Comments on: Happy Trails to Me, I’m Job-Free: Week One http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/03/17/first-week-off It's all spinning wheels and self-doubt until the first pot of coffee. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:33:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8-bleeding-edge hourly 1 By: Joe Grossberg http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/03/17/first-week-off/comment-page-1#comment-748 Joe Grossberg Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=393#comment-748 <p>Good luck. Did you at least get a severance package (e.g. 2 weeks' pay and unused vacation time)?</p> <p>If it makes you feel any better, I have a friend who didn't get paid for a month (first pay period, they claimed there was "a problem with the bank" that they were working out; second one, they said money was tight and they were looking for funding). So he got left with nothing, except being towards the end of a long line of creditors. Ugh.</p> Good luck. Did you at least get a severance package (e.g. 2 weeks’ pay and unused vacation time)?

If it makes you feel any better, I have a friend who didn’t get paid for a month (first pay period, they claimed there was “a problem with the bank” that they were working out; second one, they said money was tight and they were looking for funding). So he got left with nothing, except being towards the end of a long line of creditors. Ugh.

]]> By: Mike Gunderloy http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/03/17/first-week-off/comment-page-1#comment-749 Mike Gunderloy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=393#comment-749 <p>Freelancing sucks. But it sucks much less than working for anyone else.</p> Freelancing sucks. But it sucks much less than working for anyone else.

]]> By: l.m.orchard http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/03/17/first-week-off/comment-page-1#comment-750 l.m.orchard Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=393#comment-750 <p>Actually, they gave me a very decent severance package. Not enough for me to take any European vacations (heh, heh), but enough to turn my job search panic level down a few notches. So things could be <em>much</em> worse.</p> Actually, they gave me a very decent severance package. Not enough for me to take any European vacations (heh, heh), but enough to turn my job search panic level down a few notches. So things could be much worse.

]]> By: Sean Cull http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/03/17/first-week-off/comment-page-1#comment-751 Sean Cull Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=393#comment-751 <p>Sorry to hear about the job. I recently got laid off too. Same old thing, compaby got bought out and they didn't need all our staff. Regarding .NET, I'm also learning it. I'd be curious to know your thoughts on it after a week or two of tinkering with it. I look forward to reading your future posts.</p> <p>Oh, and regarding Metroid Prime... I can see how you could easily kill six hours on it. When I rented it, initially I didn't stop for 7 or 8. Very good game. :)</p> Sorry to hear about the job. I recently got laid off too. Same old thing, compaby got bought out and they didn’t need all our staff. Regarding .NET, I’m also learning it. I’d be curious to know your thoughts on it after a week or two of tinkering with it. I look forward to reading your future posts.

Oh, and regarding Metroid Prime… I can see how you could easily kill six hours on it. When I rented it, initially I didn’t stop for 7 or 8. Very good game. :)

]]> By: Fred Hurb http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/03/17/first-week-off/comment-page-1#comment-752 Fred Hurb Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=393#comment-752 <p>I always wanted to work from (but not at) a coffee shop.</p> I always wanted to work from (but not at) a coffee shop.

]]> By: Fred Hurb http://decafbad.com/blog/2003/03/17/first-week-off/comment-page-1#comment-753 Fred Hurb Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=393#comment-753 <p>I always wanted to work from (but not at) a coffee shop.</p> I always wanted to work from (but not at) a coffee shop.

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