feeling of despair :(
well my life 100 percent sucks now, just got laid off, my dad got laid off as well, i am soooooooooo screwed for money it is not funny as get no severence and might not get e.i., there is obv nooooooooo jobs in this hell hole city i am really depressed right now, need to make some money fast. will moderate for food or money Graham:-[, have no car so i am stuck here, well since going to lose the house i will hitchhike to waterloo and live on the street corner.
wish i had the life of choron,sirwatts or blondefish more then ever now!!!!
no christmas this year, which i hate anyway just more stressful this year.
pack up and head for vegas i guess(have been looking at apartments and jobs out there,lol)
i just don't know anymore, what's the point of living:(
wish i had the life of choron,sirwatts or blondefish more then ever now!!!!
no christmas this year, which i hate anyway just more stressful this year.
pack up and head for vegas i guess(have been looking at apartments and jobs out there,lol)
i just don't know anymore, what's the point of living:(
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Crisis Line. Call it.
Seriously, hope things get better. They always do. In crisis comes opportunity.
stp
We're with you, just ask...
You got this, hands down. You'll have a job by Monday if you start putting out resumés! *(Ps. there are lots of free services that will write and print your resumé for you, if it has been awhile...PM me if you need help to find one in your area)
This is only a temporary set back!
best,
Kristy
Giving out Kristy's # qualifies as a crisis line?
Seriously thought that's tough luck. To commiserate with you two days before my house purchase closed my boss fucking tells me he is not renewing my contract so I have no job in a city I am moving to in two days. Had to bail on purchasing the house for thousands in penalties and beg my landlord to let me stay otherwise I was out on the street myself, all within 24hrs. Crappiest day of my life became the best day of my life because I found my dream job in the paper that very same day. 6 months later I moved into a better house at a cheaper price. It will turn around. You never know where fate will take you.
Started my dream career in '99, big wage increase over previous job, etc.
Fast tracked by new employer, promoted, complimants and recognition by vice president, and head of HR, asked about interest in taking over the facility in Alberta. I am the best thing since sliced bread.
Eight weeks after the transfer discussion I am fired, this is 10 weeks before Christmas, so it's a great time to be out of work.
One false start, but to keep this short, I found something in my field. It pays a bit less, but I've been here three years+ and I am immensely happier now than I was at my dream job, and I believe I am a better person now, too.
This situation is temporary, and will not last.
the vegas thing is random thoughts about starting a new life somewhere, cause their won't be any here even if the economc situation improves.
I'm really curious to see how quiet it really is...
"One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong...."
<sniff> You like me. You really, really, like me . . . <sniffle>
Seriously Phil, things will be okay. I felt like crap too, when I got let go. It had never happened to me before. I did not make use of any sort of support (friends, family, etc.). It took weeks before I even felt like getting out of bed. But I did, and you will too. Something will open up, just like it did for me. And who knows, you may find your life taking you down a new path, one that turns out to be more rewarding, if not monetarily then spiritually or emotionally. Either way, the road your on leads in one direction, and that is forward. Good luck, and don't forget to keep us posted . . .
Enough man-flirting, it's time for my bubble bath.
but for the fun of it i will post nominees for poker coaches(once if i ever get a bankroll again and i am bored)
mtt coach=sir watts and ?????
sit n go coach=hobbes and ?????
cash coach=ummmm who plays cash on here,lol
+ev coach=blondefish
satellites coach=blondefish(or the chickeeeboooo in his avatar pic)
go go go:)
Been there myself.
Keep pounding the pavement.
Lots of places looking for seasonal help right now and it will at least hold you over.
Go West young man...work is abundant with stupid pay. I go visit my fiancee, and see help wanted stuff everywhere!! Tim Hortons, with a 3yr. contract, will pay 25 bucks an hour...I know guys with zero experience or education making 6 figures.
If I wasn't already self employed I would be gone up north.
Unfortunately, casino and other jobs in Las Vegas continue to disappear. To give you a realistic first-hand view of what's happening there, as soon as I check in at the hotel and ask about the employees I met in the summer, the clerk told me that there had been a lot of layoffs. I go to the promoted cafe late at night, but it has been quietly closed down without proper notification. I go to the Flamingo dinner buffet and it has been closed down. I phone Harrah's and there is no live person and the automated system keeps hanging up on me. I go to the Riviera and get told that the dinner buffet has been closed down. The huge Echelon Place development has been suspended, and there seems to be a lot of unfinished construction along the Strip.
The poker dealers at Caesars Palace and other casinos were laid off. Except for the Venetian, the other poker rooms weren't busy and there was not even a single satellite held at Caesars Palace or Bellagio. Dealers haven't been able to find a full-time dealing job for a couple of years now, so they have to wait for temporary events like the WSOP or risk playing poker without the proper bankroll. Unless you have connections, it is very difficult to get a job in Las Vegas with so much supply.
Continuing on my tradition of having a blonde fish for my avatar, she is Amanda Leatherman, WPT live updates hostess (still no official TV hostess). My first question to a floor supervisor at the WPT NAPC last month was not about poker but, "Who's the chickeeeboooo?"
if you ever think of doing the vegas thing if things improve let me know, along with the above post about going out west, there is nothing holding me here really, 2 payments left on a loan other then that i can join your family and be blondefish jr.:)
All you need is a chip and a chair..;)
(read: job and place to hang your hat and those can be found online)
Job hunting New York man dons suit, tie and a sandwich board - Yahoo! Canada News
nothing works out for me, i just don't understand why i have sooooooooooooo much bad luck
If not, you should be able to find a place that will do it (certification)for about a C-note. Not much improvement I realize, but better than what you quoted. You might even be able to swing a payment deal with them, too.
Options, Philli, always look at the options . . .
Good Luck
When my wife was pregnant with our daughter we did the 16 wk. blood test and the initial results were not good. It was a choice between Downs Syndrome and Spina Bifida. My wife was devastated, as it took us forever just to get pregnant. We went for an amnio, to be certain, and she was inconsolable until we got the results (baby was fine), much like she was every time we had a false positive on the pregnancy tests before she conceived. Through it all my attitude was, and still is, the following:
Either it's good news, or it's bad news. There is no sense worrying needlessly about the bad until it is 100% what the news is. Likewise, rejoicing is pointless, too.
In your case, much like poker, I would suggest focussing on process instead of results. Keep getting that resume out there, keep gioing to the interviews, and take the results with as much equanimity as you can muster. Eventually, you will have cause to celebrate. It's tough to behave this way, and I still struggle from time to time, but it keeps you on an even keel during bad times.