Laid Off.......

[68chevy68]

Laid off on thursday and drove the truck around the yard for the first time since I drug the heap home. Getting laid off kinda took the happiness from me. There are a few Kinks to work out and more parts to put on, but it moves!!. Anyone else here work for an Consulting Engineering firm?

[68chevy68]

forgot to post some pictures of it outside.









Also picked up a new steering wheel to match the edsel dash.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by 68chevy68

Laid off on thursday and drove the truck around the yard for the first time since I drug the heap home. Getting laid off kinda took the happiness from me. There are a few Kinks to work out and more parts to put on, but it moves!!. Anyone else here work for an Consulting Engineering firm?

Yes, I work for a civil site design firm. I dread every Friday. Every firm in Greenville has been laying off over the past 6 months. If I did get laid off, I have no idea where I'd go, plus Clemson is right down the road pumping out about 150-200 new Civil Engineering graduates every year...

Truck looks good. It also looks like you have a few other cool toys too

[68chevy68]

The thing that sucks is that I worked for a very large firm called Jacobs. they have like 57,000 employees and make good money. We were part of a recent buyout. We used to be called Carter Burgess. I hate large companies that claim to be family friendly. Money friendly is more like it. They just don't care about their ppl.

[67ChevyRedneck]

There's a "Jacobs" here in Greenville. They've been laying off too.

I work for a small private firm of about 25 people. My pay sucks compared to other engineer's in the area w/ the same job, BUT my benefits are OK and they sat us down after letting 4 people go saying "this is our core group" we don't want to let anyone else go. BUT... in order to get through the economy thing everyone's hours were cut a few months ago. My paycheck is a good bit smaller every month (yet another reason I'm "still pink.")

I have a feeling that in January we're either going to cut hours further or I'm 1 of possibly 3 or 4 peeps that will be moving on (after all the others were let go, I'm at the bottom of the pecking order.)

I'll also add that I've been somewhat actively looking for something else the past few months and nada, so I'm kinda stuck here.

[Luvlegs]

I own my own engineering/validation/technical services consulting company (mainly pharma based but other stuff too) - alot of us are being impacted with what may be coming after January... That being said, and if this isn't against the rules, if anyone is familiar with temperature data logging and spreadsheets I have a short term position I'm looking to fill... only 3 or 4 months worth but it'd be something in the mean time. PM me. I don't know if it's ok to put that out there or not but if it could help a fellow board member out.... it is what it is. If this is inappropriate, I understand if the mods take it out.

[1968SWBBigBlock]

LUVLEGS _ i hope no one takes it down - maybe a new job hunting section is what we need on the board to make it thru the rough times.
We are actually hiring another new salesmen - if you have knowledge of the pipe valve fitting and or instrumentation world pm me

[68chevy68]

I was a mechanical designer and plumbing designer. A little over a year ago I was a Draftsman so I guess I did not have enough experience for them.

[67ChevyRedneck]

I have 4.5 years and I'm eligible to take the PE in April. With the other people being let go, I'm at the bottom with over 4 years here

[Luvlegs]

The killer is an extra 3k per year in business taxes will indeed keep me from hiring someone... after insurances, SocSec, business expenses, accounting and payroll expenses, that's all the profit I make on the employee (small profit margin in my line..). In my position, I MIGHT make $90 for a whole month of headaches and expenses - It'll cost the jobs I can offer - it really stinks.

We've gotten off the original post a bit...

[c10addict]

Sorry to hear about the job but on a more positive note the truck looks great

[Luvlegs]

Originally Posted by c10addict

Sorry to hear about the job but on a more positive note the truck looks great

THAT's what got me distracted... I only get red X's where I'm at right now - no pics makes it easy to distract me!

[big_al_71]

I run a Toyota dealership and I have or I should say had 172 employees my roster now is at 137...and I am trying my hardest not to have to cut anymore but the store has to be profitable if not we cant open the doors...
Break even point is 600k a month just to break even and it does not mean total sales but gross profit. Keep your head up and this should pass. You have to always prepare for the worse hoping for the best....by the way the truck look good so far.

[19673ontree]

not much lay off going on around here , you can't find a song on the radio for the help wanted radio ad's , all of it is begging for people to work in the coal mine's , they offer $25hr for green horn's and upward's of $40hr if you can run something , the natural gas industry EXPLODED in the last few year's , I got into that doing the well operating and compressor operating , I hurt myself by not going in the mine's but that's ok with me ,,,

[1956cameo]

I dont have it as bad as you but I am going to be temporarily laid off from early December to mid January. I work for a very large chemical company, and they are doing this to keep their profit margins (stocks) looking good. I guess my family doesn't need Christmas as long as the CEO of this large company can get his multi million dollar bonus this quarter. Oh well apparently while my company is laying off people all the other places around here are hiring like mad. I am hoping to be at one of those companies before the temporary lay off begins. Good luck with your job search.

[rodstored-72]

i was laid off from a civil eng. consulting firm (stantec) in april (april 1st to be exact!!) i was out of work for almost 4 mo. but a friend from church is a oper. mgr. for a fire alarm design, install, sales & service company (priv. owned) & so for now they have been able ot keep on the books. i am going to go back to school to get further education (mech. designer) & hopefully not get put in this position again!! i have heard of all the firms listed above & thought that they were doing good until i applied & got a not needed answer. i think with the way things are going (especially the pres. elect) they are just going to get worse (but not much-hopefully) i think the turn around time is going to be longer now. anyways about a week after i got laid off i bought a few small parts for the truck just so i would not feel so bad (angry) the wife said i better or she was going to make me stay in the garage!! so i understand where you are coming from!
good luck!!

p.s. : i think that a looking for a job (job board) section would be a good (temp.) idea...

[hchad18]

Wife's getting the can Dec 23 "Merry F%&*$N Christmas" That'll definitely put a dent in the already no stream of money for parts. We'll I was thinking about building a rat rod anyway.

[68gmsee]

Originally Posted by Luvlegs

I own my own engineering/validation/technical services consulting company (mainly pharma based but other stuff too) - alot of us are being impacted with what may be coming after January... That being said, and if this isn't against the rules, if anyone is familiar with temperature data logging and spreadsheets I have a short term position I'm looking to fill... only 3 or 4 months worth but it'd be something in the mean time. PM me. I don't know if it's ok to put that out there or not but if it could help a fellow board member out.... it is what it is. If this is inappropriate, I understand if the mods take it out.

As for me, anything to help the members is something that should not be removed. Maybe moved, but not removed. In these days of uncertainty with what may happen everyone is nevrvous.

[arkracing]

Welcome to the club - maybe we should start one of those to go under our names.

I've been "laid off" - (my whole office was closed when Liberty Mutual bought another company) since April. Luckily I have some work at my shop to keep me afloat and my wife is making decent $.

Truck looks good though

[chevy29267truck]

Man sorry too hear you are not working it sucks when you have very little or no money at all

[SactoJim]

Too bad we all don't work for one of the big 3 in Detroit......looks like they're gonna get one of those famous government bailouts (50 billion) that's suppose to save the country!......go figure.

[chevy29267truck]

Let ever one know on here if you need help

[68chevy68]

And to make matters worse, I just bought a brand new crew cab truck, leather and all. I need to sell it but with the way the economy has been, I owe more than someone can go out and buy a brand new one for...

[ont_guy_38]

Just visiting from the 73-87 section,the laid off title caught my eye.I myself have been laid off after 17 years with the same company as of Dec 23.All truck plans are now put on hold I guess.Hopefully I won't have to sell it and very nice start you got there on your truck

[68chevy68]

Thanks for the complements on my truck. I am going to try not to sell it. After a couple of years of working on it as money allowed, It moves under its own power! This is the first truck (vehicle) I have built and Im stoked. I have way too much time and money tied up in this truck to sell it, but I may have to wait to finish it. there is still quite a bit I can do on it in all the spare time I have now. I might get more done this way.