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On Aug 7, 2009, at 7:08 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. Sorry to hear, Larry, hopefully it'll open some new doors for you. My previous workplace recently had another round of outsourcing. It appears that the corporate overlords decided that engineers are cheaper in China, just like the manufacturing staff were. From a financial point of view I don't see why they can't take this to its logical conclusion and shift everything over, including their own jobs. Some of my former colleagues are having to train their own replacements. I really don't envy them. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz Some of my former colleagues are having to train their own replacements. I really don't envy them. When I hear this sort of thing, it just makes my blood boil. What unabashed nerve on the part of those corporate overlords. Ugh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Very sorry to hear that Larry :( I'm sure you will find a job which suits you better, being freelance or not. Your next FS won't be read as most other FSes ... Regards, -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D2007 user (trying out D2009) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. From: David J Brooks Bummer to hear Larry. I was given the bronze handshake back in 2007. It all works out in the end i have found. Keep your head up. Dave On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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John Sessoms wrote: I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. dang. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: Christine Aguila From: David Mann dm...@bluemoon.net.nz Some of my former colleagues are having to train their own replacements. I really don't envy them. When I hear this sort of thing, it just makes my blood boil. What unabashed nerve on the part of those corporate overlords. Ugh. Aahhh! That's because you don't see the inherent opportunities such an eventuality presents. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Christine Aguila Subject: Re: today's news Some of my former colleagues are having to train their own replacements. I really don't envy them. When I hear this sort of thing, it just makes my blood boil. What unabashed nerve on the part of those corporate overlords. Ugh. It's an opportunity, not a challenge. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My sympathies John. Keep busy and positive. We are not defined by our jobs... Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 8:42 AM, John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. From: David J Brooks Bummer to hear Larry. I was given the bronze handshake back in 2007. It all works out in the end i have found. Keep your head up. Dave On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:40 AM, William Robbwar...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila Subject: Re: today's news Some of my former colleagues are having to train their own replacements. I really don't envy them. When I hear this sort of thing, it just makes my blood boil. What unabashed nerve on the part of those corporate overlords. Ugh. It's an opportunity, not a challenge. When I agreed to the buy out, they asked if i would train the secretary to do part of my job, the survey records searching and what not. They added 8 weeks to the package, so i said sure. Eight weeks was not enough time, so I hear. Dave William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ain't no big thang! I've been fired from a whole lot better jobs than that one, so I'm doing reasonably well. This ain't no more than a speed bump in life's highway. I'm a little down from losing my job, but at the same time, I was growing to hate where I was working. I loved the job itself, but the work environment and the co-workers were not good. They have to pay me my accrued vacation in addition to the pay I'm due. At least they waited until the end of the payroll week, so I'll have almost a full paycheck for this period. That will basically carry me through the month of August and September is when I start drawing retired pay from the Army National Guard. Sad to say, but my retired pay from my part-time job will be more than my full time pay from Target was. I had intended to stay on a while after my pension kicked in and pay off my car payment early, but I won't have to make much of a financial adjustment to continue to live within my means. All it really means is I won't have a financial surplus I thought was going to allow me to indulge myself a little. In the meantime, I've got a lot of work I can do around the house. Don't got no honey right now, but I sure got the honey-do. From: Bob Sullivan My sympathies John. Keep busy and positive. We are not defined by our jobs... Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 8:42 AM, John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. From: David J Brooks Bummer to hear Larry. I was given the bronze handshake back in 2007. It all works out in the end i have found. Keep your head up. Dave On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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...ouch... that I'm sorry to read too, John. May your other interests (and Larry's and all others in the situation - my position is rather fragile in the IT business right now too) prove ample source of income and amusement... no matter what, keep kicking! (I'd write walking but then I just don't like that whisky) lf John Sessoms escreveu: I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. From: David J Brooks Bummer to hear Larry. I was given the bronze handshake back in 2007. It all works out in the end i have found. Keep your head up. Dave On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Oh, crap. Larry, my condolences. Wishing you quick recovery and so that the new job will be better than the old one. On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Oh no, they're falling like flies in a freezer. Man, I feel bad about this, guys. I am so glad to be retired right now. I'm the kind of employee that would be the first to be let go under these circumstances... Unreliable, head in the clouds, never on task, too much chatting with fellow employees. On Aug 7, 2009, at 06:42 , John Sessoms wrote: I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. From: David J Brooks Bummer to hear Larry. I was given the bronze handshake back in 2007. It all works out in the end i have found. Keep your head up. Dave On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sorry to hear this Larry. But as you say, it gives a whole bunch more time for photography. That's the right mindset. You will be ok. -- MaritimTim 2009/8/6 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:45 AM Subject: Re: today's news John Sessoms wrote: I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. dang. Bummer, John. Hang in there. Hope you can work things out. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: William Robb war...@gmail.com From: Christine Aguila Subject: Re: today's news Some of my former colleagues are having to train their own replacements. I really don't envy them. When I hear this sort of thing, it just makes my blood boil. What unabashed nerve on the part of those corporate overlords. Ugh. It's an opportunity, not a challenge. William: I totally agree that the bad luck of losing one's job can turn into opportunity. I've had that experience myself, and, at heart, I'm a firm believer in staying positive and looking for the new bend in the road which hopefully will lead one off the road of bad luck and panic (in the jobloss context). But in today's job market there is a degree of insensitivity combined with exploitation that is hard to stomach--and I feel for folks who are victims of this. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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John and Larry -- and possibly more who have rencently suffered the same fate and may not ahve been telling us all... I'm thinking how lucky I am that I can live on soscial security and a bit of rent from a young roomy/tennant recently acquired... I dont have any credit or money in the bank, but no debt either... at 72, that's not so terrible... so, condolences and good wishes for future endeavours... hopefully things will turn around overall ann Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:45 AM Subject: Re: today's news John Sessoms wrote: I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. dang. Bummer, John. Hang in there. Hope you can work things out. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ouch, that hurts. Hope you find your way. --Sasha On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 5:28 PM, ann sanfedeleann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: John and Larry -- and possibly more who have rencently suffered the same fate and may not ahve been telling us all... I'm thinking how lucky I am that I can live on soscial security and a bit of rent from a young roomy/tennant recently acquired... I dont have any credit or money in the bank, but no debt either... at 72, that's not so terrible... so, condolences and good wishes for future endeavours... hopefully things will turn around overall ann Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:45 AM Subject: Re: today's news John Sessoms wrote: I feel your pain. Really. Got my pink slip 'bout half an hour ago. I am, as they say, now free to pursue other interests. dang. Bummer, John. Hang in there. Hope you can work things out. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wow, Larry, really sorry to hear this. Hope you find something soon. Christine - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 2:08 PM Subject: today's news I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. Larry, that's really bad news - sorry to hear it. These are difficult times - I'm expecting the same thing to happen to me within the next couple of months, unless I can get my retaliation in first. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 6/8/09, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. Man that's bad news. Sympathies mate. Try and stay positive - I know exactly what it's like, been there and survived. Go freelance!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Larry Colen wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. sucks, doesn't it? I can empathize. Hope you find something soon. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ouch. Sorry to read this. - Pat On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Go freelance!! Exactly. Even if things run a little slower at times, I'd rather depend on a bunch of customers than on one single boss. It's a kind of risk-spreading that's worked for me over the last 28 years and I'd really recommend it. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. Sorry to hear that, dude. Hopefully some of us can help with the stuff you want to sell. Best of luck finding new employment. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/calemp http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sorry to hear, Larry. Fingers crossed you find new employment soon. Jostein 2009/8/6 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bummer to hear Larry. I was given the bronze handshake back in 2007. It all works out in the end i have found. Keep your head up. Dave On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2009/8/6 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. Aw man, that sucks! If you want to organise a self-pity club, let me know--I'll be unemployed on October 1st. Coincidentally, also a Thursday. Stiff upper lip, chin up, all that good stuff, and I'm sure you'll be on your feet in no time. Best, --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sorry to hear that news, Larry, but I'll second the suggestion to go freelance. It can be hit or miss at times, but at least you're in control of your own destiny. -p Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Go freelance!! Exactly. Even if things run a little slower at times, I'd rather depend on a bunch of customers than on one single boss. It's a kind of risk-spreading that's worked for me over the last 28 years and I'd really recommend it. Ralf No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.45/2285 - Release Date: 08/06/09 05:57:00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My sympathies Larry. Be flexible and stay positive. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Larry Colenl...@red4est.com wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Aug 6, 2009, at 12:08 , Larry Colen wrote: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. Not good. I hope you weather it well. Best of luck. Of course, now you'll be spend 6 hours a day on FaceBook throwing food and sending drinks. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sorry to read that! 1) happens, so don't give up anything. 2) worst things can happen, I'd rather be unemployed and healthy to employed and counting days or weeks. 3) since you no longer have to worry about losing the old, familiar job, take a hard look at other opportunities. You may end up in a better situation faster than you expect. Friend, I'm not saying it's easy. Nor simple. But I really believe you're getting over it, soon. lf Larry Colen escreveu: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sorry to hear that. Been there more than once. Sometimes it works in your favor. Be optimistic and aggressive. Best, Paul Larry Colen escreveu: I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That's bad news Larry, hope you find something soon. It happened to me 22 years ago, been freelance ever since, which beats the hell out of working for someone else! John in Brisbane I've got a whole bunch more time for photography. I just got laid off. It's a good thing I didn't buy that 16-50. expect a big fs friday post real soon. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sorry to hear it, Larry. Getting laid off [almost always] sucks. :-( -- Godfrey www.gdgphoto.com www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto www.twitter.com/godfreydigiorgi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks for the cheerleading folks. I don't have the last gig (2.5 years) on it, but if you look at my resume you'll see that I'll alternate freelance with permanent gigs. The good news is that I can do just about anything. The bad news is that when you're contracting, they want someone who is really good at one particular thing. Being able to do anything may be what bit me in the ass. For a programmer, I'm a damned good writer, so my manager pretty much had me take over all of the writing duties for the whole team. I'd help other programmers with their design documents. I'd convert requirements and design documents into entries in the user's guide. I wrote (and sometimes gave) tech transfer presentations (where we teach the support folks about the new releases) for pretty much the whole team. My manager said something that led me to believe that he thinks that since I wasn't doing any programming, that may be part of why upper management laid me off. I had pretty much just finished the documentation for the upcoming release, so the company has a while before they come up against the detail that our tech writer, isn't very technical, and is more of an editor than a writer. Maybe they'll hire me back as a contractor. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Oops, I mentioned my Resume, but didn't give the link: http://red4est.com/lrc/resume.html On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 10:16:39PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Sorry to hear it, Larry. Getting laid off [almost always] sucks. :-( Several times in my life, being laid off/fired has turned out to be a good thing for me. My last permanent gig was at a startup that got borgged by Symantec. Symantec and I were not a good fit. They ended up firing me in Dec 2003. On Jan 1, 2005, a year later, I ran into an old coworker at a party. He looked at me and commented how much happier and relaxed I seemed than the last time he had seen me. On Jan 2, I was running a memorial service for my father who had died on Dec 29th, and I still looked happier and more relaxed than I had working at Symantec. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
