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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 07:14 PM
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After over 11 months being out of work, I finally got offered a job today. This has definately been the worst year of my life, lost job, lost wife, etc... This could not have come at a better time. I was to the point of having to sell my house and trying to find some cheap apartment to live in.
I am so excited. It's Monday through Friday, 8:00 - 5:00, no on-call, very little OT if any, and doing the same kind of work I've been doing for the last 10 years. It's a little less money than what I was making before, but it's a lot more than what I thought I would have to settle for in this economy.

I'm stoked!!!!!

 
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go, glad to hear that. I am between jobs right now. I quit the last one a week ago and start my new one in a week.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 07:25 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats. Least you still got your truck!
 
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Old Aug 1, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 01:32 AM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

...right arm man!!! It is tough out there, i can totally relate...
Live long and prosper....
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 01:42 AM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!! Best of luck to you in your new job!!!
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 01:50 AM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, congrats. I know how bad unemployment can be. I think most of us do.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 06:16 AM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

When you're over-worked like some of us we tend to forget about the people that are out of work. Congrats. Hopefully this will make your life a whole bunch better.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 01:48 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! I actually live in Vancouver also, I know how it is, it's hard to find a job round this area.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 01:51 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations on the new job. I'm sure there are some pay raises for you in the near future.
Happiness is a positive cashflow.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 07:37 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Glad to hear about your job!!! But better yet you had a savings to get you thru the past 11 months. I wasn't that fortunate 4 years ago when I had a bad car wreck. We lost our home and what not. Since then I've learned about putting that little some thing back to get ya thru the rough times. And again real glad to see ya get a job ya like!!!
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 11:40 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

I guess I have been lucky. I was with AT@T for 21 years. I knew my job was going away. I found a new job. Now after two more new jobs, I start working for the government in a week.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 11:52 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing, We pay about 50k a year and I can't find decent help to hire!
 
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 12:40 AM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! Thats always good news! I hope your very sucessful!
 
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 02:38 PM
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Finally!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks everyone.
 
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