Wanna tell us the name of your band so I can maybe come hear you some time?
Bumbazine
Yeah, we may have the makings of a little fest here…
MrVisible,
World domination? Well, depending on how my tour guide business shapes up, I should have time for that.
Actually, I have some pretty good leads on the re-employment front already. I told one of the guys in our commercial department about my impending departure, and he said to give him a copy of my resume. He knows lots of architects and engineers around town. Also, there’s a competing company in town that will likely be interested in stealing me.
My current plan is to take the rest of the year off and hopefully start a new job in January.
Anyway, thank you all for your good thoughts and support. It helps a lot.
Oh, on preview, I see Lisa is back…
Cool. We’ll have to work something out.
Well, I talked to the HR folks this morning. My official last day is the 22nd.
Provided I sign an agreement to not sue them for discrimination and so forth, severence package is as follows:[ul][li]12 weeks pay[/li][li]25 days accrued vacation pay (10 left over from this year, and 15 for next)[/li][li]Medical, dental, and life insurance to continue through the end of February.[/li][li]Access to some sort of proffesional employment service[/ul][/li]To sum up: WOOHOO!!
I’m going to get about 4 months pay! And I never have to see my asshole boss again! PLUS I get unemployment. Which means that for the next couple of months, I’m going to be lounging around doing whatever I feel like, and getting paid MORE than I am now!
Color me stoked.
So now I figure I won’t need to touch the 401k either. (But Skammer…8 percent? What decade are you living in? The damn thing has lost nearly a thousand bucks since March!)
The 8% is on average- this year is down, next year may be up. Remember the late Nineties-- double digit returns ect. It can happen again. You can’t win if your not in the game. . .
Also, you may want to network and such forth (maybe some pro-bono work) prior to starting to look for work. Professional positions take longer to get.
