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Originally Posted by kak125
Thank you to everybody for all the kind words. I am glad that my company is giving me one more full pay and then I have signed up for unemployment so that will help out for a while until I can find something else. I had free benefits for my husband and I at my job so they are going to continue them until the end of december which was nice.
I went online yesterday and applied for 3 QA jobs and my friend is trying to get me in where she works at Highmark so I hope one of those work out. I cant say I really loved my job that much but the pay was good and it was fairly low stress even though I thought my boss was an idiot.
When I first started at this place I came in and told my boss what they needed to do to make the QA team better and to be more productive and he basically just ignored everything I said. After a while I just stopped offering suggestions but I found it ironic that just recently the suggestions I made were becomingn processes and of course my boss was taking the credit for them.
Then last week my boss and I had a meeting where he asked me when I would be done testing this application that I had been working on for a few weeks. I told him it would be done in about 2 week s and he bitched at me how it needed to be done right away which didnt make sense since it wasnt due until December. So this past week I worked really hard and was just about finished testing and then they let me go. I really should have seen that coming, that is why they wanted me to hurry up and finish what I was working on. The people at that place didnt know how to run a business and I forsee them closing in the next year.
David, I think I am going to check into the contact/temp jobs too in my field. Thats a good idea to do that until I can find something more permanent. Its just crazy it seems that everybody I know is getting laid off these days.
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Hi there!
I'm SOOO sorry to just now read that this happened to you! I got laid off of a brand new job, back in August of this year, as I went with the founder of my prior company, over with him- to a company that we thought offered more "growth potential".. Well, unfortunately, they wanted it to go in a different direction, and there I was, being called into a meeting with him, and his boss (a new guy to that position), and told that our department was being "done away with" as we were in "Product Development" (Engineering) at a pretty well known company. At any rate, I felt the same way you did, and I tell you unemployment only goes so far! What I do want to tell you, is that there's several ways to "network" as I know you mentioned that you've already started sending your resume out there, but also, I found a really helpful thing, besides using the temp agencies- was posting your resume on Monster.com, and also Careerbuilder.com! Those are great resources too! Also, as everyone says, please keep your chin up, and KNOW that there is something better out there waiting for you, as I just found another job, and my first week was last week! I'm now with a fantastic Manufacturing company, and am lead "Document Control Coordinator" and it's very challenging, as there's a ton of paperwork! I SOO know that you're in for something wonderful as well! Just know that I'm praying for you, and I know there's a great opportunity that has your name on it!
Best of luck always..
Arlene