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futrkingsley
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F&**K DH just lost his job.
futrkingsley
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DH just called and said that he was let go this morning. He's been there for 12 years, through some really tough times (like when the cut him to PT when C was born) but had been on the upswing for over a year. He had been feeling really good about his job and was working hard. I'm so sad for him.
His boss said that basically they were paying him a skilled wage based on his prior job description but since they had changed his responsibilities to keep him on they are now paying him too much compared to the skill required for the new job. They plan to hire a low wage/entry level person to replace him.
He was a production artist there for about 10 years and has been working doing production print work now for several more years. Any ideas from my creative nestie friends for places to look for jobs?
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Re: F&**K DH just lost his job.
I'm so sorry, that really really sucks. What a sh!tty thing for the company to do. I'll keep my eyes and ears open and pass anything along that I come across.
Agreed, I am sorry.
What a crappy Monday. My fingers are crossed for a new exciting job right around the corner for your DH!
Hang in there and we're here for all the venting you need.
Totally agree. I'm so sorry
Thanks peeps. He's just so stunned given how hard he's been working and how much work he had to do, that they would do this. And they aren't being great about it either. They just asked him how much longer he needs to be there as if he were going to say or do something bad.
He's trying to reply to customer emails and they cut his email off.
I don't know how we're going to tell C and my mom. We won't hid it from him but we plan to keep him in school. The big game changer is less time with Gramma. He adores her and hates change. Ugh. Anyone have tips on how to handle that part???
oh no no no I am so sorry thats just awful. I will keep a ear out but I can't think of anything now
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What about a game company? There are lots of game development companies in the south bay.
I'm so sorry, I know how hard it is to be laid off (especially when they're going to rehire for the position and they didn't even give him the choice of a pay cut)
I'm so sorry. That sucks that they didn't even offer him the position with a pay cut (not sure if he's make more off unemployment anyway though). I was going to ask if they were at least giving him a decent severance ect but it sounds like probably not which is super crappy since he's been there sooooooo long.
As far as daddy being home more can you hype it up about how much fun he's going to have spending more time with daddy and how excited daddy is to spend more time with C. I know that financially it would be easiest to cut your mom off as soon as DH is cut off but would it work to ease the transition? Maybe cut your mom back to two or three days a week? Does she still live far away, like she needs to come for the day and couldn't transition to coming in the afternoon on non-preschool days or something? I think that gradual would be best, then my next choice would be seeing if she's come up once a week to hang out and have DH take him down once a week to hang there and then ease that up, then just lots of extra time on weekends, time during the week whenever she can make it up and DH can make it down.
I know that Andrew is getting very good about understanding that things cost money and spending money in one area effects abilities in another so depending on C's understanding I would be honest about how daddy not going to work everyday will effect the family, also meaning that Gramma can't come quite as often (unless you think he'll freak out that gramma only comes because she gets paid) .
I'm so sorry to hear about DH losing his job. I think Char does something similar. My DH works for on company that handles online advertising for, mainly, newspapers so you could see if any of them have any need for someone to do ads? That's about all I've got though unless you wanted to move to Roseville.
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Haley Beth ~ March 3rd, 2011
First of all I am so sorry this happened to you guys and that the company isn't being good about it. That probably hurts more than lossing his job does. I don't have any leads either but promise to keep my ears open.
As for C. My only advice it to keep things as much the same as you can. Maybe still have grandma take him most days but have DH drop off late and pick up early, but also keep him home on Friday. I will be honest that I am not sure I would tell C. Does he have the ability to understand that? Riley didn't so we had told him. If you think he is old enough to understand tell him that daddy's old job doesn't need him anymore and so he is staying home till he finds another job. That DH will be there more but DS will still spend some time with Grandma but not as much time. Good luck. I am sure it will be a hard transition but honestly Ryon and I look back at his layoffs in the last 2 years as some really great times. He got to be there for first steps, first words and some fun day trips all because he wasn't working. It was stressful don't get me wrong but there were good things that came out of it. I hope in a few years you get to look back and feel like it all worked out for the better too.
Oh no!! That is terrible!
I know what production print work/artist is in my industry but I'm not sure what industry he was in to try and help.
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Janet, he has been doing production artist work for print on odd objects (CD's when companies still sent CDs with new products, nameplates, stickers, injection molded plastic). So he get's say a logo file from a company, and he tweeks it in graphic design programs to fit the specs necessary for print, and does all troubleshooting on his end. And lately he's been running industrial printers and machines as well.
Thanks everyone for your good thoughts. I knew that several nesties might have tips on where to look for work in his field since we have a bunch of creative types on this board. He hasn't had to or wanted to look for work in so long that we are both out of the loop on best places to look. We'll both be networking as soon as his resume is done.
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I'm so sorry, sending you guys lots of job dust. I dont have any advice/ideas, just wanted to share that my DH got laid off in November and how know just how tough it is -- keeping fingers crossed for both of our DH's to find something soon
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