tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post52636596028369859..comments2024-01-02T05:16:56.424-06:00Comments on This Just In: Unemployed: Joining the RanksLori Stewart Weiderthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601450336245218356noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-1562141710051806802011-02-03T17:38:32.182-06:002011-02-03T17:38:32.182-06:00REally sorry to hear this but like your other comm...REally sorry to hear this but like your other commenters, I'm not too worried about you. I love the spreadsheet idea; might need to implement it myself actually - I'm wishing you all the best though and looking forward to good news that I'm sure will be coming before long.SusanAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594452068363808771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-29439571640327258712011-02-02T13:01:40.683-06:002011-02-02T13:01:40.683-06:00Oh, gosh, Lori, when I read about the shutdown, my...Oh, gosh, Lori, when I read about the shutdown, my heart just hurt for you and the other employees there. It was a great place to work, and I'm very sad. If I'd still been there, I probably would have been throwing up too. That has to be so scary. I don't know what kind of comfort I can give, really, or words of advice, that your friends haven't already given you, but I'm pulling for you and the other folks there to get better positions elsewhere. I'm *so* sorry. *hugs*<br />~Beth in SeattleBethhttp://www.livejournal.com/users/jadeejfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-14427623025485826692011-02-02T08:43:52.391-06:002011-02-02T08:43:52.391-06:00It's tough. You're tough. You'll do wh...It's tough. You're tough. You'll do what needs to be done and be stronger for it (though what you'll do with more strength is beyond my comprehension, Hercules!).shy_smileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759773273488970372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-77224774149520549002011-02-02T01:08:06.953-06:002011-02-02T01:08:06.953-06:00It will all come together again. I've been the...It will all come together again. I've been there.dogbaithttp://dogbait.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-92170787389636879162011-02-01T21:26:57.494-06:002011-02-01T21:26:57.494-06:00If you ever need a cup of false bravado, come knoc...If you ever need a cup of false bravado, come knock. I've got plenty to spare.BostonPobblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900134112278236654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-15294644665545925942011-02-01T09:23:01.507-06:002011-02-01T09:23:01.507-06:00My comments are going to different than everyone e...My comments are going to different than everyone else.<br /><br />Since it will take another 5-7 years for our national economy to stabilize (longer in "rural" areas) and with the real estate market in sharp decline I would suggest dumping the old house. Then you would be free of the mortgage load. You might just break even or possibly profit by a few measly thousands of dollars. <br /><br />Downsize your lifestyle and obligations with a hatchet. This is the hardest thing to do. Forget any emotional factors. Your goal is to survive for the next 10 years or so until the economy is (hopefully) booming again. Have Clint add you to his health plan. It will cost but will still be cheaper than buying your own. <br /><br />I have complete faith in you but things are going to get rougher before they get better. You just need the fortitude to make some really hard decisions.<br /><br />My heart is with you Lori.Paradise Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668266221623363777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-74523927660026139672011-02-01T03:36:34.653-06:002011-02-01T03:36:34.653-06:00I think you have balls of steel and the courage to...I think you have balls of steel and the courage to match. I have never known someone to weather so much and do so much and take so much as you have and still keep going and going ang going. <br />And that's what you will do now.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-87413180825163994752011-01-31T19:39:29.346-06:002011-01-31T19:39:29.346-06:00i've been there. it was terrible. i won't ...i've been there. it was terrible. i won't bore you with platitudes with shutting/opening doors, but it was true for me. <br /><br />one resource i found really helpful: twitter. i got connected with local temp agencies, the local paper job listings, and all sorts of other people who kept me motivated even as i applied for positions that i knew (and was told) i was over-qualified for.<br /><br />also helpful: a spreadsheet of all of my job applications. because even if the phone wasn't ringing, every day i added to it and felt like i was accomplishing *something*.chookhttp://www.chookgoesbokk.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-30736729107926132162011-01-31T12:24:30.060-06:002011-01-31T12:24:30.060-06:00Been thinking about you a lot since you first talk...Been thinking about you a lot since you first talked about this on FB. Such a scary time for you, but a lot of possibility lies ahead. Those who know you, know that you'll be just fine - but that doesn't make the next period of time any easier, does it?<br />I'm thinking nothing but the very best for you and wishing you very quick re-employment!Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623233206043947281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-35108317968395506282011-01-31T12:20:09.752-06:002011-01-31T12:20:09.752-06:00Encouraging Part: Lori, you definitely have the re...Encouraging Part: Lori, you definitely have the resources and the skills to pick up and move on past this difficult and unexpected time.<br /><br />Realistic Part: Holy cowhorns. I haven't even graduated college yet. I sooo don't want to think about unemployment!Elizabethhttp://ducksanddecisiveengagement.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-85413451400229421642011-01-31T12:01:34.526-06:002011-01-31T12:01:34.526-06:00So the thing everyone is going to say is ...
&quo...So the thing everyone is going to say is ...<br /><br />"you're smart, you'll be fine, you'll pull through, it's opportunity, you should follow your dreams, become self-employed" <br /><br />F*ck, I'd be throwing up too!<br /><br />*But I hope and pray something comes you're way fast! (((Lori)))Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525149264536202592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15244825.post-435290135880338182011-01-31T11:54:49.730-06:002011-01-31T11:54:49.730-06:00Damn, I'm sorry about that.
But you can do it...Damn, I'm sorry about that.<br /><br />But you can do it. And if you don't have the bravado, you can fake it. You WILL get through this. There isn't a doubt in my mind.<br /><br />- JazzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com