Leads?
 

I was just laid off. For those of you who know me if you have any leads on a job I'd appreciate it.

Sorry to hear man. :(

Well on the bright side, maybe I found a riding partner this summer.

Shoot me a resume.

Sorry to here that. Hope you find something that works for you.

Kenal0

Woah.. dang.. I thought you worked at your in-laws company or something?

Sorry Rob you'll find something soon,get your resume up to date and get it out there.I'm in the medical field don't know anyone in manufacturing.

wtf? :(

i have some good friends in management at CAT, but they are not hiring right now as far as i know. i will keep my eyes and ears open for you. keep you head up dude!!

Keeping my ears opened Rob.....

May i ask what you have experience in? please.

Just PM me, whatever helps my friend.

pm sent

What do you do? My company still practices the dying art of American manufacturing. Not sure if we're hiring. But what's your field?

Sorry to hear that.
I will keep my ears and eyes open for you.

ME by education. Lean/Operations/Quality/Supply Chain-Purchasing/Engineering/Sales/Marketing in application. If it has to do with manufacturing I have direct experience in it.

Bummer man, sorry to hear about it.

Uh Oh! Leaner. Now more time to train. :eek:

Sorry man :( If I can help, I will.

Just a layoff?? Did they say this is only temporary??

Sorry to say nothing open at my place of work, but as soon as there is, I'll let you know. I'll keep my eyes open for freelance work too.

I don't know your situation, but don't let it get you down. I was let go in 2003, kind of a delayed reaction to the dot-bomb/9-11. I started my own consultancy (design/marketing/engineering) and did OK for 5 years. The best part of it was all of the extra time with the kids. Got a full-time job last year for the stability and my business was feeling the downturn back then.

Me, too. My school district has to lay off 22 teachers to be able to cover their losses on some investments they were counting on that just haven't paid off.

Lowest seniority goes first....I'm at the very bottom so I got notice a couple of days ago that they are not rehiring me next year.

I don't need the money...we are fine on one income (although the mad money sure is fun) but I'm sad at the prospect of not teaching Spanish. I just love it soooo much. There aren't many places I'm happier than when I'm with those kids teaching.

Maybe I'll sub next year. Wah!!!! Where is the crying emoticon?

Rob, send me your resume. I have 2 friends involved in Lean. Both are in IL. One is affliated with Caterpillar.

Too bad bike repair and upgrades won't support your family; you'd make a fortune.

For Spanish teaching you could do private lessons with kids who want to learn Spanish. I'm currently trying to pick up Spanish so I can finally talk to my mom-in-law, maybe you can teach me during one of the 200k rides :)


Since I work in the IT field I have no leads at all into the mechanical engineering field since all my clients are either financial, hospitals or trading companies.

Thomas

Wow, what a bummer. You're too old for me to help you as one of my special ed students, although otherwise you might qualify. Probably a diagnosis of OCB, Obsessive Compulsive Biker;) Wait, that's most of the people on this forum:eek:

But really, hang in there. When I was sort of "shown the door" in a leave on your own or we'll help you do so approach, it forced me to look around and I ended up with an infinitely better job. Just wish I could help more than being a cheerleader for you (besides you wouldn't want to see me in my U of Illinois cheerleader skirt & sweater):roflmao2:

I'm sorry to hear it. I just got hired after a layoff myself. At least I get to work for a bike shop. May not pay the best, but I'm doing something I love. I hope whatever you find you can do something you enjoy.

Pismet, I feel your pain. I got laid off Nov 19 2008. And at the moment the is not alot of need for manual lathe machinists in my area. Yesterday I started turning wrench at my LBS, man is this going to cut into my ride time.

hugs! That's gotta be scary, Rob. There is something even better waiting around the corner for you.

I'm sorry to hear that....it stinks. I'm not in the ME or manufacturing field but if I hear of anything, I'll shoot you a PM.

That sucks, buddy. I'll keep my eyes open, but not sure my eyes can see that far west.
One thing I do know, having lost my job back in October, is that even though things look really crappy, there ARE still people hiring. Polish up that base resume, then leverage it to create copies to specifically target each position you apply for.

Good luck man, I know it's cliche, but it really is true that for every door that closes, another opens.

Rob, I would try to hook you up but the 7 hour commute would be the killer. I will put out some good vibes for you and wish you luck.

Smokin',
There are lots of institutions that could your kinds of skills, especially in those areas with a high immigration population. Many hospitals and clinics and local governments need document translation services, as well as oral translations to patients who are getting medical services complete. While this is not a full time gig, it could be a way to get yourself some "mad money," and the patients are really grateful.

Psimet,
Sorry to hear about that. My brother is an EE manager in manufacturing in western PA, managing voltage controls and variable drives manufacturing and installation. He does have contacts and customers all over the US and world but not so much in your neck of the woods. I could look into what he might be aware of with his customers. If you are interested send me pm with particulars.

****. :(

Will keep eyes and ears open.

Psimet,

I am probably stating the obvious but i see a few jobs on chicagos's CL manufacturing section with some of the skills you mentioned.

If you haven't looked at those yet, i highly recommend you to.

Good luck, i still look around for other leads, if anyone has any IT tech support leads for a 2 year experience guy (me), please let me know, company doesn't sound good right...thus i look to leave.

These scenerio,s must end.
None of us are immune from this present situation.

Rob,

e-mail your resume K?