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got laid off bah

The one positive thing that came from this was that my coworkers all saw what had happened, and they are fully aware that it could happen to them. What did they do next? backed up all of their work lol.

Anyway, a quick update: I've gotten most of what I was looking for with the help of my coworkers. They've sent PDFs, PSDs, jpegs, whatever they could. And I'm very thankful for that.

Also, I've managed to get a few freelance gigs here and there, working mostly from home, and also trying to get my photography thing going.

I worked in pharma advertising, and clients' projects are highly confidential. I can understand why pulled such a cowardly move like they did. Still, I did feel I deserve the chance to at least get my stuff together in hopes of landing a new job. It's just common courtesy for all the late nights and weekends and the overall hard work I've put in.

Having said that, I am now highly motivated in looking for work at a competing agency.
 
Man that is bad. My advertising agency may loose their #1 Client which is the department I work for. We have 3-4 months before the word gets out or ealier. The moment I found out I bought myself a 500gb portable drive with my 8gb usb drive. Started backing up my files now I need to sort my junk.

Funny thing I may loose my job but I was happy I got 500gb my passport for 60bucks!
Right now I am going through career change from graphic design to information architect/information field so I guess this is a good time.
 
zarusoba said:
Wow. America is scary.
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Seconded! I think over here in Germany the statutory notice period for employees is a month, and most people have longer periods written in their contracts.

Maybe if people were laid off with more civility, there would be less motivation to do a spot of industrial espionage on the way out :confused:
 
Just happened here...5% lay off company-wide. I personally had to box up two people's desks. Later I'll go through their computers. I already told them if there is anything they need for their portfolios to just let me know. Sucks!
 
jecapaga said:
Just happened here...5% lay off company-wide. I personally had to box up two people's desks. Later I'll go through their computers. I already told them if there is anything they need for their portfolios to just let me know. Sucks!
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As a creative I really appreciate that. Some people just are heartless sometimes. I think the problem in America is there is no loyalty to the employee nor the company. In Los Angeles, most people last about two years in a company.
 
Freelancing really sucks, I could work 12 hours one day then not work for a week. On top of that I have to pay for COBRA which is insane for a family. Not even sure when Obama's COBRA subsidy will arrive in the mail. Soon, I hope.

The good thing about this is that it's not just me and it's a whole bunch of people. So we're all in it together. If the economy was good and I have trouble finding work I would really doubt my artistic abilities.
 
Hope all goes well and for the better. I know it is just words, but I have the best wishes for you and your family and career growth... :eek:
 
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