gettin' fired

yeahhhh, except no one will hire me

xp

what do you do? Could always keep an eye out

proofreading! close to completely dead.

I work for a company that needs proofreaders and copy editors. It's freelance work, but it's something.

Commiserations and g'luck morbs

If I hear of a requirement for a rabblerousing proofreader movie buff over here you'll be my no 1 rec

these ppl have been very good to me over the years:
https://aquent.co.uk/

whoops i guess you don't want the .co.uk link - they have a nyc office and have had one for years - https://aquent.com/contact-us/

oh god I’m sorry morbs
you are welcome join my pity party, i just restocked the booze & the chips

That's terrible. Sorry to hear of it, old chum.

sorry morbs and vg :(

Damn it, Veg and Morbs. I'm sorry!

a few days before my 50th birthday i (and many others- this was not personal) was laid off from the company i had worked 14 years for.

i saw it coming (a year ago the UK based company was take over by some american investment fund - and we all know how thats going to fly !),
but still, having worked with the same crew for most of that time its a strange one when it actually happens.
i am now in a strange position where after 30 or so years doing software support/testing, i may never work again for a software company.
at 50, i am not sure i want to start all over again, learning a whole new software application and chancing my luck.
before this job i had worked for many other places, and hated virtually every single moment of my previous jobs due to the absolute shits i had to pretend to like.
instead i may just get a min wage at the pub to help pay the bills and live the small quiet life that i have always been heading towards.
but before i make that decision, i am going to kick back and enjoy the downtime.
i would suggest you do the same if at all possible Morbs.
3 weeks into my new life, and the house looks good, i have plans re the garden once spring arrives, and i really dont miss the sodding 2 hours a day commuting.

good luck whatever you decide to do Morbs ..

A friend told me on Tuesday he was part of Barnes and Nobles' great purge.

Sorry to hear, all. Good luck on getting something good and sustainable soon.

Sorry to hear, wish you all the best

Ouch, hope everything works out for you Morbs.

feeling like you're about to get fired sucks

This feeling has been creeping into my psyche from time to time over the last six months or so.

Tho partially updating my resume last night did offer some solace.

Because paranoia or more substantial clues?

morbs you can have my job, i'm going to live in the woods

lets all live in the woods

If we all lived in the woods it wouldn’t be the woods anymore

Besides who’d drive

buzzkill

I'll drive

https://comedycentral.mtvnimages.com/images/tve/upright_citizens_brigade/16_9/ucb_104_office.jpg

thx everybody

supervisor (also canned) took us out for tacos & margaritas

sorry to hear, everyone. mark e I hear you re the commute though - really appreciating not driving through this city in rush hour...

my org is currently being reorged and has had some unnerving press recently but fingers crossed all of us are fairly safe.

I swear I posted on this thread? Anyway, that sucks, Dr. Morbius! (Maybe I'll see you next month?)

I might be visiting this thread in a few months

I'm genuinely sorry to hear that VG, mark e and Morbius are all going through uncertain times right now. 3 fucking brilliant posters there - all the best to youse.

saw this. damn it, morbs. I hope some better luck falls your way. You sure could use some.

thanks again, ppl, i'm not desperate (yet)

maybe on March 6 or 18, tokyo ro!

All the best for the future, Dr M.

I'm genuinely sorry to hear that VG, mark e and Morbius are all going through uncertain times right now. 3 fucking brilliant posters there - all the best to youse.

this completely sucks. don't let them win

I would hire all of you just to post on ilx :(

https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=Editor

The Marines need you

You don't want me despoiling the region, big fella, and it sounds like too much work.

Look at all the other locations where an experienced GS-1084 could contribute, though

Sorry 1035. I get all my 10XX series mixed up now

How hilarious is it when you are being canned in 2 weeks, and you are told to go the extra mile (on something you've never had to do before) because "this editor (who you've never heard of before) IS PICKY"? lol, what's my motivation?

filling the time

the warm glow of satisfaction which follows a job well done, presumably

The gall

the spleen

the goin' postal

sorry to hear about this vg, mark and morbs best to you all
my wife's been out of work for 7 months definitely relate to the stress

yeah Morbs, seriously fuck that. don't even go an extra inch. you don't owe them shit.