Here we go - riding the Job Search train again!
Two years ago I was told the day after the Thanksgiving holiday that my job was being eliminated at the end of 2009. Started a new job 5 months later and thanked my lucky stars.
Well, got the word last Thursday that the continuing economic downturn (and bad senior management) ended my current job. I was the 'new guy' in Sales but the only one to handle Government business, and they also cut loose the VP in charge of new product design and business development, the Manufacturing Engineering Mgr., and a long-time employee that filled in at various capacities as needed and had tons of product knowledge on just about everything they've ever built over the years. Sure seem like questionable decisions on their part.
Anyway, I had my one-day "pity party" last Friday and woke up Saturday morning determined to make this a good thing and view it as the kick-in-the-butt that I needed to get out of some place I hated (but it was a paycheck) and find something good at a better company.
Trouble is I've always been in niche-market aerospace products but I do have very-transferable skills to other products and markets. The big trouble item is going to be age discrimination though as my gray hair is going to be a big-time turn-off to most employers. I just hope they can see the benefit of all of my experience for a bargain price.
Thank God my wife just went permanent full-time on her job so we still have health benefits without having to resort to COBRA costs.
The new job search begins this morning! Wish me luck.
Two years ago I was told the day after the Thanksgiving holiday that my job was being eliminated at the end of 2009. Started a new job 5 months later and thanked my lucky stars.
Well, got the word last Thursday that the continuing economic downturn (and bad senior management) ended my current job. I was the 'new guy' in Sales but the only one to handle Government business, and they also cut loose the VP in charge of new product design and business development, the Manufacturing Engineering Mgr., and a long-time employee that filled in at various capacities as needed and had tons of product knowledge on just about everything they've ever built over the years. Sure seem like questionable decisions on their part.
Anyway, I had my one-day "pity party" last Friday and woke up Saturday morning determined to make this a good thing and view it as the kick-in-the-butt that I needed to get out of some place I hated (but it was a paycheck) and find something good at a better company.
Trouble is I've always been in niche-market aerospace products but I do have very-transferable skills to other products and markets. The big trouble item is going to be age discrimination though as my gray hair is going to be a big-time turn-off to most employers. I just hope they can see the benefit of all of my experience for a bargain price.
Thank God my wife just went permanent full-time on her job so we still have health benefits without having to resort to COBRA costs.
The new job search begins this morning! Wish me luck.
