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- identity
yep. Last one in - First to leave... Makes sense in those terms, but still a kick in the pants.
Leaving on good terms and all - recommendation included - but completely panicking about getting another job!!!
I'm in Chicago, so I'm looking there first - but if you guys know of anything and help would be appreciated!
oh... I tried finding the "job-board" thread, but couldn't remember the name of it! Sorry Mods.
- PonyBoy0
:( sorry...
... but now you can go freelance!
- identity0
haha - got any connections?
- FredMcWoozy0
Jobs in Dallas.
- Shit gun and M16 are
optional, everything in
Texas is bigger.utopian
- Shit gun and M16 are
- megE0
Hey email me - I have my list of job boards that I checked all summer
- SumWurk0
Perhaps Obama can find you a job.
- Tell him your work is VERY, VERY nice.SumWurk
- SumWurk loves the boys cock!utopian
- This belongs in the Politics thread.luckyorphan
- Amicus0
at least they waited until Feb. I was let go about 10 days before xmas (5 years ago).
- dibec0
bummer. best of luck.
- akrokdesign0
you couldn't find it cause QBN deleted it. buuuh!
- utopian0
Keep the chin up identity!
- sea_sea0
welcome, you have arrived.
- waterhouse0
Unfair. Your work's quite swell.
- mynameisdave0
Same position. I did 9 months at my last job, everyone else has been there for at least 4 years. I was laid off 3 weeks ago and was told that I more than likely wouldn't get a call back within the next 4 months. Since then I started a 3 month contract with an international packaging company which mainly deals with products marketed to Walmart (which is nice because it's high volume and I get a % of net for each run,) was published in a Milan design magazine, and gained a healthy growing number of quality freelance projects I actually enjoy working on.
So what Ponyboy said pretty much.
Two days ago the firm I used to work for emailed me and wants me to come back. I declined since I'm really enjoying sleeping in, working on my watch, and making 20x the amount of money I was getting at the firm. Plus I'm finally able to finish my last two semesters of my second degree.
+1 for being laid off and being able to switch gears.
- calculator0
what sort of work did you do there?
- Basically brand continuity for corporate accounts and regional identity development. The company focused on display design, signage, and identy work.mynameisdave
- cont... display, signage, and identity development. full service with a production side handling mostly corporate projects. quiet boring.mynameisdave
- quiet boring.mynameisdave
- WhiteFace0
- Not sure what it means, I see forks and bottles, but I like it.mynameisdave
- haha - a VERY long time!identity
- identity0
thanks for the conciliatory messages guys!
Never been let go - but figured it's just something that happens and to move on. Working my ass off to try and line up freelance jobs in Chicago right now - but I'm def. not married to chicago.Anyways, thanks for the support - and if you guys know any freelance gigs that would be good for someone with my folio:
please drop me a line at ...
Thanks for all the QBN support - I love this place, and threads like this one reinforce those feelings for me!be well guys
- good luck mate. with your portfolio, you deserve to be picked up sooner rather than laterbigtrickagain
- thanks bud - might want to take this time to mention that I have been working on a number of interactive projects too! (please hire me)identity
- hire me)identity
- rosem0
what? from sm?
- yepidentity
- oh greggy..wordssssss
- mother fucker.rosem
- no more commute though?rosem
- eh, they're all good people in my back - bad economy and probably just not a great fit is allidentity
- haha - ya know mike, the worst partt is - i have a lease out here in dundee until MAY! :-(identity
- NOOOOOOOOOOO!rosem
- hahaha - yeah, my girlfriend lives on wickerpark tho - so ill probably just be down there a lot...identity
- hahahaha we told you not to live there :P sorry man.bigtrickagain
- aye!identity
- identity0
- You have various ways of accomplishing a chip up! Their ya go! Crisis averted...ideaist
- i figure with not being able to feed myself and having countless hours to work out...identity
- I'll have 6-pack abs in no time!
My cardio will be great since im going to lose my apt. and have to outrun streetdogs for shelteridentity - This TOO shall pass my friend...ideaist
- aye...identity
- CALLES0
sorry i guess
That's The Way The Cookie Crumbles
- ideaist0
- http://images.inmagi…identity
- :' (ideaist
- :-) we're over-populated anywayidentity