Shit.

Dec. 13th, 2004 03:04 pm
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Prairie City Computing is going out of business, and all of its employees, including me, are officially laid off as of today.  A severance package that basically covers pay and health care through January helps a little to soften the blow, but I have a big big problem on my hands.

I will be writing more shortly.  Anyone who has useful advice about possible local opportunities to make a living, please get in touch with me in person, by email, or through LJ.

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Date: 2004-12-13 01:09 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] erik
ouch.

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Date: 2004-12-13 01:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] braider.livejournal.com
Need help working on your resume?

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Date: 2004-12-13 03:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tigertoy.livejournal.com
Yes, probably; I haven't written a serious I-want-to-be-hired resume in over a decade and I don't think it works quite the same any more. But right now, I have to seriously consider what I'm really looking for.

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Date: 2004-12-13 01:38 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] poltr1
Crap. That makes another person in the unemployment line. Grab a chair; I'll pour you a cup of coffee, tea, cocoa, or your favorite hot beverage.

Re: Shit.

Date: 2004-12-13 01:44 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] pir-anha.livejournal.com
oh damn. i am sorry; that really sucks.

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Date: 2004-12-13 01:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] filkertom.livejournal.com
Ahhh, scheiss. Sorry, guy.

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Date: 2004-12-13 01:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] filkerdave.livejournal.com
Bugger *hugs*

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Date: 2004-12-13 02:54 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2004-12-13 03:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] catalana.livejournal.com
*hug* I'm so sorry to hear that. Good luck with the job hunting.

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Date: 2004-12-13 05:56 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] billroper
Crap. What exactly have you been working on lately?

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Date: 2004-12-13 09:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tigertoy.livejournal.com
For the last several months, I've been writing the Java client front-end to a C++/SQL database server for a system that collects data and generates reports on kid's physical fitness.

Before that, I was doing MFC programming for various custom Windows apps, most recently a package of water quality data data management and graph drawing tools called Aq*QA (where the * is actually a big dot, but I don't feel like trying to figure out how to tell LJ to display that). If you're curious, you can look at the product web site (http://www.aqqa.com). Aq*QA is in commercial release, but it hasn't exactly been flying off the shelves.

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Date: 2004-12-13 10:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trektone.livejournal.com
Yuck! Hope you're able to find a job that fits. Lousy timing, but I guess there's never a "good" time to get news like this, unless you've just won the lottery.

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Date: 2004-12-14 07:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barbarakitten-t.livejournal.com
damn...i'll pass this along and see if fusion broadband is hiring....

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