This brings up an important point - be careful about your employer trying to foist a non-compete or some other arrangement that would prevent you from doing something competitive. Since they're laying you off it would be difficult for them to do, but that's not to say they wouldn't try.
I had a former employer try this when they RIF'ed me, and I refused to sign the paper. It was a part of my severance package, but when I balked they backed down. Dan --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Buying freeze -- idea and encouragement > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 6:07 PM > You have good computer skills already (you seem to do OK > with this list, keeping it going), and you have picked up > whatever business it was you got whacked from, and they are > bailing out from customers who apparently wanted the service > -- just do it yourself and get those guys as customers. > Your company has left a great gaping hole for you to walk > right into. Talk to them about being a contractor or > consultant or something where they don't have to carry > you as an employee, but would pay you for whatever it is you > would do on some basis as a freelancer. Keep using their > service (which I presume has some brand awareness?) but do > it on a commission or some other basis. > > You know the business, you know computer stuff, you are a > hard working half-smart guy (which puts you ahead of about > 90% of the rest of the population) -- just run with it. > > --R > > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > > seems our company has been making all the wrong > decisions as of late. We me for instance, I produce > revenue, and if they would work it right, could produce alot > more revenue. Its just stupid. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
