Survival...
Jan. 16th, 2009 01:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Today has been a rough day so far.
The architectural firm I worked for laid off 25 people. Those of us that are left took a 10% pay cut.
If the business environment doesn't turn around by June... well, who knows what will happen to the firm.
I hate the relieved yet guilty feeling of being among those who made it through.
I am thankful though.
The architectural firm I worked for laid off 25 people. Those of us that are left took a 10% pay cut.
If the business environment doesn't turn around by June... well, who knows what will happen to the firm.
I hate the relieved yet guilty feeling of being among those who made it through.
I am thankful though.
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Date: 2009-01-16 06:57 pm (UTC)survivor's guilt sucks.
very best wishes!!!
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Date: 2009-01-16 07:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-16 07:24 pm (UTC)drop me a note at work sometime the week after the one coming up (i'll need to recover a smidge, and empty my mailbox, and you might get lost in the shuffle otherwise) and i'll send you our qualifications questionnaire. doesn't mean your firm will hear from us, but it's at least a start.
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Date: 2009-01-16 07:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-17 12:12 am (UTC)If it's any comfort, I think the reason no one in my lab is getting laid off this winter is that I'm at home on maternity leave until March. The boss didn't come out and say it, but most of us were thinking it. And I think By's work is getting by because they've got a client with lots of money who's been giving them a series of large sculptural commissions. The counter has been having days where they never made $100 in sales.
Good luck. For everyone.
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Date: 2009-01-17 12:23 am (UTC)If things don't turn around by June I don't know what will happen. But I believe that they will.
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Date: 2009-01-17 02:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-17 02:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-17 01:55 pm (UTC)Seems like it's starting to hit everywhere now. I'm glad you survived.
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Date: 2009-01-17 03:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-17 03:45 pm (UTC)