[Magdalen] Laid off

[Jay Weigel]

So sorry to hear that, Richard. Prayers that you will land a new (and
better!) job soon!

Eleven years ago, S/O was terminated by the company he'd been with for many
years. He was unemployed for just about 5 weeks. A fortunate discussion
with someone he knew in the geek world put him in touch with the company
where she worked...where, to his astonishment, one of his former managers
was a manager. In short order he was hired and has been there ever
since...and is regarded as something of a star in the company. The geek
world is rather small....even in California, I would think. Courage! (as my
dad used to say.)

On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:17 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Very sorry to hear this, Richard. There are ominous things going on where I
> work as well. I may be in the same situation in a couple of months, with a
> rather stingy severance package. But I'm praying this will pass.
> Fortunately, I live in a place with lots of companies who employ proposal
> managers. So there will be options if something happens.
>
> I pray you will find a great new opportunity, Richard. As those who leave
> often say later, "There is life after <name employer here>!"
>
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 10:58 AM Richard S. Crawford <
> richard at underpope.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Got laid off from my job at UC Davis yesterday. It wasn't a total
> surprise;
> > I'd seen the writing on the wall for months. I'm still in a bit of a
> state
> > of shock, though.
> >
> > I did get a very generous severance package, and my wife and I are in no
> > danger of losing the house. Obviously, I plan to get going with a job
> hunt
> > right away, but, dammit, I liked my job.
> >
> > Oh well. Prayers would be appreciated.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Sláinte,
> > Richard S. Crawford
> > http://www.underpope.com
> >
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>