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Interviews with laid off people |
| Message Name: |
I was laid off.. |
| Date Posted: |
05/09/2001 |
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I am looking for volunteers to be interviewed for a piece I'm writing about the sort of neurotic breakdown that occurs when people are laid off for long periods of time.
Most specifically I'm looking for people who have lost their jobs in the dot-com sector through no real fault of their own and who have had trouble finding additional work because of the problems in the economy.
Your real names will not be used out of consideration for your continuing quest for a job.
Please contact me at mfresen@bellatlantic.net -- the publication in question is Flak Magazine (www.flakmagazine.com).
Thanks in advance. |
| Message: |
... from a dot.com a couple of months ago, and I do not regret it a bit! It's reward vs risk. The risk were high, I knew, we all knew, most people decided to ignore and look at the potential upside, and spent the money that they believed their options were worth: I feel sorry, but they are not that smart!
I left my brick and mortar job, working 35 hours/week to work 60+ hours at the .com, and I loved it and missed it. Conversely today I have acquired skills that are:
- great, since only if you have worked for a .com you know what I mean;
- hard to market since I am now used to quick thinking and executing, not very apt to ususal bricks & mortar lifestyle.
However: I am doing some freelance contracting and I get quite a few gigs, they pay very well, and I turn them around very quickly (I give quotes by job, not by hours).
The Bottom line: do not listen to crybabies, we all knew it was risky, and we decided to go for it, we work very hard, but we got paid very well, and as long as you did not spend the money that you did not have, you will be all set, if you did, .com or not: YOU ARE THE REAL LOOSER!
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