Re: I guess it's my turn

Sorry to hear that Lance.   I've been in your shoes as well.   Just over a
year ago, I went through my layoff due to outsourcing, and had 4 kids.  So
what are your qualifications?   Seattle area is still needing outstanding IT
people.   We've got people, but it seems all the good ones are already
working.

   John

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:

> Last Tuesday, my position was eliminated at work, along with a bunch of
> others.  The push to outsource and the increase in commodity prices seem to
> be taking their toll (thanks Bernanke & congress).   There have been a
> series of layofs in the past 2 years and I survived all of them until now.
>  My big project had been ending anyway, should have seen it coming.  Pep$!
> has been good to me for the past 5 years, but I'm sure many of you can
> attest it's still a very humiliating experience to go through.  I suppose
> that can be turned into a good thing.  Trying to stay positive, but I admit
> being a tad nervous to say the least.  My wife doesn't work so I'm the sole
> provider, 3 kids approaching college age.  That's a big scary thing, always
> has been, and kind of rare these days. Before as a contractor, it wasn't
> uncommon to have a project discontinued and have to find work on a dime, but
> this time it just seems different.  The economy is such that the IT labor
> market is flooded with supply of cheap labor.  Wages have dropped
> considerably.  Horror stories abound right now.  I'm considering changing
> careers, but to what I have no idea.  I keep a running "business idea list",
> but none of them seem to lucrative to me right now.
>
> Still, with all the worry, seeing the results of the NZ Earthquake put
> everything in perspective.  The world can change in a minute.  I've still
> got a lot going for me.  For one, I've got mobility.  Because we have no
> house and we homeschool and I have a supportive and adventurous family, we
> can move anywhere!  literally, I've considered positions in Austrailia even,
> among other places.  I confess I've been looking for someplace new to
> satisfy my wanderlust long before this.  (West Coast?  Canada?  Europe?
> Northern US? We'll see..).  I've also got a strong network of former
> colleagues and clients.  Something good should come of that.
>
> Anyway, thanks for letting me worry out loud a little.  I know many of you
> here have already been through this.  I guess its my turn now.
>
> regards,
> -Lance
> (if you want to have a C0ke and a smile today...I won't say anything.)
>
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