedings/judgements against me, and driving record, etc.. Either that or the person didn't care when they saw all the past jobs not on my application. I've had 10 jobs in 11 years, i know it looks bad, but 7 of those jobs were when i was in high school / college. I also had some at the same time being that they were part time. Since school was out in 2005, i've had 2 full-time jobs. One i was at for 3 months before moving to the last job i had, where i was at almost 6 years.. I do not like the idea of a background check, it gives them too much to discriminate on. If they eliminated background checks, everyone would be on an equal playing field divided into groups by education, work experience, etc.. The way it is now, someone may be much more qualified than me, but say they have a felony on their record from something stupid they did as a kid. (My friend 10th grade lit a mailbox on fire as a prank, he now is a felon for life) Because of that, i get the job that you really should have deserved.
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07-29-2011, 10:12 AM
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| Eternally Legendary  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 33
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| Re: Was Unemployed for 2 days, started new job on Monday Excellent! What I don't get is they fired you for looking for a new job after having told you there would be layoffs...man, you escaped a zoo for the insane. Best of luck at your new job.
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