I do anything automotive, except mechanics. I've done wholesale and retail auto parts sales, outside sales representative for automotive businesses, Service Writer for auto repair shops, and my last job was as Shop Manager for a general repair shop. It's an impossible market where I live as, since the shop I managed closed, the area has lost four other repair shops and three dealerships.
After I lost my job, I really saw the writing on the wall in the local industry, so I went out and got my commission as a Notary Public so I could work as a loan signing agent, doing mortgage re-fi's and Home Equity Lines of Credit, but the housing market tanked about the same time my commission came through, so all I've made from that is a few bucks here and there doing basic notaries. My wife lost her job a year ago, and she's gone back to school to learn IT, but we both worry what the job market will be by the time she gets her degree next year. In the meantime, she's working part-time for a local psychologist. We are lucky in that my mother-in-law has an income that allows her to pay our mortgage, and our cars are both paid off, so we have no major payments, but we've both run out of UI benefits and the job market shows no sign of improving. Paul M. ----- Original Message ----- From: "CMN" <[email protected]> To: "Papermodels II" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:10 PM Subject: [Papermodels II 35916] Re: OT: I too have joined the ranks of the unemployed Thanks for the good wishes. I was out of a regular job from August 2006 to May 2007. The market for my area is very competitive with a lot of the work being sent offshore. Plus, with the economy the way it is, those firms who still are doing implementations are not willing to pay travel expenses. And there aren't many Oracle shops in Western Washington - it tends to be Microsoft country - not biting the hand that feeds... What type of work did you do? Christine On Apr 17, 11:22 am, "Paul McCool" <[email protected]> wrote: > Christine, > > Here's hoping you find another job, soon. I've been out of a regular job > for > 18 months with no prospects so far. > > Paul M. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine" <[email protected]> > To: "Papermodels II" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 10:05 AM > Subject: [Papermodels II 35872] OT: I too have joined the ranks of the > > unemployed > > > Friends, > > > Well, I expect I will have some time to build some of the many paper > > models in my collection now. I was laid off, terminated, fired, > > whatever on Wednesday. I am fortunate to have some cash in reserve and > > a decent severance, but things are likely to get interesting. Wish me > > luck, please. > > > Thanks, Christine > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
