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cowboyz
6th June 2009, 21:31
well 09 has sucked so far. Alot of shit has happened this year but to top it off I was made redundant yesterday.
So I am thinking that I will be spending my time job hunting and riding my bike in the arvo and it turns out I was unemployed for about 17 hours securing a job today with the added bonus of an extra $3 per hour.
Its a temp position so still on the outlook for a full time job but it gets over another hurdle for a short time.
Sucks! Sorry to hear that mate. Afternoon bike riding sounds ok in the short term though :sunny:
Hopefully something will turn up soon for you.
cowboyz
6th June 2009, 21:43
Sucks! Sorry to hear that mate. Afternoon bike riding sounds ok in the short term though :sunny:
Hopefully something will turn up soon for you.
getting laid off was one of the best thing thats happened considering the relationship with my empolyer. TBH with the CVs and contacts I have been catching up on that is nearly a full time job in itself.
New job is managing a farm while owners are going away for a month or so, so that is just more contacts and more refs that could turn into something.
I will keep myself open if anyone wants to hire me as a kawasaki test rider.
ynot slow
6th June 2009, 22:04
Pro golfer and literally rip the old course to bits.
dhunt
6th June 2009, 22:16
getting laid off was one of the best thing thats happened considering the relationship with my empolyer. TBH with the CVs and contacts I have been catching up on that is nearly a full time job in itself.
New job is managing a farm while owners are going away for a month or so, so that is just more contacts and more refs that could turn into something.
I will keep myself open if anyone wants to hire me as a kawasaki test rider.
That sucks about the job Lance - there seems to be a lot of that lately. But hopefully you can find yourself another job ok.
At least you've got yourself a temp job to keep you going for a while. I'm actually working on a Dairy farm for 5 months to do something different after loosing my job. I'm really enjoying doing some physical work after keeping an office chair warm for 3 years :).
sinfull
6th June 2009, 22:45
Sorry to hear mate, but sounds like yr better off (sorta) without them the way they were treatin ya !
cowboyz
6th June 2009, 22:47
true is that. I didnt look back when I walked out of there on friday arvo!
GOONR
6th June 2009, 22:58
I was laid off a week ago today, glad I'm outa there to be honest. You just have to look at it as another door opening. If your willing to work, and it sounds like your are, something will come up, just a matter of time. Chin up.
Gareth51
6th June 2009, 23:01
Onward and Upward Lance and don't look back
cowboyz
6th June 2009, 23:05
cheers. I am looking forward to the changes. Pickup my company vehicle on monday!
NZsarge
6th June 2009, 23:10
Sweet, don't forget to chase up that other possibility on monday. :niceone:
cheers. I am looking forward to the changes. Pickup my company vehicle on monday!
Would that be a Cow?....;)
All the best with the job hunt Lance, shit of a thing to happen at any time.
cowboyz
7th June 2009, 00:43
Sweet, don't forget to chase up that other possibility on monday. :niceone:
yep, got plenty on the go at the moment.
Would that be a Cow?....;)
All the best with the job hunt Lance, shit of a thing to happen at any time.
errr. no. that would be a 3.0L hilux. he he. mint. Although I went out to the farm today and the road out there I might just have to commute on the bike by choice cause it is mint. 2k of gravel at the end of it though which is not mint.
Well done...good to be in demand....
Was there a package and will it buy a new bike to celebrate?
fliplid
7th June 2009, 09:08
Been down that path me sen a few times- really sucks! Good luck with the potentials! :niceone:
cowboyz
7th June 2009, 09:13
Well done...good to be in demand....
Was there a package and will it buy a new bike to celebrate?
A small package which will go a little way to a new bike. But I not touching it till I get a permnent full time job. So the quicker I get one the more $$ I will have
Sorry to hear this Lance and regards to Mrs Cowboyz. Its tough when you have a young family to support . By the sounds of it they were not treating you well so as its already been said..another door will open..
Good shit bro. You must be glad to give the last bunch the arse tho...
Beemer
7th June 2009, 10:46
Bad news about the redundancy but good to get something to fill in so soon afterwards. Wish my story was as good!
Work this year has been very slow - in December I invoiced about double what I used to earn when working fulltime but since February it's been averaging $200 - a MONTH! Yeah, so the savings have been taking a real hit.
I applied for a job last month as a casual advertising writer for a newspaper I used to work for as a photographer many years ago. In those days it was a daily with six reporters and two photographers, but now it is a twice-weekly free paper with two reporters only. I was interviewed on May 27 and told I was the top candidate, and they called on June 2 and said the job was mine if I wanted it. I accepted and called in the following day to collect tax forms, etc to fill in. I was also introduced to the people I'd be working with. I was told my start date was the 10th. The manager asked me to drop the forms off to her on Thursday between 10am and 2pm but at 9.30am that day I got a call from her that went like this:
"I'm really, really sorry, but I've been told there's no money in the budget to employ someone here and in Kapiti, so there's not much point you coming in this morning. I've been arguing to keep the two positions [the job was previously done by one person who commuted between the two papers but it was costing too much in travelling expenses so they decided to split it] but they want the reporters to do the job locally."
So I went from being thrilled and excited about having at least SOME income every week to pissed off and depressed in two days. To top it all off, I finished my tax return the day I got the job and found I owe IRD nearly $650!
junkmanjoe
7th June 2009, 11:42
last company shut its doors about 3 weeks ago.
( thats it guys, no more work see ya....)
WHAT THE FUCK... thanks for the notice.
so i loaded up the bike and went for a trip down south to think about things.
and scout around for possable jobs.
just been put on the restart package for layed off people.
so applying for jobs all over the country,and hope to get a repily soon.
cheers
JMJ
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