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freewheeling frank · #1 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 09:13 PM

just gotta vent a little and i feel i have freinds here, after 10 yrs i just went through a buyout of the company i worked for and at 10 am this morning i got kicked out the door. i am now unemployed. welcome to corporate america,. 2and1/2 yrs out of retirement and these jerks decided i make too much money, wo is me

Michigan Mike · #2 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 10:03 PM

Frank,
I hope you at least got a good buy out and that things work out for you very soon.
God bless ...
Mike

**2door** · #3 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 10:22 PM

Frank,
I'm hanging by a thread myself. At least the house is paid off, I have a pension coming in, (if it doesn;t go belly up like so many others), and my job is a day to day proposition. Whatever happened to retirement security? I'm more concerned with health care than anything. Maybe, if I'm lucky, I'll see some of my Social Security before I check out. Good luck. Something will come along, I'm sure. hang in there.
Tom

turtle tedd · #4 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 10:30 PM

That's first on the list for the bean counter micromanagement team....Payroll..not the names of the people on it...happened to me a couple of times..least you got a buyout or what they used to call severance pay...move on dont look back

fasteddy · #5 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 01:35 AM

Worst or best I ever heard of was a company that had a fire drill and then a management team came out with a bull horn and told everyone that they could try thier pass cards in the door.
If they worked you still had a job and if not, your personal property would be delivered tomorrow morning by a courier service.

Frank, I'm sorry to hear it happend to you. Hope things work out OK.

Steve.

**BarelyAWake** · #6 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 05:55 AM

You've my sympathies man - I hope things work out for ya.

If my company ever figured out just how much money they're wasting - I'd prolly be one of the first they'd cut. Fortunately they're pretty clueless when it comes to such things lol, thank gawd for "family businesses"

Hey - at least now ya can get some "quality time" FTW

**Bikeguy Joe** · #7 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 09:27 AM

Companies that do that are scum bags.
"Oh, let's see....who's five days from full retirement? Put them at the top of the **** list."

**Bikeguy Joe** · #8 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 09:29 AM

So what are you plans Frank?

How dire is this situation? Can you just sit back for a week or two and contemplate your next move?

I hope you can.

**2door** · #9 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fasteddy

Worst or best I ever heard of was a company that had a fire drill and then a management team came out with a bull horn and told everyone that they could try thier pass cards in the door.
If they worked you still had a job and if not, your personal property would be delivered tomorrow morning by a courier service.

Frank, I'm sorry to hear it happend to you. Hope things work out OK.

Steve.

That one is even worse than this: I had a boss once who fired a female receptionist during the company Christmas party. He took her aside and told her not to come back after the holidays...Now that's cold.
Tom

freewheeling frank · #10 (**permalink**) 11-06-2009, 12:58 PM

hey thanks guys, it isnt really that bad i got a pretty good severance package and with that and unemployment im ok can tap into the old 401 k in 4 more months, think ill just kick back and build scooters for a while, be a good house hubby and all that good stuff. wish they would have done it 2 weeks ago i would have come down to the race and shown you guys how its done, thanks again people i just had to vent a little, frank, oh and im not the only one that got the ax