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Old 04-21-2009, 03:14 PM   #11
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sorry to hear that. I remember that feeling very well. what do you do again?
I had placed a call to my old engineering firm (still had a very good relationship with them) the day I was told my company was closing the NC doors....and had an interview with them set up for March 3. Met with them, and by the end of the meeting had a job there. Took a week off to go to bike week then started the next monday
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Old 04-21-2009, 03:32 PM   #12
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I had placed a call to my old engineering firm (still had a very good relationship with them) the day I was told my company was closing the NC doors....and had an interview with them set up for March 3. Met with them, and by the end of the meeting had a job there. Took a week off to go to bike week then started the next monday

Very sweet. I thought you were doing some type of design work. Was going to start throwing out contacts if it would help. There's not a lot out there right now that's for sure.
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Old 04-21-2009, 03:43 PM   #13
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I appreciate the thought!
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Old 04-21-2009, 04:50 PM   #14
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Wow!
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Old 04-21-2009, 05:08 PM   #15
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~3000 jobs gained in my neck of the woods Feb '09
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Old 04-21-2009, 05:18 PM   #16
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You have serious tunnel vision.
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Old 04-21-2009, 05:20 PM   #17
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yeah too bad not everyone can be a petroleum or aerospace engineer

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Old 04-21-2009, 05:33 PM   #18
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I was looking at La. since some leftist mongrels were arguing with me about Bobby Jindal and his performance as Gov, there.
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Old 04-21-2009, 06:51 PM   #19
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Yep, GA's is right! The top of GA is RED RED RED RED RED. That's me. Unemployed for almost a year now
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Old 04-21-2009, 07:12 PM   #20
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I am in the middle of a big red spot and my company is hiring at my location.

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I was looking at La. since some leftist mongrels were arguing with me about Bobby Jindal and his performance as Gov, there.
Jindal is doing a decent job from what my grandpa says, he is pretty high up in his parish government.

Compared to what he replaced though, it wasn't very hard to improve.
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