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Whats the first thing you did when you got laid off?

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  • C CafedeJamaica

    I went to a bar with WiFi and update my resume

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    Mike Hankey
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    Caught my breath then smoked a cigarette.

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    • R realJSOP

      I bought some ammo.

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      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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      madwilliamflint
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      NOW yer talkin'. I could use a few more boxes of .223 now that you mention it.

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      • C CafedeJamaica

        I went to a bar with WiFi and update my resume

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        Lost User
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        I went to the Lounge and invited jokes about it. ;) Ok no, actually I never got laid off.

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        • C CafedeJamaica

          I went to a bar with WiFi and update my resume

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          Dr Walt Fair PE
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          I thanked my boss for the severance pay and started my own business.

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          • P Pete OHanlon

            I swore a lot. Then I hit something. Then I swore a lot more. Then I got the job papers. Funnily enough, at no stage did I invite jokes.

            *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

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            CafedeJamaica
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            You're a tough one, I had to get a thread going based on our interaction earlier

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            • A Argonia

              I never got laid off (working my first job for 7 + months), but if i know myself i'll probably watch Family Guy(or something similar) all night long (probably the day after). After that one good sleep and then look for a new job :)

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              CafedeJamaica
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              Whatever you watch update your resume at the same time and apply like hell

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              • M madwilliamflint

                NOW yer talkin'. I could use a few more boxes of .223 now that you mention it.

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                CafedeJamaica
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                I'll throw in the clock tower and a spotters scope

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                • C Chris Quinn

                  I just went to the pub

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                  CafedeJamaica
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                  You better update that resume

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                    I went to the Lounge and invited jokes about it. ;) Ok no, actually I never got laid off.

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                    CafedeJamaica
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                    Lucky dog!

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                    • C CafedeJamaica

                      I went to a bar with WiFi and update my resume

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                      Maximilien
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                      1. Got drunk. 2. sleep. 3. still drunk, go to wrong (un)employment office. 4. go to good (un)employment office to fill-out forms. 5. applied for a few jobs. 5.5. waited/lounged for a couple of weeks (got a good "package"). 6. got interviewed twice. 7. got the job.

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                      • C CafedeJamaica

                        You're a tough one, I had to get a thread going based on our interaction earlier

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                        Pete OHanlon
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                        Considering I lost my house over it, I know how bad it feels.

                        *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                        "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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                        • C CafedeJamaica

                          I went to a bar with WiFi and update my resume

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                          PIEBALDconsult
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                          Which time? 1984, 1994, 2002, or 2009? :^) It gets easier with repetition. Update resume and online sites. Apply for unemployment (if applicable). Consider relocating (not to your mother's basement). Learn some new technology.

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                          • C CafedeJamaica

                            I went to a bar with WiFi and update my resume

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                            The environment where I worked was so toxic that I assumed I was being called into the office to be formally charged with sexual harrassment or some sort of hate crime. My fear was due in large part to the fact that we had a woman in our office that could claim anything about anyone and subsequently torpedo their careers. She'd been doing this for years. When I saw that I was only being laid off I had to concentrate hard to not smile while the HR person droned on about various incidental bits of nonsense. I was given 6 weeks pay and a relatively graceful exit. Walking across the parking lot that day is something I'll never forget. Don't remember the last time I felt that alive and happy. My first task was to write a letter to the company noting that I was told by management that I'd be guaranteed continued employment if I put in 40 hours of overtime during the previous month - which I did. They responded by cutting me another check for that time. It was a great summer.

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                            • C CafedeJamaica

                              I went to a bar with WiFi and update my resume

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                              S Houghtelin
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                              Found my coat and grabbed my hat... Then took 3 months and partied and drank myself silly until my unemployment ran out. Then got another job. But that was like 25 years ago.

                              It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                              • P Pete OHanlon

                                Considering I lost my house over it, I know how bad it feels.

                                *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                                CafedeJamaica
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                                I completely understand that one but I had no wife an kids so that was less stress to rebuild

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                                • P PIEBALDconsult

                                  Which time? 1984, 1994, 2002, or 2009? :^) It gets easier with repetition. Update resume and online sites. Apply for unemployment (if applicable). Consider relocating (not to your mother's basement). Learn some new technology.

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                                  CafedeJamaica
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                                  Thats a reciepe for success

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                                    The environment where I worked was so toxic that I assumed I was being called into the office to be formally charged with sexual harrassment or some sort of hate crime. My fear was due in large part to the fact that we had a woman in our office that could claim anything about anyone and subsequently torpedo their careers. She'd been doing this for years. When I saw that I was only being laid off I had to concentrate hard to not smile while the HR person droned on about various incidental bits of nonsense. I was given 6 weeks pay and a relatively graceful exit. Walking across the parking lot that day is something I'll never forget. Don't remember the last time I felt that alive and happy. My first task was to write a letter to the company noting that I was told by management that I'd be guaranteed continued employment if I put in 40 hours of overtime during the previous month - which I did. They responded by cutting me another check for that time. It was a great summer.

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                                    CafedeJamaica
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                                    Thats some turn of events

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                                    • C CafedeJamaica

                                      I'll throw in the clock tower and a spotters scope

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                                      realJSOP
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                                      Although high-ground is certainly desirable, finding a proper location for an effective cone of fire is part of the fun of being a sniper. :)

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                      • C CafedeJamaica

                                        I went to a bar with WiFi and update my resume

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                                        Chris Meech
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                                        I guess I'm fortunate to have never had to deal with this experience. Though, at the last mine that I worked at, I left about 12 months before I would have been laid off. But at that time, my wife was working and we had a 6 month old daughter who needed to be looked after. I still have the Mr. Mom hat. :)

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                                        • C CafedeJamaica

                                          Lucky dog!

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                                          Lost User
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                                          It's easy not to get laid off if you're not employed too often :)

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