You try to figure out what else you can do. I took a buyout from the St. Pete Times last year because I could see that things were only going to get worse for the newspaper industry. Because I was personal finance editor, I thought reinventing myself as a financial adviser was a logical course of action. (www.holifieldhuntley.com) I also have been doing some freelance writing and research. For example, I helped with the research for this book: http://www.amazon.com/Fight-Your-Money-Getting-Fortune/dp/0767929845/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236944055&sr=1-1 . So far things are working out. However, my husband works in local government, where they are planning major layoffs, so he could be job hunting later this year. Helen
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:40 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I was thinking about that similar thing today. I think that the Raleigh > newspaper laid off its sports writers and now th only sports writers are in > Charlotte covering the whole state. > > If all you've ever done is go to college for something, and done something > for like 20 years - what do you do when you are laid off and no one is > hiring in your field? It seems kind of ridiculous going back to school - > after you've already graduated with a bachelor's or Master's. > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [gatortalk] Herald sports writer Mike Phillips > From: Helen Huntley <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, March 12, 2009 3:58 pm > To: gatortalk <[email protected]> > > Is one of the Miami Herald writers who lost his job this week in the big > layoff they had, according to a report I read. We've often had his stories > posted to Gator News. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
