I agree with Eric. I was part of a small company (about 8 people total) and when the well started to run dry, I was assured that we had at least 2-3 months left at least. Less than a week later they laid me off. I don't hold any ill will towards them -- they did what they had to do, but the fact was that those who informed me that I had nothing to worry about did not have all the right information.
Good Luck! Tim P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Mathews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 12:02 AM Subject: RE: GRRRR....on strike? > Those perks are quite nice, but understand my cynicism is the result of > being screwed twice since the bubble burst. Your superiors may in fact be > totally above board, however at the very least you should begin strapping on > a parachute. > > Please don't take this as a personal statement about your company or > yourself, I just hate to see good programmers that honestly trust those > around and above them get hosed. I hope that things indeed turn out well > for your company, but more importantly that they go well for you. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:40 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: GRRRR....on strike? > > > > If you asked your company to let you work 40% less for the same amount of > > pay, what would they say? Why should it be any different for them? > > Honestly, I've been in this situation twice. Both times I've left for > > another position within one month of the pay cut. > > Well, they are giving us Fridays off as a little bit of compensation ;). > > The reason it's different is because I'm looking at the long term. I'm > pretty sure the company is going to pull through unscathed and I will have > an excellent future with them when they do. After the immediate crisis is > over, I will be back to my normal salary. Plus, the company will recoup > some of my losses in back pay. They could have just let a bunch of people > go and kept salaries the same, but they asked us all to put up with this so > they don't have to let anyone go .. if at all possible. > > In addition to my salary, I get an excellent benifits package and free > certifications in MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, Cisco, Oracle, CIW, A+, Net+, whatever. > > Like I said, I'm looking and keeping my options open, just in case, but for > now, this is the best deal in the area (and there aren't many) .. especially > considering the long term potential. If an offer comes along that 'I can't > refuse', then I will take it, but until then, I'm ok where I am .. as long > as this isn't more than a couple months investment. The business plan is > sound and has doudbled revenue every year for the last 7 years .. it's just > now the government has started screwing us over (from what I understand, we > currently have several million due us that they won't let us have). Thanks > BOEs! > > This company has given me a good job and good opportunities, so I'm giving > them a little faith and support when they are a little down. I'm not one to > jump ship at the first sign of trouble. It's the way I've treated all of my > employers and it's worked well for me so far. I've had to move on a few > times, of course, but even then, every step away has been a step up ... and > no bridges burned :) > > Todd > > > Don't sell yourself short. This is business - they're not your friends. > > They're the providers of a paycheck. There are others like them. Find > one > > before it's too late. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 9:16 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: GRRRR....on strike? > > > > > > Well, I'm looking around and keeping my options open, just so I don't get > > caught with no options if something really terrible happens. I'm not > > planning on leaving just yet. This is, probably, just a temporary thing. > > The company has a good future and is pretty stable (for the last 7 years > > they've been a "cash only" business with 0 debt. We are just going > through > > a rough spot because some of the state governments are being asses (long > > story). We expect to get a cash infusion from a VC to get us by until we > > get this government thing straightened out. The 40% is company wide. > They > > are asking everyone to bite the bullet and give some up for the company so > > they don't have to let anyone go .. or as few people as possible. The VPs > > aren't getting paid at all. > > > > I'm the lead developer, so my job isn't going to be in jeapordy anytime > > soon. I think they will pull through and I have faith in the senior > > management, so I'm going to stick with them for a while. I can afford to > > live on this without dipping in to savings for a month or 3. Hey, at > least > > I still have a job and still have great insurance! My 60% paycheck is > still > > better than an unemployment check ;) > > > > Still, if anyone hears of anything around the NC/SC area .... :) > > > > Todd > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
