Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II

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#24839 of 31416 Not tomorrow by lilbluewgn02 Jun 14, 2005 (7:41 am)
Next Wednesday, the 22nd... ">sending pics to your email...I'm the fuzzy one
#24840 of 31416 Serge by rsholland Jun 15, 2005 (10:02 am)
Looks like it will be just me, as the wife and kids have tickets to go to see the Lion King in Baltimore next Wednesday. So it looks like you're stuck with me. I promise to be on good behavior. Bob
#24841 of 31416 Whew by ateixeira Jun 15, 2005 (12:41 pm)
You escaped having to go to that, just barely! :o) -juice
#24842 of 31416 lion king by lilbluewgn02 Jun 15, 2005 (5:53 pm)
We tried to get tickets for that on Bway, but they were sold out, so we are going to see The Producers with Richard Kind and Roger Bart (George, the pharmacist on Desparate Housewives). It will be Michael's first Bway show Bob, thats ok...we'll put up with you. juice, I may drive up and back at the end of the summer to get Michael from camp, so maybe we can get together then...this time we're only in town for a day and a half. Serge
#24843 of 31416 Coming out of hiding, sort of by lark6 Jun 16, 2005 (4:26 pm)
I've been rather reluctant to post here of late, with just the one post in "can they turn it around?" thread. The truth of the matter is I was laid off from my job in April. It wasn't for cause as a number of other people got their pink slips and, from what I understand, others have followed. Mergers and acquistions the cause - new parent company decided to insource my role to the home office and eliminate my position. Funny that HR and CEO didn't foresee that when I interviewed there last summer. It's ironic in that I took that job last summer in order to get some stability and predictability in my life. Given that my last job required a lot of travel with very little notice - often trips cancelled or postponed at the last minute - and we had an infant at home, it was not something I wanted a part of anymore. So I don;t know about the stability part, but things are starting to get predictable. Financially things are fine for now; I did receive a severance package and I did have a bit of an egg saved. Psychologically is another story. I'm still looking for work and leads are slow to develop, even for part time work. I'm 42 and I'm beginning to fear the worst. I don't foresee having to get rid of the XT but the Studebaker may be another story before too long. (At that point I may have to change my screen name!) I know others among you have gone through similar hardships and worse; in particular I've been following Beth's story and wish for the best for her. I feel that I've become very much out of touch with current developments not only with Subaru but with automobiles in general. Make one mistake in describing something and the marque fanatics who live online are quick to jump on you. I guess that's what happens when you use the bulk of your online time job hunting and networking rather than keeping up with changes in model years, paint codes and part numbers. Anyway, sorry for the whiny rant. I haven't been here on a regular basis in a long time and I figured it was time you all knew why. Ed Replies to this message: rsholland (Jun 16, 2005 4:35 pm) fibber2 (Jun 16, 2005 5:29 pm) hypov (Jun 16, 2005 5:43 pm) dcm61 (Jun 16, 2005 6:35 pm) jfl (Jun 16, 2005 6:54 pm) p0926 (Jun 16, 2005 9:20 pm) rob_m (Jun 17, 2005 3:23 am) KarenS (Jun 17, 2005 7:36 am) bat1161 (Jun 17, 2005 10:42 am)
#24844 of 31416 Re: Coming out of hiding, sort of [lark6] by rsholland Jun 16, 2005 (4:35 pm)
Replying to: lark6 (Jun 16, 2005 4:26 pm) Ed, keep your chin up, and no apologies needed, rant or otherwise. Are you getting leads? How's the networking going? Have you been in touch with any headhunters, etc.? What about some of the Internet job sites? I hope these don't sound like silly questions. Bob
#24845 of 31416 Ed by ateixeira Jun 16, 2005 (4:42 pm)
You're always welcome here, regardless. I'm sure your skills are needed somewhere, just keep in mind it takes longer to fill specialty positions like yours. One rule of thumb is it takes 1 month for every $10k in salary, so a lot of folks spend quite a long time in transition and it's normal. -juice
#24846 of 31416 Re: Coming out of hiding, sort of [lark6] by fibber2 Jun 16, 2005 (5:29 pm)
Replying to: lark6 (Jun 16, 2005 4:26 pm) Ed, I am extremely sorry to hear of your situation. Any abrupt change (move, illness, job loss, etc.) plays havoc with our lives, our emotions, our sense of stability. My brother-in-law recently got canned in a shuffle, so did a long time acquantance at work. I wish you well. I stay away from certain threads for a reason. Not sure what happened in response to your post, but it was probably not deserved. Here's to hoping that you can ignore the hurt and find time to rejoin us. Steve
#24847 of 31416 Ed by lilbluewgn02 Jun 16, 2005 (5:39 pm)
Sorry to hear the news...I know exactly what you are going through; like the guys say, keep your chin up.
#24848 of 31416 Re: Coming out of hiding, sort of [lark6] by hypov Jun 16, 2005 (5:43 pm)
Replying to: lark6 (Jun 16, 2005 4:26 pm) Ed- from my experience... "Throw that fear and worries out the door!" That's not going to do you or anyone around you any good. Relax and enjoy the moment. Here's your chance for quality time with your son I'd seized my moment and enjoyed everyday of it. -Dave