[PLUG-JOBS] How bad is it??

[David M. Fetter]

Things are still bad here.  There was an article just in today's (or 
maybe yesterdays) paper talking about how there is still an ever 
increasing amount of people going to adult & family services for 
assistance with food, rent and utilities.  I personally just went today 
because I'm half way expecting to be unemployed for a while due to the 
economy.  I just got laid off a couple weeks ago because the company 
closed their Portland office.  Don't know if others are having different 
experiences, but my family and I have discussed relocating somewhere 
else as well.  I mean you got to do what you got to do to support your 
family, right?

P.S.  In case anybody is looking for a good UNIX administrator you can 
find my resume online at 
http://www.setec-astronomy.biz/resume-complete.html where you can 
download a word and/or plain text version at the bottom of that page.


TK wrote:
> Here's a koan for you...
> 
>   If you have a good job in hell, is it still a good job? 
> 
> 
> I've finally found a good job (that required me to relocate), one I
> definitely enjoy w/ reasonable pay & good challenges, but *everything*
> outside the job SUCKS.  Since moving here, we've become crime victims,
> been cheated for a pretty sizable amount of money, & found that a lot of
> the things we were promised simply don't exist.  We've left friends,
> family & "little", more esoteric things such as doctors & a car repair
> shop that we trust.  My family is absolutely miserable here, & that's
> what's weighing on me the most.
> 
> Am I a freaking idiot for even thinking of going back to PDX?  Are
> things as rough as they were a year ago?  I'd like to hear what things
> are like back there.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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David M. Fetter (MegaSurge) - http://www.setec-astronomy.biz/

"The world is full of power and energy and a person can go far by just 
skimming off a tiny bit of it." Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash