The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: Melena on October 15, 2009, 10:26:28 PM
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Well, folks. You will be seeing me on this forum a whole lot more in the near future. I was just laid off work and my last day was today. :o The construction industry is really really down. I am just thinking of it as the start of new and better possibilities.
But I'm going to take the weekend off and go up the coast for a few days and think about it all first. Go help my friend on his house and pound some nails. That gets the ole brain cells flushed out with fresh blood.
I'll be back here next week, and the day after, and the day after that, and the day after that.............................. :D No, really! I'll be okay. ;D
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Wow Melena...I wish you the absolute best. My thoughts and prayers are with you and I hope you get a much better job in the near future.
Alex
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Melena,
Keep a positive outlook.
Look on it as an opportunity for a new beginning.
You never know, it might be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Good luck
Steve H
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Keep up the good spirit and look at the positive side: You will have more time on your hand to ride your r65
greetings from a precipitating north, lots of rain and lots of wind, really bad driving conditions
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Get out on the bike for a week or so, get your head cleared out, and come back looking for a new adventure in your life .
Losing my last job, was the best thing to ever happen to me, but at the time, it didn't seem like such a positive thing !!!!
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Best of luck, Melena!
And DO take some time to relax and clear your head and do some of those things you've wanted to do - when you start a new job you won't have any vacation time at first! It is also a good time to re-assess where you want to be in your life and what you want to do with it - I know it helped me when I was let go in 2004 (and had to let go the ~45 people working for me at the same time). :-/
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I agree, Melena. Get out and spend a couple of days on the bike, enjoy a few rides to someplace nearby that you haven't seen before, and just enjoy the moment. Everyone knows that being out there on a bike is very therapeutic, and will help relax you and allow you to get in a good frame of mind for a new adventure or opportunity that will surely pop up for you. Good things happen to good people! And YOU'RE one of the "good people"! ;)
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Melena,
We ALL work ourselves to death. Enjoy some time off and no doubt, you will find your next work opportunity soon enough.
Enjoy the beauty of the county in which you live and be thankful for that which is important.
Good-luck,
Peter
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I hope things work out well for you.
What do you do in construction? New construction is down, but a friend of mine works for a company that fixes up houses damaged by fires and floods and stuff, and he's busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest.
Like the others said, enjoy the time off. Hopefully your new job will let you get away for a few days next July....
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Another testimonial (hope it's encouraging rather than irritating): My last job was blown away by Hurricane Rita, at a point in life (old!) when I thought my options were increasingly limited... And after a month or so of searching (and prayer) I was offered one of the best jobs I've ever held. I DO wish I had taken time to breathe deeply for a efw days between jobs, however-- your mini-vacation sounds like it will leave you refreshed and much better prepared for Phase II!
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Hi Melena! Thanks for sounding so cheerful! It makes me feel better, for you! :)
I found my current job on Craigs List!
I don't know what I would do if I were in your position.
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Thanks for all your encouraging words. A big [smiley=kiss.gif] to you all!
I've taken off a few days here to regroup. Didn't realize I needed to do that. :D Went off for a few days, then got some stuff done around here (doesn't look like it though - it needs a couple or 3 or 4 weeks of constant tossing, cleaning, scrubbing, tossing more, painting, etc., etc., etc. :o ) ;D Finally got a ride in today. 8-) What a wonderful Autumn day it was too. 8-)
I figured a couple of weeks to let my mind get around all this and then I'll start my networking. I know a whole lot of people from working where I did. The right thing will come up at the right time. In the meantime I'm letting myself chill out, be cool, relax...............any other really neat descriptive words? ;) Oh! Try this one: [smiley=bath.gif] ;D
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Here ya go, Melena! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c3cIyIOaUU
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Where in the world have I been???? :o :o
Melena I am so sorry to not have chimed in when you first announced the lay off from work!
You will get something else if that is what you want....I just can feel it! Times of crisis are times of opportunity. I really believe that...maybe in some sort of twisted hope-filled way. It seems to have worked for me though over the years. Any chance at all you could "retire" and redirect to something involving your crafts?? BTW Scarf wearing time coming soon!!
You have expressed being pretty pooped a lot of times and the foot healing took a lot of your energies, as did work I assume. So take it as a welcome rest and time for contemplation...and some fun riding!!!
I apologize again....a week ago...that day I must have been off in a fog!!
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Go help my friend on his house and pound some nails.
I'm truly sorry to read your news. Having shared your experience in the past, I relate.
Looks like you have the right idea. Conditions here in the East are weird. Little or no new residential construction, but I see a lot of repair and remodeling happening. Too bad you aren't in this area—an experienced person like you could make a living freelancing.
Keep in touch, and go for a ride when things are down.
Best wishes,
John
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I've been watching many around me deal with this same change. It strikes me now just how much time and effort we spend arranging our lives around work that we become blind to all the other possibilities around us. You are smart, articulate and insightful. Good tools all to have in your kit. I realize now that just because things won't be the same doesn't mean they will be fraught with trouble. Chin up, eyes on the horizon and thanks for thinking enough of us to share. You'll be fine.
rich
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Melena -
Obviously I've been out of the loop lately as well. Sorry to hear your news, but I agree that this could end up being the best thing that's happened. Glad to hear you plan on taking the time to recoup and relax a bit before plunging back into the job hunt.
Have some fun and ride before winter sets in! Oh yeah, you don't have much winter in California, do you> ;)
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Melena, that has happened to me a couple times over the years and this last time I actually sort of looked forward to it and really hated going back to work! Chin up, relax, and get a bunch of stuff done that you've been putting off for a long time...
You could always do the 4-corners ride and say, "Hey", to all of us along the way! ;)
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Hi all!
I can't believe how busy I've been the last few weeks. How did I ever find time to go to work? ;D
I have gotten in a few really nice rides. 8-) The weather has been great up until today. It looks like summer has finally decided to let autumn in. ;)
I've been meaning to get on here to let you all know what is going on, but the time has just flown by. It's been kinda nice having a vacation from the computer too, I guess. ::)
I've been working on projects here at home that I need to get done. Unfortunately it hasn't included house work yet. :-? Oh well. I'm getting to it. With colder weather coming I'll be inside and I'll do it then. (I hate house work, but I don't like a messy house either - where's the maid? ;) )
I did start the unemployment thing, so I'll start getting that soon. And I've called a few folks to let them know what happened. Everyone is so nice and will let me know if they hear of any openings, so we'll see. I try to do something every day to touch in with someone I know out there.
I'd love to take a long trip on the bike, but don't have the money to do something like that right now. One of these years I'll do it though. Just gotta find someone with a lot of money who will sponsor me to do it. ;D Yeah, right!
Wish I could retire. Sigh. Not time yet, unfortunately. The ones I know who have retired say it takes the first 2 or 3 weeks to realize what has actually happened. I think that's the same with me. I'm just starting to realize I'm not going back to work at that place. And all I can say is "YAY!" [smiley=clap.gif] I was getting really bored there anyway. I know something else better is in my future.
Let's see, how does Trolle end his posts? Ah yes:
From a partly cloudy and getting cloudier and colder Northern California. ;)
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Hi Melena
I'm very pleased that you are taking your situation with such a high spirit and have no doubt what so ever that an interesting and giving job will be yours in the near future.
I was fired two years ago which was the worst thing I've ever experienced. As I found my employer's reasons for firing me too thin I contested the firing and won :) But the two months it took him to see the things my way wasn't very funny, so I am impressed by the way you handle the situation.
greetings from a wet, windy cold and drab north
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Jeepers how did I miss this thread????
Melena. How has it been going? Have you started the hunt?
Here in Georgia things are not so good as well but atleast the riding in the mountains is fantastic. Keep Atlanta in the back of your mind and send me a resume! You never know where the next oportunity is going to spring from.
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Boy that is nice Bill. Melena I forgot to say that I heard that the word for "crisis" doesn't exist singularly in Mandarin..it is the same word definition as "opportunity"!!! I have found this to be true in my life. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Cheers,
Sue whose feet are toasty warm despite a record snowfall outside that is on its second day!! Yeah, you can ask!
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No, I haven't fallen off the edge of the world! But I did survive the Holidays thus far. I finally have a chance to sit down and post a bit here. I thought for sure I'd have time to get online a whole bunch, but life just seemed to get busier than ever.
A few days after I got laid off work I found out about a small crafts fair that I could get into the first weekend of December. From that day on I was crocheting every minute I could find. Could only fit in a couple of rides. The crafts fair finally came and I had enough to make a good showing. I even sold a bunch of stuff. I sure didn't make enough to live on, but made enough to make sure I could pay for a few gifts and buy some more yarn ::) .
After that was done I had to finish making the rest of the Christmas gifts I had going so I was busy until the last day when I was wrapping everything. Fortunately I ended up having to only buy a couple of things so I didn't have to get out into the crowds of shoppers (I really don't like to shop :D ).
Hopefully I'll have a little more time, but now I'm into cleaning the house from top to bottom. I think it's the Chinese who have a tradition that it is good luck to make sure the whole house is clean and all bills are paid so the new year can be started out completely new. Yeah, well I've never been able to do it so far, but maybe this year will be different. Ummmm, yeah, right! ;D
I hope everyone had a great Holiday season and may the New Year be the best ever!
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Jeepers how did I miss this thread????
Melena.How has it been going?Have you started the hunt?
Here in Georgia things are not so good as well but atleast the riding in the mountains is fantastic.Keep Atlanta in the back of your mind and send me a resume!You never know where the next oportunity is going to spring from.
Thanks for that Bill, but my roots are here in California, and they are DEEP. I only have about 4 1/2 years until I can retire. I've been through this before. There isn't anything out there right now. I've looked around but realized it would be very frustrating to put too much energy into it right now and stress myself out. I've been doing some networking, but I figure after the New Year will be a time to start really putting the effort in. Things are starting to look up, depending on who you listen to. :-/
As Sue says:
Boy that is nice Bill. Melena I forgot to say that I heard that the word for "crisis" doesn't exist singularly in Mandarin..it is the same word definition as "opportunity"!!! I have found this to be true in my life.
I have a feeling something different is coming up for me. Time will tell.
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An old chinese saying goes something like this: "When the road of life gets a bit bumpy, it is sometimes better to make a left, or right turn instead of continuing in a straight line"
Best of luck in 2010!