Surely you can put up with it for 9 months, Dave? At least as long as 
they don't cut your pay.

That is a real common scenario in the states. I worked for one company 
that reduced my time to one hour per-day, thinking I guess that I would 
quit and they would not have to pay unemployment. Might have worked here 
in NC, but in Michigan I just went down an filed a forced quit.

-graywolf


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
> 

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