I’m really getting sick of all of the “bailout” talk. First it was the banks and financial institutions, and now it’s the auto industry. I understand that there is some legitimate need for bailing those entities out in some fashion … but $700 billion dollars? If they’re already in so much trouble, [...]

I have come to a realization …
If I want to keep working as a web programmer (and I DO), then I am going to need to move out of the Fargo area.
I don’t like this one bit, but there really isn’t anything I can do. I’ve exhausted almost all of the opportunities out there. [...]

I think I realized today how I’ve been feeling since I was laid off a month ago. I feel like my life has been put on hold.
Before this all happened, I felt like I had all my ducks in a row. I was doing good financially, for the first time in [...]

I’ve been meaning to put up a post on my job search for the past week or so. I’m finally getting around to doing it.
So far, I’ve applied for 7 actual positions and sent my resume to 2 other companies that don’t currently have openings but are always accepting them. I have gone [...]

When I lost my job 2 weeks ago, I saw it as an end to my dream of owning a home. I need to NOT think of things that way. I need to see this as not an end, but just a delay.
My original plan was to start looking for a [...]

Every adult out there has been unemployed at some point or another in their life. Whether they just graduated from college and are looking for their first job in the “real” world or the troubled economy has caused their employer to make budget cuts, including eliminating their position. We’ve all been there.
Hopefully the [...]

As of about 10:30am, I am unemployed. It has nothing to do with performance. It was a budgetary decision. Thanks to our lovely economy. And here I thought the trouble wasn’t affecting us as much up here in ND as it was in other parts of the country. I guess I [...]