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Welp. . . . Im screwed. I got layed off today. The government is cutting back their Security workforce because they don't have enough money to pay us. The people that were supose to get cut were those with write-ups. Well.....I am one of the Supervisors. . .I have no writeups. . . . They got rid of me because im 23 and make almost $50,000 a year. Its just not right. I've worked at that f****** airport for four years. I don't know what to do. Im just too upset right now to do anything about it.
I'm sorry to hear that RogueSpy.
It happens to the best of us. But... don't think of it as loosing a job... you are still going to collect some $$ until you find another job. Being only 23 and making that kind of $$... I'm really impressed. You must have grabbed quite a bit of experience. The only one loosing out here is the .gov They lost a talented individual such as yourself. Just don't take it personal.
You will move on and find another job. With that kind of experience... doors are open to you.
Just take some time to collect yourself and realize that this might open more doors for you and may land you a better job than you had before. Making more $$ than you did before. (though that shouldn't be a main concern as long as you love your line of work)
You are now a free agent and are getting paid to look for a job. Many people out there have no job nor the experience that you have.
I have done some searching and there is no shortage of security jobs for people with experience that you have. Not to mention that it looks really good that you worked for .gov.
That shows quite a bit of trust and maturity that most people our age don't have. (I am around your age.)
Good luck to you whichever path you choose next. Not that you're going to need it... ;)
Thanks for your support. It helps a lot.
Rogue, I know how you feel. I was hit by the layoff bullet about 4 years ago. I had worked for the company (in one capacity or another) for 23 years when they decided "security" was not in their immediate business plans. (not sure what they were thinking???). Anyways I went through a process which is almost like the grieving process when someone dies. First disbelief, then anger, then acceptance, I am sure you will go through this too. Once the smoked cleared for me, I set out to find something better, and I did (much better). The bottom line here is, move on, look for a place you really want to work and pursue it, that's what I did and I can tell you, I wish it (the layoff) had happened sooner as I am far better off where I am now.
Good luck mate.
As a side note, the company that laid me off after 23 years is no longer in business....there is justice in the world. :D
Yeah, Im still in shock. . . I will be for a while. So were the managers. This was not their decission. This came from DC. The names of those that were laid off were not sent till yesterday. . . . They let them know today. Honestly. . .I think they seen my age. . . . and my income. . . and said cut the sob. Nothing I can do about it though. It's sort of a relief actually. My job was getting very very stressful. Like loosing sleep. . . . and stuff like that. And with me being diabetic. . . that dosn't help. This has affected me greatly. Maybe if I can find something dealing with my major I would be ok.
Hey,
RogueSpy it's very sad to hear that :(. Just like what phishphreek80 said it's for the best, They lost a very helpful/Nice/Talented/Down to earth/Smart/ and over all good person. It's very sad to hear this...... Hopefully you get a better job then the one you where at!!!!! I will put you into my prayers, and hope for the best........Cya -d00d-
i do understand your position but i don't feel for you... I am also 23..
came to this country w/out speaking the lang.
I worked hard-ass construction jobs since then (age 16) like pouring concrete...
paying for shitty community collage (when I can) I wish I had parent to pay for my certs.
I have more exp. their my shool's ancient sys-admin (that's why it's community collage)
I got to skip whole courses base on C programming test that the head of the department gave me..
Right now I'm working in fashion industry which I hate, hate hate... I'm making cloths for chirist's sake & you should see my co-workers
I'm tight w/ money everymonth if I don't pull OT in this shitty job of mine....
how do you like that...?? sound's pathetic huh...
but you know what... I started a company... during christmas I built 7 gaming systems for ppl I know. I advertise in laundromats and restaurants...work troubeshoot and fix on my own... My cell-phone is my office... And I do that in my spare time...
So no offence... but shut-up and quit bitching... You are only 23... but if you only worked for the GOV you don't know anything about the "real" workforce and "real" corporate america..
you know what ... i do feel for you... but don't worry 'bout it ... maybe you need some time in a lumber industry.. to work of that potbelly you got at the airport playing quake
LMAO! ! ! That was a pathetic excuse of a post. You dont ****ing know me. You don't know where I came from. You dont know how ****ing hard it was for me before I got this job. So shut your pie hole. My parents didn't pay for one damn cent of my College education or anything. I paid for it all. You better step back and know your **** before you unleash on someone. You know what. . . I've probably worked harder jobs than you will ever think about working. I worked my way up from the very bottom. You can do the same. So get a ****ing grip! ! !Quote:
Originally posted here by kombinant
i do understand your position but i don't feel for you... I am also 23..
came to this country w/out speaking the lang.
I worked hard-ass construction jobs since then (age 16) like pouring concrete...
paying for shitty community collage (when I can) I wish I had parent to pay for my certs.
I have more exp. their my shool's ancient sys-admin (that's why it's community collage)
I got to skip whole courses base on C programming test that the head of the department gave me..
Right now I'm working in fashion industry which I hate, hate hate... I'm making cloths for chirist's sake & you should see my co-workers
I'm tight w/ money everymonth if I don't pull OT in this shitty job of mine....
how do you like that...?? sound's pathetic huh...
but you know what... I started a company... during christmas I built 7 gaming systems for ppl I know. I advertise in laundromats and restaurants...work troubeshoot and fix on my own... My cell-phone is my office... And I do that in my spare time...
So no offence... but shut-up and quit bitching... You are only 23... but if you only worked for the GOV you don't know anything about the "real" workforce and "real" corporate america..
you know what ... i do feel for you... but don't worry 'bout it ... maybe you need some time in a lumber industry.. to work of that potbelly you got at the airport playing quake
yeah whatever.. at least I got a job...
so why don't you tell me your "story" cinderella, but you won't do that will you...
but i wanna make some clarification
1. no i don't know you.. and never said you didn't deserve this job...
2. i never said that I've more skills then you or that I could do a better job then you... but you never know
3. I'm not attacking you personally at all...
but
1. i am attacking your whinnig... there's ppl out there who would do your job for 2/3 of your salary probably even less, so get w/ the program. you are (sorry, WERE) lucky enough to do what you love (you do love it, otherwise you wouldn't be here, right??) for 4 years w/ a good pay!? think about that. maybe they got somebody cheaper.. hmmm
2. don't bitch that they fired you 'cause you are too young, if it's true... SUE THEM... it's illegal
3. I'm willing to bet you got the job cause you know somebody... I have personally experience w/ governmnet's hiring technique
so whatever, you windows user, less competition for the computer literate w/ cojones
DO U THINK WE CARE!!!!!!!! I can't believe my eyes............ How can u be so cold hearted.............. Let me add something, How did u do in middle school? how did u do in high school? How did u do in collage? WHAT GRANGES DID U GET?!?!?!?!?!?!?? If you add those up, IT WAS YOU MAKING YOUR OWN BED, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE CONSIDER doing good in school...... That is what made you today. As you can tell RogueSpy did good in school, and fought to get to the top. But look what happens all he's hard work go down the drain. How do u think how he feels???? Then you flame him after he shares this with us, and u make it worst......... Condersider thinking about that..... :cuss:....... Sorry I had to flame everyone but I can't believe this :(. As I said good luck Roguespy.Quote:
i do understand your position but i don't feel for you... I am also 23..
came to this country w/out speaking the lang.
I worked hard-ass construction jobs since then (age 16) like pouring concrete...
paying for shitty community collage (when I can) I wish I had parent to pay for my certs.
I have more exp. their my shool's ancient sys-admin (that's why it's community collage)
I got to skip whole courses base on C programming test that the head of the department gave me..
Right now I'm working in fashion industry which I hate, hate hate... I'm making cloths for chirist's sake & you should see my co-workers
I'm tight w/ money everymonth if I don't pull OT in this shitty job of mine....
how do you like that...?? sound's pathetic huh...
but you know what... I started a company... during christmas I built 7 gaming systems for ppl I know. I advertise in laundromats and restaurants...work troubeshoot and fix on my own... My cell-phone is my office... And I do that in my spare time...
Cya and have a good day!!!!!!!!
Yes. I have worked at the Airport for 4 years. But I have only worked with the Government for 6 months. I was a Supervisor for TSA. Airport Security. When I graduated High school in 99' I got a job with a company called Globe Security at the airport. The airport itself contracted them. I worked my way up to Supervisor my first year there. Then I worked as a supervisor for 2 1/2 years more. After September 11 . . . . TSA was being created. We all thought we were going to loose our minimum wage jobs . . . yes . . . I worked my way through College on $5.15 a ****ing hour. The Gov. came in and let us apply first for the jobs since we had experience. I passed the tests at a Supervisor's level. And I got the job. Before this . . . I worked at a Grocery Store for a while . . .. big deal. Before that I worked construction too. Building houses . . . pouring concrete, hanging sheetrock, everything . . .. Fun fun fun. Im sorry if you think I am whineing. Im not. I have a lot of friends here that have helped me through many hard times. I was just letting them know what was happening. Your a ****ing new member who dosn't know **** about this community. Learn the people. It will help you to gain many friends here. But turn on the wrong people and you will have many enemies. I hold nothing against you. Hell. . . . I don't know you. . . You could be pretty cool. I dont know. We will see with time. If you want to be friends that cool. I don't care. But good luck here at AO whichever path you choose. E-mail me if you want to talk.
Hey kombinant...how the **** do you type with your head that far up your ass? I personally don't give a single **** more about your sob story than you do about Rogue's. But see, the difference is Rogue is a longstanding respected member of this site rather than some n00b who decided to show his ass. So....why don't you **** off? :rolleyes:
Now now, don't bash windows users. Some of us have far more kung foo than you realize and wouldn't mind slapping you upside your head.
Your whole response to RogueSpy shows that you need to take some time before replying (I am also guilty of this often). Rogue just lost a job he was quite happy with, and it will take some time for him to recover from that blow. It's understandable. You're a dick, and that is a slightly more long lasting situation. But you can recover from it too.
Most people go through rough times and have to pull themselves up. It's just the way life is.
Rogue, I'm sorry for you. The way I see it is that it's their loss. Don't let it alter your enthusiasm or lower your self-esteem. Look at it from the positive side: You are only 23, you worked for .gov, and now you have the whole world ahead of you with that kind of experience. Most 23 year olds I know are losers, wqorking dull jobs to pay the rent and to sustain themselves, let alone work for .gov and make the kind of money you make.
And for you Kombinant, nobody wants to hear your whinnig cuz nobody here was born with a silver spoon in their mouth and to go down hard on Rogue like that, especially on the situation he's in now, is not only heartless, it's cruel.
doodz: just for you information: straight A's utill 12 grade... then i got buncha B's in bullshit like "History of Film" and "Philosophy" mainly because of the lack of interest in given subject.. but you have to remmember this A are from community col. so it's really nothing on you app.
debwalin: originally i wrote somthing else but i'm not into drama and point wars so... whatever you proved your point
for the original poster: dude, now after the day is done i admit i was an ass. whatever the circumstances it blows when anyone looses his job. my original intention was to give you some tough-love, but i guess it was a bit early for that, wasn't it. I didn't write about me to lessen your struggle or to get attention away from you. it was only an example to show you that your situation isn't that bad. There're many ppl who have it worse than you & me. I know what it's like to not have enough $ to live. I couldn't afford a beer for 1 1/2 years when i got to NY. To farther explain, it is general knowledge that government workers are overpaid. By our tax dollars. Some of the thing I said came from that direction. Imagined all the Enron executives bitching because they lost their jobs. Imagine J-LO bitching because they sold out $6500 Prada shoes. What I'm saying I just imagined the ****ing class struggle and took it out on you. I hate overpaid managers and whining pussies. But I take it back, you aren't one ... Sorry, I do apologize to you. No matter what I still think you were lucky to get that job. But that's that... It's rare that ppl get jobs these days because of their skills. I see it all around... but I'm not saying you don't have any. I don't know you after all. Maybe you can. in time. let this go... sorry
look at this mess... now i know why ppl use MS office ...it's the goddamm Word spellchecker isn't it...
Then stop acting like a whining pussy and dont be such an ass. You work in the fashion industry, I'm sure you can find a forum about that someplace on the net. If you had a job you liked, you would bitch if you lost it also, but insttead you have to take the fact that you can't get a job that you like out on someone that enjoys there job and lost it. ****, I don't have a job either and I have lived here all my life. I'm 27 years old, have a bacelors degree and I am working on my masters degree. Maybe if we made our immagration laws more stringent, I would have a job now instead of people that ca't speak english doing the same job for 1/2 the money but only doing 1/4 of the work.Quote:
I hate overpaid managers and whining pussies. But I take it back, you aren't one .
And no, I am not racist but I hate it when people bitch about the situation they put themself in. You CHOSE to come to the US. You CHOSE to work in the fashion industry. If you are not happy with those choices, then that is your own damn fault. Rogue did not chose to lose his job. Therefore he has every right to be upset about it.
And btw, its politions that are over paid you stupid ****ing piece of ****. Anyone in defense/secureiy (FBI, CIA, Police, Homeland Security, DOD, etc) are way underpaid. The average FBI agent can leave the agency, start a private business and make 3 to 4 times their annual salry. How the hell is that over paid????
obviously it's not out of choice but out of ****in' neccesity... HOW PAYS FOR YOU SCHOOL IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB...
Hmmmm kombinant do you want any-friends??? By the look of this you don't care of friends nor Neg AP. Just leave it alone before everyone on AO hates you, Do you want that???? Do you want us to feel sorry for you??? Haha.
Dang, that suck's RogueSpy. I hope you end up finding a new job soon. :(
You sound talented enough, $50,000 a year is nothing to sneeze at, especially for a 23 year old.
RogueSpy: I am sorry that you lost the job. Do you have anything else in line?
I hope everything turns out OK
Jack
I hope so too.
Hahahahaha! ! ! :kissass:
edit: If you don't know what this was for. . . don't worry. The person it was ment for knows. ;) And I know who you are too.
Roguespy, when young and experienced finding a job is not that difficult. When you were 50 or something, then you were probably in more problems. Who's going to hire older people?
Anyway I hope you find a place soon, I know what it is to search for a job and to be rejected. You hope to get it and than there's just that one candidate with an extra Msc or more working experience.
Dang Rogue this SERIOUSLY ticks me off. Even the feds ain't secure when it comes to work. Whoever is in DC is a major ass for letting you go. Oh man this just really.....ticks me off. I feel for ya :(