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laid off today!
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11-06-2009, 12:45 AM
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That sucks.. good luck finding another job
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11-06-2009, 12:46 AM
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Sorry to hear that.
What's your situation? Union or not? If union, how long is the list at your hall? If not, what are your prospects?
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11-06-2009, 12:49 AM
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union 2200 on books!
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11-06-2009, 12:49 AM
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union 2200 on books!
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That's even worse than here. How long of a wait?
What are you going to do?
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11-06-2009, 12:51 AM
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over 1 year
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11-06-2009, 12:51 AM
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gonna be making some phone calls tommorow!
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11-06-2009, 12:53 AM
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we really have limited work here in chicago, we were hoping for the olympic! i'll make it through all this crap!
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11-06-2009, 01:00 AM
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gonna be making some phone calls tommorow!
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Are you allowed to solicit your own work? We aren't, we have to go by the list.
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11-06-2009, 01:06 AM
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Sorry to hear brother, good luck!
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11-06-2009, 08:47 AM
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A bit of good news in our area several bond issues passed which will mean work for the spring.Reform is still a possibility also.
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11-06-2009, 04:24 PM
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Are you allowed to solicit your own work? We aren't, we have to go by the list.
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all we can do is sit on the bench and wait your turn. 
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11-06-2009, 04:32 PM
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child please.....
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Sorry bro.
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11-06-2009, 04:53 PM
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Sorry to hear that man. Good luck finding a job.
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11-06-2009, 04:59 PM
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Did anyone tell you why you were laid off?
So you're just going to sit around the house and wait for an entire year for a job to come available?
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11-06-2009, 07:57 PM
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Did anyone tell you why you were laid off?
So you're just going to sit around the house and wait for an entire year for a job to come available?
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My shop was losing on all there bids, so no more work! shop is closed!
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11-06-2009, 08:19 PM
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My shop was losing on all there bids, so no more work! shop is closed! |
Ouch!! That sucks. How big was the shop?
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11-06-2009, 08:36 PM
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went from 150 electricians 3 years ago to 10, now none!
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11-06-2009, 08:37 PM
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sorry about the bad luck man.
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11-06-2009, 09:03 PM
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went from 150 electricians 3 years ago to 10, now none!
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Wow! That was a good size company.
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