Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Another Geocacher out of work

Brian Casteel listserv@azgeocaching.com
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:23:27 -0700


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Bob,

I know completely how you feel.  Today happens to be my one-year =
anniversary of my layoff from Motorola.  Had I chosen not to take the =
promotion, I would still be there, but that's neither here nor there.  =
Getting laid off 3 weeks before 9/11 is murder on job prospects too.  It =
took 3 months to find a crappy job that didn't even cover my bills, but =
supplemented my severance, until 3 months later when I landed a job =
OUTSIDE my then career field, which STILL pays less than I earned =
before.

The economy isn't recovering nearly as well as anyone would have hoped.  =
Many of the guys I worked with in IT have also found jobs, but as with =
my situation, they all pay less.  It's now an employer's market, and =
we're left with the scraps they want to offer.

Keep your chin up, and something will come along that is right in your =
field of expertise.

Brian
Team A.I.
I haven't lost my mind.  It's backed up on disk somewhere.

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know completely how you feel.&nbsp; =
Today happens=20
to be my one-year anniversary of my layoff from Motorola.&nbsp; Had I =
chosen not=20
to take the promotion, I would still be there, but that's neither here =
nor=20
there.&nbsp; Getting laid off 3 weeks before 9/11 is murder on job =
prospects=20
too.&nbsp; It took 3 months to find a crappy job that didn't even cover =
my=20
bills, but supplemented my severance, until 3 months later when I landed =
a job=20
OUTSIDE my then career field, which STILL pays less than I earned=20
before.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The economy isn't recovering nearly as =
well as=20
anyone would have hoped.&nbsp; Many of the guys I worked with in IT have =
also=20
found jobs, but as with my situation, they all pay less.&nbsp; It's now =
an=20
employer's market, and we're left with the scraps they want to=20
offer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Keep your chin up, and something will =
come along=20
that is right in your field of expertise.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Team A.I.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I haven't lost my mind.&nbsp; It's =
backed up on=20
disk somewhere.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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