good lord, I can't imagine what that is like. best of luck.

I am sure you will bounce back, hopefully with an even better job. HBD too!

My layoff came at a pretty interesting time.

I'm married, we're expecting our first child in September, we're under contract on a house, and my wife's mom and sister just moved in with us because her mom's (soon to be ex-) husband is a cheating, abusive piece of trash. We'll make it, though.

Um, anyone looking for a Mechanical Engineer?

Sheesh.

I pray the best for you and Dartgod, and all the other members here facing hard times.

Sorry Dart, that sucks.

Sorry to hear Bob,I know you'll be fine,so in the meantime mix up some margs and enjoy your day.

What do you do in IT and where do you live?

Sorry to learn of the bad news and the terrible timing.

You're a smart guy, and I have no doubt you're hard working, so you'll get through this fine.

Keep your head up.

It can always be worse. You share an NFL birthday with a guy from the twenties named Dick Rauch. Bernie Madoff got laid on this morning and probably will again at noon.

Sorry man, that really, truly sucks. I hope you find something soon.

Sorry to hear it. Good luck finding something new.

Sorry Holmes; that chit happened to me last October completely out of the blue; Friday morning at 9am; our office shut down.

It sucks man. Let me know if I can help etc. What do you do?
Dunno if I can help, but worth a shot.

Sorry to hear about that, man.

Has anyone thought of creating a sub-forum on this site and harnessing the power of the people here for professional networking assistance?

There are many that have been laid off, some are looking for new jobs, etc... there is a TON of talent on the board and many people with connections.

I know that some may reach out offline, via PM or whatever... but, couldn't something be done as more of a 'group effort' to centrally keep track of who is needing help and who could help?

Just a thought... it's tough out there and leveraging personal/professional resources is paramount right now for helping people find jobs.

That sucks. I'd pray, but God usually doesn't listen to me anyways.

Not to get off an a tangent that would turn this thread upside down, but maybe He is not the one with the listening problem.