So are the days of our lives...
08-27-15, 10:29 AM
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We didn't want to fire anyone, but we definitely had to decide who we needed the least. Sorry, buddy!
08-27-15, 10:35 AM
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But at least with a layoff, you can honestly answer that question that's been showing up more and more lately on applications, "Have you ever been fired for any reason?"
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08-27-15, 10:39 AM
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And can collect unemployment.
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08-27-15, 10:50 AM
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my wife accepted a layoff last year that started 8/1, and is loving life. she did get a sweet severance package though. the layoff was a nudge for her to leave a job that she was very unhappy at, but the compensation seemed too good to enact a change.
08-27-15, 11:01 AM
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Carbon copy my wife. Cuts our income in half after severance runs out any day now.
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08-27-15, 11:33 AM
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Downsizing ... My company is getting ready right now. I might be a blessing in disguise for me.
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1st week of my last semester is done. 14 weeks remaining. Very tough time focusing. Also hard to ride when I get home at 9:00pm after working for 13 hours.
08-27-15, 10:11 PM
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I went back a page because this felt like it could apply to me. I mean, okay, it could, but it didn't.
I got laid off whatever from my last IT job. They gave me my year end bonus, about 6 months pay, and let me collect unemployment. It was all good from my point of view.
I got laid off whatever from my last IT job. They gave me my year end bonus, about 6 months pay, and let me collect unemployment. It was all good from my point of view.
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08-28-15, 06:07 AM
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If you are seriously considering moving, check out the southeast. North Carolina has typically had a pretty solid race scene - this year was a bit slow - but it's not far to drive to events in Virginia, S. Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia, depending on where in NC you are. There's also a pretty nice velodrome in Rock Hill, SC, just outside Charlotte. Atlanta also has a velodrome. It was built for the 96 Olympics.
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I went back a page because this felt like it could apply to me. I mean, okay, it could, but it didn't.
I got laid off whatever from my last IT job. They gave me my year end bonus, about 6 months pay, and let me collect unemployment. It was all good from my point of view.
I got laid off whatever from my last IT job. They gave me my year end bonus, about 6 months pay, and let me collect unemployment. It was all good from my point of view.
Many places give you a pat on the back and say "Good Luck"
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Middle of the night last night my wife makes like 3 panic noises and jumps out of bed. I get that adrenaline wake-up thing and flip over to see wtf is going on.
a - nothing is going on. b- I ****ed my shoulder up pretty well in the process. hurts to ride, even. yay.
a - nothing is going on. b- I ****ed my shoulder up pretty well in the process. hurts to ride, even. yay.
08-28-15, 09:28 AM
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My teen daughter invited a couple of her friends over to watch her feed her new python. I guess there are worse ways for kids to entertain themselves.
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08-28-15, 09:37 AM
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08-28-15, 10:31 AM
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Just started listening to the podcast by @grolby . Pretty fun to listen to the banter, loved the whole "We all know those guys who just love long rides" and "Were still 'young' but..."
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08-28-15, 10:53 AM
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My car has a broken passenger's side axle. I replaced the driver's side like 4 months ago. I feel like I'm playing the Oregon trail. I hope I don't die of dysentery.
08-28-15, 10:57 AM
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I attribute my reflexes to a Gunnery Sergeant that used to like to sneak into a tent and stick his knife on people's throats late at night when we were out in the field....or Oakland.
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They announced price drops at eurobike. They're pretty darn cheap, even Type Ss.
Talking about jobs, had an unofficial (and unsolicited) offer come in for a job out in Colorado this week. Still unsure about it - unsure about the move, unsure about changing from government to industry, but I guess I'll at least hear what they have to say.
Talking about jobs, had an unofficial (and unsolicited) offer come in for a job out in Colorado this week. Still unsure about it - unsure about the move, unsure about changing from government to industry, but I guess I'll at least hear what they have to say.
08-28-15, 11:18 AM
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We had a picture frame drop in our living room at 3am a few nights ago. Within 10 seconds of hearing that noise I was in prone with my 9mm sighted down the hallway screaming at my wife to call the cops. Once I called the all clear, was asleep within 10 minutes
I attribute my reflexes to a Gunnery Sergeant that used to like to sneak into a tent and stick his knife on people's throats late at night when we were out in the field....or Oakland.
I attribute my reflexes to a Gunnery Sergeant that used to like to sneak into a tent and stick his knife on people's throats late at night when we were out in the field....or Oakland.
08-28-15, 11:21 AM
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08-28-15, 11:31 AM
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<breaks out popcorn for pending gun debate>