Forum Settings
       
« Previous 1 2
Reply To Thread

So I think I lost my job today...Follow

#1 Sep 02 2004 at 9:00 PM Rating: Decent
**
746 posts
So, I work in a factory, major supplier of rubber and plastic fuel and brake hose, for virtually every car company you can imagine.

Used to be a pretty cool job. As long as you made production, you could clown around, have fun, no worries.

About a year ago, the plant manager(pretty cool guy all around, imo) got a promotion.

Imagine our surprise when the second coming of Hitler was assigned to replace him.

This guy's first task (other than making all the flunkies lives as miserable as possible), was to start outsourcing.

Which he has. Last week, two departments, around 60 people total, were informed that their jobs were being sent to Mexico, and that they would be "re-distributed" throughout the plant.

Of those 60 people, I believe the one with the lowest seniority has 25+ years in. So it looks like johnnyhammer(5 years), who begged, kicked, and struggled so hard to get on day shift, probably will be punted off to midnights, or worse, afternoons.

Fine. It's still a job, right? I can handle it.

Until management decides that I'm not doing enough.

Nevermind the fact that the particular job I'm doing was meant for two people. Or the fact that, for the last two months, I've met the production of two people singlehandedly.

Apparently that wasn't enough.

Ten minutes after I arrived at work today, I was informed that not only would I be doing what I had been doing, the job of two men, but I would also now be expected to cover the duties of a third and fourth person.

I **** you not.

So I bailed. I said ********** this", gave the finger, and walked.


Been queasy all day. I've never quit a job on such short notice before.

Actually, "quit" doesn't apply. I spoke to my supervisor on the phone earlier(she's a close friend). She informed me that I still have a job, I just need to show up tomorrow.

I don't know what to do. I can't work in a place that infuriates me as bad as this. Honestly, I don't want to go back. Ever.

My options are really limited, though. I've been unemployed a grand total of 5 days in the last 15 years, I have no doubt that I can find something, even if it's delivering pizzas, or some ****.

I'm a little scared. This was a decent paying job I walked away from, I had insurance, but ****! It just doesn't seem to be worth it, the amounts of **** I have to eat in order to survive.

I can get a job at a video store, or the aforementioned pizza shop, np. I have a few connections, I could be working tomorrow, if I put my mind to it.


Sorry for the rant. I've started, then cancelled, this post at least a dozen times today.

Just had to air it out, sorry.

Edited, Thu Sep 2 22:05:47 2004 by johnnyhammer
#2 Sep 02 2004 at 9:08 PM Rating: Decent
****
6,158 posts
That really sucks..good thing I work at Best Buy and nothing bad can happen there.
#3 Sep 02 2004 at 9:15 PM Rating: Default
Quote:
I work at Best Buy and nothing bad can happen there.


OH yes it can.
#4 Sep 02 2004 at 9:22 PM Rating: Decent
That sound horrible, i am so sorry to hear that. I really can't say i blame you for quiting. Good luck on your job hunting if you decide not to go back
#5 Sep 02 2004 at 9:31 PM Rating: Decent
Lunatic
******
30,086 posts
Don't worry, the economy's going to turn around any second now and there will be an abundance of good jobs for you to pick and choose from.
____________________________
Disclaimer:

To make a long story short, I don't take any responsibility for anything I post here. It's not news, it's not truth, it's not serious. It's parody. It's satire. It's bitter. It's angsty. Your mother's a *****. You like to jack off dogs. That's right, you heard me. You like to grab that dog by the bone and rub it like a ski pole. Your dad? Gay. Your priest? Straight. **** off and let me post. It's not true, it's all in good fun. Now go away.

#6 Sep 02 2004 at 10:00 PM Rating: Good
Encyclopedia
******
35,568 posts
Smasharoo wrote:
Don't worry, the economy's going to turn around any second now and there will be an abundance of good jobs for you to pick and choose from.


We'll make a supply sider out of you yet Smash! ;)


How long have you had this job? How much did it pay? How much training did it require? Is it union?

I'm just curious...
____________________________
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
#7 Sep 02 2004 at 10:20 PM Rating: Decent
**
746 posts
Quote:
How long have you had this job? How much did it pay? How much training did it require? Is it union?


(1) 5 years, as of Aug. 23.

(2) $10.15 an hour

(3) About a day, max, depending on the job. The roughest ones took a week or so.

(4) No union. That was brought up about a year before I hired in. The UAW actually came down to have meetings.

Of course, then management caught wind of it, and basically said "If you go through with this, we will close down and move out of country."

So that was that.

Keep in mind. This is not a small time company. This is a major supplier of vehicle parts, on a global scale. I just happen to be a part of a tiny branch of it.

Edited, Thu Sep 2 23:22:11 2004 by johnnyhammer
#8 Sep 02 2004 at 10:42 PM Rating: Good
Tracer Bullet
*****
12,636 posts

Demand a raise.

They wouldn't ask you back unless they really needed you. Obviously they think you are a valuable employee, otherwise they wouldn't entrust you with so much work. Her asking you back is a sign of bargaining weakness.

While you're at it, get the day shift back too.

#9 Sep 02 2004 at 10:45 PM Rating: Excellent
****
6,858 posts
Also if you really hate it, just keep it for now and start looking. It really is easier to get a job when you already have one. Cliche but true.
#10 Sep 02 2004 at 11:22 PM Rating: Decent
Lunatic
******
30,086 posts

We'll make a supply sider out of you yet Smash! ;)


I'm moore waiting for the day you get laid off and realize that maybe it wasn't such a good idea to vote against your self intrest.
____________________________
Disclaimer:

To make a long story short, I don't take any responsibility for anything I post here. It's not news, it's not truth, it's not serious. It's parody. It's satire. It's bitter. It's angsty. Your mother's a *****. You like to jack off dogs. That's right, you heard me. You like to grab that dog by the bone and rub it like a ski pole. Your dad? Gay. Your priest? Straight. **** off and let me post. It's not true, it's all in good fun. Now go away.

#11 Sep 03 2004 at 1:07 AM Rating: Decent
****
5,311 posts
I'd go with BoondokSaint's advice. Get your resume in order and start looking on the sly.
#12 Sep 03 2004 at 1:39 AM Rating: Decent
Quote:
My options are really limited, though. I've been unemployed a grand total of 5 days in the last 15 years, I have no doubt that I can find something, even if it's delivering pizzas, or some sh*t.

I'm a little scared. This was a decent paying job I walked away from, I had insurance, but @#%^! It just doesn't seem to be worth it, the amounts of sh*t I have to eat in order to survive.

Give away all your material possessions and live in a hippie commune.
#13 Sep 03 2004 at 1:49 AM Rating: Decent
**
746 posts
Quote:
Give away all your material possessions and live in a hippie commune.


That would work, but...

(1)I know of no hippie communes around my area(sad, I hear hippie girls really put out)

(2) Other than my rig, (and maybe my comic collection), I have no material possessions to give away. Well, my truck, but I kinda need it to drive around in...gah! I'd make a lousy monk, eh?

BTW: Cool avatar, EQDom^^

At any rate, thanks for the advice and support, guys.

I know I'm not a regular around these parts, but the non-flames were really cool of you.

Dunno, I guess whatever will be, will be...

Edited, Fri Sep 3 02:49:36 2004 by johnnyhammer
#14 Sep 03 2004 at 2:31 AM Rating: Decent
**
746 posts
Quote:
Demand a raise.

They wouldn't ask you back unless they really needed you. Obviously they think you are a valuable employee, otherwise they wouldn't entrust you with so much work. Her asking you back is a sign of bargaining weakness.

While you're at it, get the day shift back too.


**** them.

It's a good idea, Tricky, but the fact is that I don't know if I could stomach another day in that hellhole anyway.

Really, it's over. I'm not going back.

I don't deserve the **** these ******** put us through. No one does.

I know, that with a job, comes a boss. And dealing with crap will happen wherever I work. But these guys go WAY beyond.

Sad thing, though. I *will* miss a few of my coworkers, good people, good friends. Most likely I'll never see them again.

I kinda feel, triumphant, and yet, bittersweet.

Gah, mostly, I just feel ill.

I hate my life.


Shoot me.

Edited, Fri Sep 3 03:39:27 2004 by johnnyhammer
#15 Sep 03 2004 at 5:47 AM Rating: Good
Quote:
@#%^ them.

It's a good idea, Tricky, but the fact is that I don't know if I could stomach another day in that hellhole anyway.

Really, it's over. I'm not going back.

I don't deserve the sh*t these @#%^s put us through. No one does.

I know, that with a job, comes a boss. And dealing with crap will happen wherever I work. But these guys go WAY beyond.

Sad thing, though. I *will* miss a few of my coworkers, good people, good friends. Most likely I'll never see them again.

I kinda feel, triumphant, and yet, bittersweet.

Gah, mostly, I just feel ill.

I hate my life.


Shoot me.



I feel your pain, bro. I've been getting stuff that's not my job dumped in my lap for years. I handle it routinely and chalk it up to the lack of competent people on our payroll.

I'm quite sure that you can get a better job, too. I nose around constantly and those jobs are out there. Sooner or later, I'll find one that makes me want to leave the place I work for now. When I do, and not a single moment before, I'll drop this place like a hot potato.

Keep in mind that better paying does not equal better job. Last week, I turned down a job that 'paid' 6.25/hour more than my current one. But, by the time you figure in all the benefits the new job didn't offer and add in the 1 hour commute each way, I would lose money to take it.

Let me echo Tricky's advice that you go back to this job while you look for another. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. It will be better for you in the long run. Just do it. It's in your best interest.

Walking off next week or next month is still walking off. It accomplishes what you want (to leave an undesirable job) and it ensures that you don't fall into a state of false wistfulness. Currently, if you don't land a job as good as the one you're leaving, you've put yourself in the postion that you may regret leaving the job you actually hate. It can turn into an ugly cycle of self-examination and emotional rollercoastering.

Since you've held this job for 5 years, I'm sure you'll be able to find something else worth having. And there's always the chance the Hitlerite will get his due any day now. Wouldn't you kick yourself in the *** if you quit today and he got canned next week?

#16 Sep 03 2004 at 7:32 AM Rating: Decent
best buy = hevan
#17 Sep 03 2004 at 7:52 AM Rating: Decent
just remember johnny, if you can't find a job, don't blame anyone but yourself, it means your'e lazy and a sub-standard human being
#18 Sep 03 2004 at 7:59 AM Rating: Good
****
4,596 posts
Quick fact to think about. If you quit you will be uneligable for unemployment. If they fire you because they outsource your job you will. Also, if you quit you will have a bad reference from that employer. That could haunt you from a job you have held for 5 years.

Quote:
best buy = hevan

/snicker
____________________________
Nicroll 65 Assassin
Teltorid 52 Druid
Aude Sapere

Oh hell camp me all you want f**kers. I own this site and thus I own you. - Allakhazam
#19 Sep 03 2004 at 8:09 AM Rating: Decent
Quote:
If you quit you will be uneligable for unemployment. If they fire you because they outsource your job you will. Also, if you quit you will have a bad reference from that employer. That could haunt you from a job you have held for 5 years.


none of this would happen if the place "accidentally" burned down Smiley: slySmiley: slySmiley: slySmiley: slySmiley: slySmiley: sly
#20 Sep 03 2004 at 9:22 AM Rating: Decent
I "know" a guy you can hire for that! Let me know.
#21 Sep 03 2004 at 10:01 AM Rating: Decent
I "know" a guy you can hire for that! Let me know.

Hell I'll do it for free. Arson is my hobby.

In all seriousness if I were in your situation I would suggest getting a job somewhere where you can move to management and have decent benefits (a la Blockbuster, chain restaraunt, or some other service establishment).

I would also suggest taking night classes in order to get a business degree.
#22 Sep 03 2004 at 10:12 AM Rating: Good
Quote:
In all seriousness if I were in your situation I would suggest getting a job somewhere where you can move to management and have decent benefits (a la Blockbuster, chain restaraunt, or some other service establishment).


I'll let you know when my job is coming available (as soon as I leave it). All you have to do is be able to:

1. count

or

2. BS

Oh, you also have to drive to SC and be here at 6 in the morning.


There's lot of optional stuff to do, also. Like browsing the selection of ice cream, posting on internet forums when you should be working, walking around the place and telling people why they are wrong, making fun of the boss, etc. And the snack machine has Doritos and Slim Jims in it, too. But only if you sign up for the health plan.

#23 Sep 03 2004 at 4:24 PM Rating: Decent
To be honest, it sounds like they didn't have the balls to actually fire you. If they just outsourced 60 jobs overseas and redistributed the 60 people around the plant, shouldn't there be *plenty* of people to do the work now? Unless, of course, they laid off 100 and moved the 60 into their jobs...or unless outsourcing is so stunningly inefficient that they now require more people here...neither of which seem likely.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong, but it just sounds like they are trying to make people's lives miserable and get people to quit. Probably about 60 people. Then they can trim the jobs without actually saying they fired anyone. Go team!

Benefit is they loose the 60 people most able to travel and keep the more desperate ones. The cost is they do have to pay people for the intervening time.

Hope I'm dead wrong.

I can't add anything to the advice above.
#24 Sep 03 2004 at 5:31 PM Rating: Decent
Quote:
Also if you really hate it, just keep it for now and start looking. It really is easier to get a job when you already have one. Cliche but true.



This is excellent on-point advice. Searching for a job while working will ensure the paychecks keep commin' while you search for a better one. Plus, employers like the fact that you are currently employed and trying to seek a more challenging career opportunity. I know that sounds corny, but it's honest.

You think you are worth more than the trash they are throwing at you. If you think you can do better, why not try?

I did the same thing with my previous job at AAA. Great company, but honestly, it is better being a member of AAA versus working for them. I knew I needed, in my case, weekends off, so I started lookin'.

Took me three days.

I now make the same amount of money with better hours, because I knew I could do better than what they had given me.

It basically comes down to if you are ready for change or not. I'm sure I'm not the only one that can get used to a certain job so much that when the company starts making changes, we start comprimising. First it's the work load, then the hours, then the benefits etc...

My advice to you, keep the job, go to work tomorrow with a smile on your face, and begin drafting a resume to showcase your strengths and abilities!

Gadin
#25 Sep 03 2004 at 5:58 PM Rating: Decent
Another quick piece of advice:

If you do quit, and end up on the service professional end of things (retail, delivery, whatever;) keep your ears open.

I was working as an assistant manager at a software store, despite my various degrees and writing credits, when I was friendly enough with a guy that he asked me if I was interested in doing something else for a living.

Now I'm doing alot better. Service professionals really get to make the contacts. It's not as much about what you know, as who you know. At least, in most industries.

Edited, Fri Sep 3 19:02:28 2004 by MattDavid
#26 Sep 05 2004 at 12:16 AM Rating: Good
Bite the bullet, go back and keep your job, for now.
Look around for a new job. Are you willing to take a little less to work day shift? Are you willing to take a little more if there is no insurance involved? How bout looking into grants to get a/another degree? Transfer in the company to a new position/facility?

I languished for about 5 years with a manager from hell. Then our workplace went union, our manager ran like the dog she was, and work is now someplace I wake up in the morning and don't mind going to do.
« Previous 1 2
Reply To Thread

Colors Smileys Quote OriginalQuote Checked Help

 

Recent Visitors: 147 All times are in CST
Anonymous Guests (147)