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Hey,
One week ago I was fired from my sys admin job for no good reason except for the fact that I had put in for a review (meaning raise) and the powers at be probably decided to kick me out for a less expensive solution such as out sourcing.
I was glad to hear that their computers were crashing all week after I had been relieved of my duties....
Now for the important stuff >> My production...
There are over 20 rigs with FAH still folding at my former job but I don't know how long it will last since I'm not there to keep things running smoothly. I still have at least 25 cpu's that will be folding and possibly more as soon as I can get some time to do some borging.
My apologies to the team and my worthy competitors that have been coming up. I will unfortunately be a dead fish until I can go find another job and try to talk them into allowing a borg-fest.
Anyone know of some good IT work in Los Angeles PM me. :D
I'll be back more when I can finally wrangle an Internet connection at the new apartment and find work.
Cheers to 32,
Wedo
Arkaine23
10-02-03, 11:19 PM
I'm very sorry to hear this news, wedo. Good luck in your search for work, and especially work where you can borg. Keep your chin up though. Monster.com helped me find local IT jobs.....
I can scan the Austin, Tx area, but I thought you just moved anyway, and you probably wouldn't want to relocate.
nikhsub1
10-02-03, 11:20 PM
Wedo sorry to hear about the job... But weren't you wanting to bail anyhow? I hope so! Maybe this will get you to the better job man. I will keep my ears open, I may have something, I need to check it out. PM me.
vonkaar
10-02-03, 11:22 PM
Man, I can't say anything that would make you feel any better about the whole situation, but I do know where you are coming from. I'm 24 and making exactly HALF what I was making at 19. The IT market simply sucks nowdays... I've heard that it's getting better, but that's been the buzz for over a year and I've not seen much improvement.
I'm really sorry about your job, if I hear of anything out there I'll let you know. I used to have a bunch of contacts in the bay area, but I doubt that would help anymore =/.
Anyway... good luck on the job search.
noes! that sucks wedo. getting fired is never a good thing :(
hope you get back on your feet soon :)
your life comes before points so focus on your job/health then the points. FAH Team 32 will be here for you when you are ready to return to the throne :)
OSUmaxx
10-02-03, 11:37 PM
Aww Wedo, sorry to hear the news. Hopefully this ends up being good for you in the long run, as you can find a better job!
Good luck with everything.
Sterculus
10-02-03, 11:47 PM
Sorry to hear that, it sucks. Good luck in finding a new job.
walaka7
10-03-03, 12:04 AM
oh man, my condolences bro. losing a job for any reason blows. good luck on a new one. Im still hearing the IT market out here kinda sucks. Sorry i dont know anyone in a position to help ya. Being a mechanic doesnt provide the best opportunity to meet people like that :(
gungeek
10-03-03, 12:08 AM
It sucks to lose a job when you hadn't planned to leave. I am truly sorry. I'll think happy thoughts for you. Don't be a stranger.
flixotide
10-03-03, 01:22 AM
Originally posted by Wedo
Hey,
One week ago I was fired from my sys admin job for no good reason except for the fact that I had put in for a review (meaning raise) and the powers at be probably decided to kick me out for a less expensive solution such as out sourcing.
Anyone know of some good IT work in Los Angeles PM me. :D
I'll be back more when I can finally wrangle an Internet connection at the new apartment and find work.
Cheers to 32,
Wedo
Wedo will survive.... wedo are borg, resistance is futile, wedo will assimilate new job!
I am sure of it... You have the wills, the skills and the thrills for a sys.adm. job...
To hell with team 32 right now, just keep up the spirit and get yourself a new job.
Cheers,
Flix
scoobiedoo
10-03-03, 01:26 AM
WEDO!!!
Sorry to hear about the job thing :( Although i recall you saying something about wanting to leave anyhow. I hope all is well with you on the homefront. We miss you in the IRC channel. Please come visit us sometime and say hi.
As far as the production goes, we will miss it, but also just as important is you getting another job with lots more computers :D
borg borg borg my dear wedo i believe in you.
scoobie
aw Wedo I feel sorry for you, moving house can be an expensive thing and then you get fired I suppose it couldnt of come at a worse time. Good luck on finding another job and good luck finding some more power its a big hit for the team but im sure a borg master like you can pull it back, well hopefully anyway.
Fold On!
Fast420A
10-03-03, 06:45 AM
Good luck Wedo, sucks about the job but I am SURE there is something better coming along for you.
belorsch
10-03-03, 06:48 AM
Dude, you have nothing to apologize about. We are grateful for the dedication and time you have devoted to this team thus far. Now get home and hearth taken care of and then you can come back and kick some more folding booty....
Sorry to hear about the job situation, but I'm sure you'll find something. On top of that, in my experience, a job change always results in higher income. So in the long run that means you'll be buying smaller and faster machines and increasing your output. So good luck and don't worry too much.
Deathknight
10-03-03, 09:10 AM
Sorry to hear that man :( F@H takes a backseat to putting food on the table. Go find a job and we will hold down the fort for ya ;)
Audioaficionado
10-03-03, 12:46 PM
Companies are rather arrogant now about treating people poorly when they think there's ten more at the door wanting your job for less. They're finding out it isn't as easy as they thought it would be to replace you. What goes around comes around.
It sounds like they were going to do you anyway even if you hadn't asked for a raise. Otherwise they'd have just said no to the raise.
You've got talent and hopefully lots of local contacts. Just go out there and keep reminding them your available. Top notch people get hired by top notch outfits fairly soon.
Don't sweat the small stuff. We'll do our best around here to pick up the slack until you get back up to full power.
Ah man....what a bummer. I feel for you man. Been there, done that. Things have a way of working out for the better. Hang in there Wedo, you know everyone here is pulling for ya!
:( I'm sorry to here that Wedo.
Look on the bright side, now you can look for a job where they have *more* computers:D
Good luck in the hunt!
Real sorry to hear about that Wedo. Best of luck to you in your job search.
Matt
Sorry to hear the bad news, my friend. But the Wedo we all know and love is very resourceful, so I'm sure you 'll be back on top of things in no time!:cool:
May the fold be with you!
Toysrme
10-04-03, 03:52 AM
Hey ya wedo. If you have been able to tell by my stats the last good while, you can easily see that I can't come up with 15ghz to bail you out this time! ;o) I will however see what I can find for ya!
Who know's? I may sneak enough in to hold nik off long enough for you to come up with a plan! =)
Ah well, good luck finding a new IT job.
Audioaficionado
10-04-03, 05:10 AM
Hey Toysrme...
Welcome back
NiTrO bOiE
10-04-03, 07:46 AM
Ouch, I hate to hear when anyone loses a job. Good luck in finding a new one.
Blueacid
10-04-03, 08:24 AM
Good luck Wedo... Get yourself a job, and ONLY THEN consider the team!
Hope the jobsearch goes smoothly.
Toysrme
10-05-03, 05:19 PM
Audioaficionado I never left ;) *cough* I just couldn't post for 4 days awhile back ago ;)
bubba gump
10-05-03, 05:23 PM
Well, your rank still says banned man...and even I wasn't sure if you paid to have it that..or not..dunno but welcome back anyhow ;)
And Wedo, best of luck in your hunt for a new job man. You got skillz to pay the billz so you can easily find a job, now just hurry back to the fold when you can :)
Fold and Frag on
Brian
Well instead of us all saying we are so sorry for him losing his job which is a bad thing but in life you are given bumpy road and sometimes very curvey but most of us just get our self's back together and find somewhere better to drive with new pavement. So I think we (overclockers forum's people) should give some of our WU's to wedo sence he has lost his main source of folder's.
P.S. I hope you find somewhere that has 100+ p4's and claim the #1 or #2 spot again and best of luck.
Audioaficionado
10-05-03, 09:43 PM
If Wedo falls below red, I'll borg one of my own boxes for him.
DeepScience
10-06-03, 12:22 AM
What about moving to NZ?
jbyram2
10-06-03, 06:02 AM
Congratulations on the new opportunity.
Spoken from experience, since one of the best things that ever happened to me was getting fired from my old job.
Audioaficionado
10-06-03, 08:59 AM
I still haven't found any decent work in my area due to the perennialy poor local ecconomy and age discrimination. So I'm working on a career in nursing where age isn't as big a factor and the pay is better than average. My first choice of computing/IT jobs are not only scarce here but low paying too. It's a buyers market anymore.
LA ought to be a much better market for Wedo.
modenaf1
10-06-03, 06:49 PM
sorry to hear that wedo :( good luck on finding a new job :thup:
who knows, maybe this could be a good thing, you might find a better higher paying job, that has good bosses, and that are pro- folding, and has 3 times the comps to borg :D
dosent that sound like the ultimate? :D
anyways, i hope you find what you are looking for.
Sorry to hear about this.
good luck!
Cheers!
-f1
:cool:
PS: (just to cheer things up a litttle with my extremely poor humor), w00000t! i have a 5 line sighning of the post!
Toysrme
10-07-03, 03:35 AM
Aggreed. I do tech support for Verizon DSL & Dialup.
We handle the entire country except the old tele network in the north east.
It seems to me that there are more idiot IT people in CA than any other part we deal with. You' be gold there Wedo =) Just watch the insane gas & cost of living prices!
AA Move down here to Alabama...
More medical people per capita and per population in Jefferson County than any other place in the world.
Many great medical schools, hospitals & pp's. There's always room for nurses down here. I worked in a hospital for 9 months, I know. <g>
Audioaficionado
10-07-03, 10:43 AM
I'll get my degree here since I essentially have free housing. Paid my house off in 95 :D
Then I'll be able to live anywhere in the country I want ;)
... and afford to build and run as many folding layers as I want too :thup:
Originally posted by Audioaficionado
I'll get my degree here since I essentially have free housing. Paid my house off in 95 :D
Then I'll be able to live anywhere in the country I want ;)
... and afford to build and run as many folding layers as I want too :thup:
997 layers :)
Thanks for all the kind words team, I really appreciate it.
So a quick update:
It seems that my drop in production was due to the move as the farm and Barton powered dually is still without Internet access. Add the other xp1800 and thus equals about 500 ppd I'm losing right now. At least for now it seems the computers at my old job are still folding 24/7 so we'll just cross our fingers that they stay that way for awhile.
The good news is that I've solved half of the Internet issue (the conneciton to SBC/Yahoo) and now have to go out and buy a wireless bridge to get everything connected.
On the job front, things look really good. I have more friends then I thought I did, or I should probably say I have more friends with nifty computer connections than I originally thought. So I have no less than four strong leads and a few moderate opportunities as well that I will begin to pursue this week. If it all works out I should be able to make a nice jump up in tax brackets. :D
w00r to the fold,
Wedo
hkgonra
10-07-03, 02:51 PM
Cool sounds like you will need to reward yourself with a bigger farm :D
Audioaficionado
10-07-03, 02:59 PM
Originally posted by hkgonra
Cool sounds like you will need to reward yourself with a bigger farm :D
He'd better do it soon as nikhsub1 will triple his output when he gets his corporate borgfest going :eek:
Arkaine23
10-07-03, 04:00 PM
Originally posted by Toysrme
Aggreed. I do tech support for Verizon DSL & Dialup.
We handle the entire country except the old tele network in the north east.
It seems to me that there are more idiot IT people in CA than any other part we deal with. You' be gold there Wedo =) Just watch the insane gas & cost of living prices!
AA Move down here to Alabama...
More medical people per capita and per population in Jefferson County than any other place in the world.
Many great medical schools, hospitals & pp's. There's always room for nurses down here. I worked in a hospital for 9 months, I know. <g>
Toysrme,
Sounds like you work for VOL. I do teir 1 tech support for VESG, aka the old network in the northeast.
vonkaar
10-07-03, 04:18 PM
http://www.euphoriaguild.com/stuff/wedo-groove.gif
Cjwinnit
10-07-03, 06:11 PM
Originally posted by vonkaar
http://www.euphoriaguild.com/stuff/wedo-groove.gif
Er... "her" ?
:D
Tismedt
10-07-03, 09:34 PM
Wedo, Its great to here you have some good opportunities to get back on a payroll. I've been fired off of 2 jobs in my 25 yrs of service and both times I found better jobs. When opportunity knocks make sure you answer the door.
Good Luck
Fold On
walaka7
10-07-03, 10:13 PM
Sounds great wedo, we'll be keeping our fingers crossed for ya (and our baseball caps off panning for gold :D)
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