# I am jobless again... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 25, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-jobless-again/629388 "2012-07-25T23:14:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-jobless-again/629388/1 "2012-07-25T23:14:14Z")
OK, technically not for another 4 weeks, but word came down that they pulled the funding on my contract and as of August 24 I will be looking. I’m not too upset, the project was mired in internal politics and should have been killed long ago. And as always, I have irons in the fire and will likely have an offer before the 4 weeks are up. Or at least, so it appears now (fate can be a twisty thing though.) We will see… ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-jobless-again/629388/2 "2012-07-26T03:50:19Z")
Jeez, good luck, mate! I was let go in Feb of 2007, and have only had temp jobs since. (My company migrated all their computers from San Diego to Pittsburgh. They offered to migrate _me_ to Pittsburgh, and, to be honest, if I’d known then what I know now…I might be posting this from Pittsburgh. With or without a job…) ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-jobless-again/629388/3 "2012-07-26T04:33:44Z")
Ouch, fingers crossed for you both. I’ve only been laid off six months, and MrTao can cover us both, with a little stretching, and it hurts. Hell, I crossed the country to crash with online friends the last time I was laid off, 'cause I’d just had it with not being able to find work. And it’s not getting easier. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-jobless-again/629388/4 "2012-07-27T23:01:03Z")
Thanks for the well-wishes! I have 3 irons in the fire and all three contacted me this week. I only spoke to two - the third called while I was on the phone with one of the others. My gut says that at least one of them will turn into a real offer before the 24th. The third one is a man I have worked for before and he has asked me to come back and work for him at least once a quarter for the last 6 years. If he can get the budget, he’ll be a real offer. None of them grab me and say: _I have to have this job!_ But all are something I could live with doing and they are all good money. We’ll see how they go… ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-jobless-again/629388/5 "2012-08-31T14:08:51Z")
OK, so some of those irons are still hot, some are quite cool… My last day was the 23rd. I received some wonderful, sweet farewell emails, such that they brought tears to my eyes and made me feel proud of my contributions. If I _had_ to have income, I think I could find work pretty quickly. But I’m sort of enjoying a little leisure and I want to find a job that will get me excited to get up in the morning. Of the irons in the, one will be calling me next Wed. It looks quite strong - not as an _if_ but as a _when._ But we’ll see… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-jobless-again/629388/6 "2012-08-31T14:18:19Z")
Best of luck. It’s certainly better out there than 2009 when I found myself fluttering in the breeze for almost a year.