I went through a merger. The first thing that happened was the new creative director called me in and told me how I was making a lot more than his long-time employees (friends). I hung in for a few years, but eventually was layed off. My lawyer got a substantial settlement. Now I'm working for about half as much as I once made and I'm in the throes of another merger. Could get ugly. Who knows? I've been working since I was eleven years old-- forty-seven years ago. I'm tired, and I don't want to do it anymore, but I can't see any way out for quite a few years to come. Oh well. Paul On Jan 28, 2007, at 7:10 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
> Tossup on those two i suppose, and thanks > > Dave > > On 1/28/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> David J Brooks wrote: >>> Well, i did see the writing on the wall a while back, but thought it >>> would boil over. >>> >>> For the past 33 and a bit years, i have been employed in the survey >>> depart of a large Eng/Survey/Mapping/etc Company. >>> >>> We did some restructuring in our division, and i went from the field >>> to a job as a GIS mapping tech recently. >>> >>> Last Tuesday, i was told we have no work past April 8, which i >>> fiqures, looking at the job boards.:-) >>> >>> So,,, to keep me working, or as i look at it, get rid of moi, i m >>> being transfered to an electrical/mechanical engineering firm, >>> that we >>> bought in 2004. >>> >>> What i find odd, is that i have 33 years of survey experience, and 3 >>> months of Microstation Gis, but i seem to be quite shy on electrical >>> and mechanical experience.<vbg> >>> >>> My soon to be ex boss said look at it as an adventure. I view >>> adventures as trying to keep up with Mark Roberts whilst driving to >>> GFM.:-) >>> >>> I look at it as, he'll get pissed off andf quit, then we dont >>> have to >>> buy him out. >>> >>> Yes i know its a job, but i'm not looking forward to this change. >>> >>> The worst part is it has to be at the hardest place to get to in >>> rush >>> hour traffic. Torontonians will know this area, Hwy 401 and the >>> Allen >>> expressway. >>> >>> Hwy 401 is our most travelled road, and has a reported 22,000 >>> accidents a year. Lets hope i don't add to the stat's. >>> >>> Sorry for the rant, but the Nikon BB told me to P***s off, when i >>> tried to post this.:-) >>> >>> Dave >>> >> >> Ouch, that's a traffic mess there. Although it's not quite as bad >> as the >> 401 and the Don Valley Parking Lot ;-) >> >> Good luck with the change. >> >> -Adam >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > Ontario Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
