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06-12-2007, 09:39 PM
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No one regrets traveling
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I got laid off
I think this is the only place I can post this and people will not assume I am
1.) A passive-aggressive ass
2.) In denial
3.) A little crazy
I got laid off from a good job :D
When I got back from Japan I was really starting to miss traveling again and with a coworker getting the boot I was sort of leaning toward quitting if I had to in a few months. It would let me get back to my background in engineering and of course, travel. Long term.
Every person I tell this to starts off saying "I'm sorry to hear that" and then transitions to "Oh, actually that sounds pretty good" but usually there is a touch of "poor kid" associated with it. Anyone else have something like this happen, where under most circumstances it is a disaster but for you, it rocks?
I get to go back to school, travel, and get severence/an education allowance! What is doubly great is that my graduate courses are available online. If I can take the course from my living room why not from Malaga, Heidelberg, or Tokyo? I can have it all! So I am a bit bummed to leave genuine friends behind, but I am so excited about what will happen between now and 2009. I am going to take SCUBA lessons, tackle school with new energy, do an RTW and be limited only by my appetite for sampling new things.
--Joey
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06-12-2007, 10:25 PM
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Immigrating? Easy? Right.
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way to make that proverbial lemonade!
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06-12-2007, 10:32 PM
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good stuff - getting laid off can sometimes be a godsend. get out into the world, use that money to learn things youd never learn back home and live the dream while i dream of a job to get laid off from
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Up next...
Euro trips for gigs and festivals as usual...
Then heading east to NZ & Aus for a few years! Via Abu Dhabi, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
Time to get out of the UK for a while!!
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06-13-2007, 07:29 AM
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french touch
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It seems to me it's the best thing that could happen to you, providing everything you wanted : more education and travel time !
You're an engineer ? Have you thought of Engineers withouth Borders ?
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06-13-2007, 07:46 AM
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call me Condi!
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Wow, Joey. Fresh start!!! And what a tremendous opportunity.
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"I set out alone, finding no companion to cheer the way with friendly intercourse, and no party of travellers with whom to associate myself. Swayed by an overmastering impulse within me, and a long-cherished desire to visit those glorious sanctuaries, I resolved to quit all my friends and tear myself away from my home."
---Ibn Battuta, CE 1325
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06-13-2007, 08:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joe7f
I was sort of leaning toward quitting if I had to in a few months. It would let me get back to my background in engineering and of course, travel. Long term.
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Well, getting laid off >>>>> quitting because you get the big cushy severance package. If you were thinking of leaving anyways...getting laid off is definitely the way to go. And actually, many companies resist laying you off unless they really have to in order to avoid paying out that pricey package.
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06-13-2007, 08:49 AM
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The " ... " queen of TP!
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CONGRATS!!!!
Haha sounds weird to say to someone who was just laid off, but honestly it sounds like you got the long end of the stick, since you were planning on quitting anyways. So jump up & down baby, you got laid off!
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06-13-2007, 12:19 PM
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The good thing about being Laid off vs. quitting is that you usually get a severance package and you can collect unemployment so you still have some money coming in.
I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason so go out there and do what it is you truly want to do. Awesome news in my opinion
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06-13-2007, 07:07 PM
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No one regrets traveling
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Thanks guys
I think my sister was the most excited to hear the news because she wants to go to Italy (so apparently I will also be heading to Italy :D )
--Joey
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06-13-2007, 09:56 PM
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Artist of Life
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Things happen for a reason Joe.... so this opens a new stage of your life.... hopefully involving more travelling!
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Jules: "Well, basically, I'm just gonna walk the earth."
Vincent: "What you mean 'walk the earth'?"
Jules: "You know, like Kane in 'Kung Fu'...go places...meet people...get in adventures."
Trips (only counting recreational travel):
FIRST TRIP (2005): FIRST EUROTRIP EVER! UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland
SECOND TRIP (2007): First Solo Trip! Greece, Turkey, Syria, Spain
2008: China (Beijing, Shanghai, Yangshuo) ...right before the Olympics!
2009: Japan & HK, Southern Spain
[size=1]2010: All over Lebanon, Ibiza (Spain), Oktoberfest (Germany), Thailand.
2011: India (Goa), Jordan, Jerusalem, San Sebastian (Spain), Amsterdam (again), London, Driving from Vancouver to L.A. (stopping in Portland, Seattle, San Fran and all the little stops), Montpellier (France), Geneva and Lausanne (Switzerland)
"Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it."
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06-13-2007, 11:04 PM
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06-14-2007, 02:46 AM
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Feel so wrong saying this, but congrats on getting laid off! Sounds like things will work out good.
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06-14-2007, 11:39 AM
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Sorry about that, man - I've been laid off twice, and each time used it as an opportunity to do things (cheaply) that I may not have been able to do before, such as travel (locally) and get personal projects (art, music, etc.) done. Downtime isn't necessarily awful. Not having cash does suck, though!
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06-14-2007, 09:21 PM
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always trippin'
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Enjoy.
And swing by Italy when I'm there next year, kay?
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06-15-2007, 02:16 PM
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No one regrets traveling
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Quote:
Originally Posted by freespiritz
Enjoy. And swing by Italy when I'm there next year, kay?
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You got it
--Joey
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06-25-2007, 12:27 AM
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**Wacktose Intolerant**
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Things definitely happen for a reason and I'm super glad this worked out for you!
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09-26-2007, 08:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joe7f
I got laid off from a good job :D
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Last edited by joe7f; 09-27-2007 at 08:45 AM.
Reason: It sounds like my sister ALSO got laid off...she is still new to the messageboard thing ;)
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09-27-2007, 07:09 AM
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The " ... " queen of TP!
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Congrats!
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GO CANADA!!!!
If you walk backwards, you'll find out that you can go forward and people won't know if you're coming or going.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
-James Dean
Countries I've Visited: Austria, Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy. Malawi, Mexico, Portugal, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, USA, UK, Vatican City, Zambia
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