Nice to see you back on the list, Paul. Lasse
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 5:20 AM Subject: Back on list for awhile > Hi all, > I'm back for a while. I still have a lot of things to deal with, so > I'll probably unsubscribe after the weekend, but I do miss the chatter > here. Looks like almost everyone is behaving. I'll try not to change > that <vbg>. > > I had some major changes to deal with. My position at the ad agency I > worked at was "eliminated" after ten years. I only needed two more > years to qualify for retirement benefits, and I was among the highest > paid in the building, so I was a target. In the advertising biz, you're > "hired at will," which means they don't need an excuse to fire you. > However, other statutes do apply, and I will probably negotiate a > decent settlement. In the meantime I'm working freelance at another > agency (Y&R, which has the Lincoln/Mercury biz). That could turn into a > full time thing. Looking at other options as well. The change did > motivate me to get moving more on photography, and I have found a > studio that will rep me for some of the jobs their big dollar pros > don't want to do. Plus, I've been schmoozing a prestigious local > gallery, and they say they'll hang some of my work. I would love to be > a photographer, but to keep my house I probably have to continue > writing. > > In any case, I'm back at PDML for at least the weekend, and I'll > continue to drop in as time permits. > > Paul Stenquist >
