Got laid off, Rant,,

[SmithEC]

Originally posted by tomhenry:
... discovers she's a dyke ...

I had that same problem. Discovered I'm a dyke, that is. To make matters worse, I'm trapped in a man's body.


In all seriousness though, I hear a lot on the radio about the tax deductability of job searches. For the unemployed who are looking, it might pay to find out what the rules are and maybe you'll want to track those expenses.


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[CAJUNLAWYER]

Originally posted by truckemup97:

Originally posted by 7003006:

Originally posted by Racegunner:
Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

Hope that German part is a joke.

You guys need to road trip down to Caj's and watch Animal House with him.

Take lots of beer or he might not let you in the front door.

Go away.....I'm drinking.

 

[Spotteddog]

700,
Rent the movie Animal House you'll understand...

 

[M28]

Originally posted by 7003006:

Originally posted by Racegunner:
Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

Hope that German part is a joke.

Dude!!!! I thought every self-respecting adult male could recite every line in Animal House.

Brian~

 

[Racegunner]

Actually they must pass the Caddy Shack test

 

[ditrina]

Originally posted by Racegunner:
Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

The right quote at the right time..
GO FOR IT!!

 

[ParadiseRoad]

Start your own company and put him under yourself.

...+1...I've been self employed for 26 years...will never regret it...



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[lugnut3537]

I don't know how many businesses I have seen fail after the the owners of a thriving company put their kids in charge. The parents worked hard to buld the company and the kids ruin it in a short time.

 

[ParadiseRoad]

Dude!!!! I thought every self-respecting adult male could recite every line in Animal House.

War's over. Wormer dropped the big one.



What? "Over"?



Did you say "over"?



Nothing's over until we decide it is!



Was it over when the Germans
bombed Pearl Harbor?



Hell, no!



-Germans?
-Forget it, he's rolling.



And it ain't over now.



'Cause when the going gets tough...



(Patriotic instrumental music)



the tough get going! Who's with me?



Let's go! Come on!



(Bluto screaming)



(Tense instrumental music)



What the f**k happened
to the Delta l used to know?



Where's the spirit?



Where's the guts?



This could be the greatest night
of our lives...



but you're gonna let it be the worst.



"We're afraid to go with you, Bluto.
We might get in trouble."



(Shouting) Just kiss my a** from now on.



Not me! l won't take this!
Wormer is a dead man!



-Marmalard: dead! Neidermeyer--
-Dead.



Bluto's right.



Psychotic...



but absolutely right.



We got to take these bastards.



We could fight them
with conventional weapons.



Tha.t could take years...



cost millions of lives.



In this case...



I think we have to go all out.



I think this situation absolutely requires...



a really futile and stupid gesture...



be done on somebody's part.



We're just the guys to do it.



Let's do it.



Let's do it!



(All shouting)



Go! Go! Go!



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[Jerry in SC]

Peter, some are better suited to being self employed than others. Some businesses are more difficult to handle without a pretty sizable amount of working capital. Talk to potential clients to get a realistic lay of the land, work out the details of a business plan and do some serious number crunching. You'll know pretty quickly if you feel comfortable.

Good luck..

 

[marine2541]

I wonder if you could sue for being unlawfully layed off? Ward Churchill, the commie scumbag, actually was awarded a dollar for being unlawfully fired from his teaching job after many acqusations of plagiaism and educational misconduct. He may get his job back. You are an outstanding employee of this company. All you need to do is get the creep off your back. His dad may welcome this because the only thing that could happen is their losing business because you're not there. Look into it, at least.

 

[n4zov]

When you work for a family business and you are not part of the family, you are spare equipment. Start your own HVAC business and hire the bosses kid after he loses the current business then fire him.

Houston Rick hit the nail on the head! It sounds as if you were laid off a little ahead of the company being driven under by the son. A lot of great businesses were started by people in similar situations, who took a chance.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Also remember that the boss/The Old Man is probably "Old School"-understand that business really is a matter of relationships, such quaint concepts as loyalty, dependabilty, reliability, that if you take care of your people they will take care of you. the kid is probably "New School"-a
number cruncher, a "quantififaction quack", a "techno-nerd"-thinks you can always find-or write-a computer program that will do peoples'
jobs-and let you get rid of them, is too enamored of technology and has few if any people skills.
I know of a family business that met such a fate-the kid ran it into the ground. He treied to pull a fast one-hide all the assets, siphon off money, then file bankruptcy, pull one of these "Two cents on the dollar" settlements. (The settlement for Enron was 18 cents on the dollar.)The creditors took a dim view of his shenanigans-he hasn't gone to trial yet. Even if he dodges a criminal conviction, there will be civil suits, plus he'll be job hunting, last job title-"President" (given him by daddy)-he doesn't have a 4 year degree.