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08-30-2017, 12:14 PM

Glad to hear your good news. I didn't know the Florida market for IT was so depressed; very hot in Minnesota.

08-30-2017, 12:28 PM

Congrats Barr!! I feel your pain as well, I have my Third interview with a company today, so I am hoping and praying

08-30-2017, 12:35 PM

Quote: @Jor-El said:
Glad to hear your good news. I didn't know the Florida market for IT was so depressed; very hot in Minnesota.

It's absolutely brutal...any other market and I'm easily in low six figures...

08-30-2017, 12:44 PM

Congrats. That's awesome. It's always a test but it pays off in the end.

08-30-2017, 12:45 PM

Awesome, man. Just awesome. The wife and I are really happy for you; it's been a long time coming.

08-30-2017, 12:48 PM

Quote: @Sir Viking Bob VWO said:
Congrats Barr!! I feel your pain as well, I have my Third interview with a company today, so I am hoping and praying

Good Luck!

I just got a position after over a year of being unemployed. I was with that company for about 12 years so I got a decent severance. So much severance (over 17K) that the State of Pennsylvania phases out unemployment down to zero if you get more then around 17K. I have been employed and paying into unemployment since I was sixteen (not sure if they don;t start collecting at 18 but anyway?) and the first time I ever needed unemployment it was not there for me. I get over 17K is a nice severance that most don't get but it also reflects the income I was making and the small fortune I paid in taxes every year - I had a stretch of about 7 or 8 years were I paid over 40K in taxes.

The kicker - they took unemployment tax out of my final lump severance check!

Anyway, good jobs are very hard to find anywhere. I tried to start a small business with a partner that fell apart when the partner split and I needed his expertise - I was the start-up, finance and sales guy he was the one with the contacts. I was able to write-off a ton of the start-up cost as losses against my severance check taxes so I found a way to get back at Sam (not sleeves but uncle,even though unemployment is State).

Oh well, good luck to those looking and to those about to start a new venture! Right now I was supposed to have a hire date/letter for 9/1 but that is being pushed back at least a week maybe more..yikes. The day I went for the final interview the company merged and has now pushed everything back..so still scary but I am about 90% sure I have the job....fingers crossed Smile

08-30-2017, 12:59 PM

Quote: @minny65 said:

@Sir Viking Bob VWO said:
Congrats Barr!! I feel your pain as well, I have my Third interview with a company today, so I am hoping and praying
Good Luck!

I just got a position after over a year of being unemployed. I was with that company for about 12 years so I got a decent severance. So much severance (over 17K) that the State of Pennsylvania phases out unemployment down to zero if you get more then around 17K. I have been employed and paying into unemployment since I was sixteen (not sure if they don;t start collecting at 18 but anyway?) and the first time I ever needed unemployment it was not there for me. I get over 17K is a nice severance that most don't get but it also reflects the income I was making and the small fortune I paid in taxes every year - I had a stretch of about 7 or 8 years were I paid over 40K in taxes.

The kicker - they took unemployment tax out of my final lump severance check!

Anyway, good jobs are very hard to find anywhere. I tried to start a small business with a partner that fell apart when the partner split and I needed his expertise - I was the start-up, finance and sales guy he was the one with the contacts. I was able to write-off a ton of the start-up cost as losses against my severance check taxes so I found a way to get back at Sam (not sleeves but uncle,even though unemployment is State).

Oh well, good luck to those looking and to those about to start a new venture! Right now I was supposed to have a hire date/letter for 9/1 but that is being pushed back at least a week maybe more..yikes. The day I went for the final interview the company merged and has now pushed everything back..so still scary but I am about 90% sure I have the job....fingers crossed

Ouch.. Yup been there done that, I was at a company for 16 years, was the plant manager, tough finding work in that area as it is, never mind the pay cuts, if I get this job, it will be close to 30% less than what I was making, but thats 100% more than 0.
Thank you for the well wishes, and best of luck to you too!!

08-30-2017, 01:02 PM

Quote: @Vikergirl said:
Congrats. That's awesome. It's always a test but it pays off in the end.

"Dear whatever is trying to kill me, ENOUGH ALREADY!!"

08-30-2017, 01:14 PM

Quote: @"BarrNone55" said:

@Vikergirl said:
Congrats. That's awesome. It's always a test but it pays off in the end.
"Dear whatever is trying to kill me, ENOUGH ALREADY!!"

Lol. I hear you but whatever is going on in your universe, the experience is serving to stretch you in some way. You can handle more than you think.

08-30-2017, 01:19 PM

Quote: @Vikergirl said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@Vikergirl said:
Congrats. That's awesome. It's always a test but it pays off in the end.
"Dear whatever is trying to kill me, ENOUGH ALREADY!!"
Lol. I hear you but whatever is going on in your universe, the experience is serving to stretch you in some way. You can handle more than you think.

Yeah, I'm being stretched alrighty..."you got the whole fist up there Doc?" to quote Fletch...