The Real MC Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Just got word that my position at work has been terminated. Time to get ready to move out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 So sorry to hear Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Damn that sucks. Very sorry to hear that. I'm kind of expecting the same this summer and am looking hard, but things have dried up it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Ugh... just awful what's happening. Condolences, and best of luck going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEMcCut Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Same here - I wish you the best wherever you may land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Sorry to read your post. It sucks when you loose a job. Hope you bounce back soon Quote Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Not knowing your circumstances, I'm wondering why the statement about moving out. Like I was going to suggest to J.Dan, adding insult to injury always ends up costing a lot more than you think. You're an engineer? You'll be back. Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Sorry to hear this MC. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Mike it sucks. Did they get rid of your division. We need to get that C2 from Wes soon. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Not knowing your circumstances, I'm wondering why the statement about moving out. Cost of living is high where I live. I was exploring cheaper places to live. Happened sooner than I expected. Like I was going to suggest to J.Dan, adding insult to injury always ends up costing a lot more than you think. You're an engineer? You'll be back. Yes I'm an engineer with very marketable skills. If they called to offer my job back I wouldn't turn it down. Not banking on it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I read an article a week or so ago that a lot of the jobs lost from the virus aren't ever coming back. As someone who telecommuted to work for a couple years I discovered working from home I got more done because none of the distraction of an office environment. On news the other night they said some employers are going to keep many people working from home instead of the office. So I'd say between the hit the economy is going to take there will be downsizing. Employers see productivity increase from home worker which mean lowering operational costs for office space. Then from past experiences working during economic downturns employers are going to take advantage of unemployment to start lower salaries on new hire or letting higher paid go and hiring replacements at lower wages. So real bad for people in debt or families, but good for people looking to change career paths there will be opportunities to get in or maybe get that promotion if you work cheap. So times they are a changin' so have to be think about how your skills in one area can be sold as asset in another field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I'm sorry to hear that. Best of luck! Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76| Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT, Kurzweil PC4 (88) Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBluesKeys Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Also sorry to hear it. Been there enough times to never want to go back from self-employment. Quote Howard Grand|Hamm SK1-73|Kurz PC2|PC2X|PC3|PC3X|PC361; QSC K10's HP DAW|Epi Les Paul & LP 5-str bass|iPad mini2 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbg Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 My apologies also. These are rough times. Jake Quote 1967 B-3 w/(2) 122's, Nord C1w/Leslie 2101 top, Nord PedalKeys 27, Nord Electro 4D, IK B3X, QSC K12.2, Yamaha reface YC+CS+CP "It needs a Hammond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 We"re in a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. Stuck in the middle, no way backward and no certain way forward. Best of luck to you, and all of us. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRollins Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 There's a common theme in science fiction: singularity, meaning some event that totally resets everything and everyone. How it's used in stories varies, but it's always in the context of...not just a life-changing, but a world-changing event. History-making. Epoch-making. A "Where were you the day the shit hit the fan?" kind of thing. For all the nattering of the Great Unwashed about how this or that or the other thing is/will be The Singularity, this Covid virus might just be the real deal. Or, as they say the curse goes: "May you live in interesting times!" Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Really sorry to hear that. Thoughts are with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Hang in there... We have no idea what the future holds. Live in the moment. Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Sorry to hear that. Are you anywhere close to retirement? Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 MC I'm sorry to read the bad news. A lot of issues come into play when jobs/positions are eliminated. Its worse when entire industries where you have been working for long periods of time are shipped out of the country. Getting any kind of a decent paying job after you're 50 is difficult, just about impossible when you cross 60. At my age I can't BUY an interview. Employers don't invest in us old people. I certainly hope the job market is better for you. Mike T. Quote Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtrance Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I got kicked out at the end of 2016. Entertained myself for a couple of years looking around, but yeah, there"s not much out there that"s a good match for experience and wisdom. Businesses are increasingly stuck paying cut rate pay for cut rate talent, preferably abroad, as it"s still cheaper, despite the plummeting quality of work and living in the US. We"re getting there, we"re somewhere near Somalia in quality of life already. No offense meant to Somalia. My deepest condolences, Mike. Look back at how long you got to stay in one great place, and see if you can swing retirement at this point. It"s great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I am so sorry. Quote -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyMoe Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Sorry to hear brother! Quote Montage 7, Mojo 61, PC-3, XK-3c Pro, Kronos 88, Hammond SK-1, Motif XF- 7, Hammond SK-2, Roland FR-1, FR-18, Hammond B3 - Blond, Hammond BV -Cherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Maybe we should all go in and start our own company. Between all of us, we have a pretty good collection of skills and experience. We could release a MIDI 2.0 76-key semi-weighted controller with Poly AT and call it "The Unicorn". Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Sorry about this. A recent newsletter from my workplace described how well they were doing without night techs. Wishing for better days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I lost my job just before Christmas, 2017. They downsized, and 90 of us lost our jobs. Less than a month later I was working elsewhere. This worked out for the best for me. The decision was made mid March to move everyone in our building to work from home. They even sent me with my work computer, and paid me during the transition. At last report, it will be late summer before anyone returns to the building, and there is a 99% chance that I will be able to continue to work from home. The cost savings have almost made up for the loss of gig income. Mike, I feel for you and Dan. I've been through that, so I got a pretty good idea how it feels. Quote "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Ugh, best of luck to you during these difficult times. Stay safe!!!! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Sorry, Mike. I hope things turn out well for you. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbrkr Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 What kind of engineer are you Mike? My company is hiring 500 Tech Employees this year (before Covid) in the Tampa, FL Area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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