I got a Job!

[TonyL]

WOOOT!

I know most didn't even know that'd I'd joined the many that lost their jobs due to the economy, I'd kept it on the DL, cause frankly, I was ashamed of it. My wife and I both lost our jobs, and our home in back in Feb. We'd had to move in with my dad, who's having a pretty hard time getting around now due to his age and illness (parkinsons) So I decided to try and find work in my home town of Yuba City.

Yuba City if you didnt know just won the dubious honor of being voted the worst place in the US to live. Mainly due to the insane unemployment rate. So, trying to find a job in this town is downright impossible. But, as fate would have it, I not only found a job, but the best possible job i could ever hope to find for my skill set. I work for the county. Taking care of county housing. Im really excited and happy about it and had to share. Miracles do happen. Stay positive and good things happen. My family SO needed the benefits that come with a county job.

So, thanks for reading, I just had to tell somebody!

[wmhjr]

Good for you, Tony! Glad to hear things have turned for the better for you and your family.

[Tony_SS]

Congrats Tony.

[John Wright]

Congrats!...Tony!

[Rod]

That's AWESOME Tony!!
hey losing a job is not embarrassing at all I lost a company 8 years ago! after a year I had to go to work for anyone that would pay, 1 year ago I re started a new company! I guess if I could start one in a down economy and make it work, I will do great when the economy is better!
Again AWESOME Tony!!!! :woot::woot::woot:

[1969CamaroRS]

Awesome glad to hear it :) Glad to hear things are turning around for you. Best wishes.

[monza]

Good news!

[406 Q-ship]

Congratulation Tony!

You should not be ashamed of the economy putting the screws to you and the wife. It does not reflect on you personally. Now with the benefits you can take care of the family with more security along with being close to your Dad to help him just when he needs it. Sometimes it takes time but things always seem to work out for the best. Hope the improving luck follows your family for awhile.

[Damn True]

Congratulation Tony!

You should not be ashamed of the economy putting the screws to you and the wife. It does not reflect on you personally. Now with the benefits you can take care of the family with more security along with being close to your Dad to help him just when he needs it. Sometimes it takes time but things always seem to work out for the best. Hope the improving luck follows your family for awhile.

This.

Tony,
There is no shame in losing a job as a result of economic conditions. Sometimes it's just a matter of headcount vs revenue.

Good on you for doing the right things to take care of your family. Truly a display of the manly arts.

[jknight16]

Congratulations Tony. Definitely one of the better feelings in life when that call comes with good news. I was there last year as well and as difficult as it is, keeping your head up for your family's sake is very admirable.

[Part Time]

Congrats Tony.

[BonzoHansen]

Good news!

[Damn True]

Good news!

In short supply these days.

[Larry Callahan]

Awesome news!!!! Congrats man!

[Richio1]

Yeah, good for you! Best of luck with the new gig.

[Nessumsar]

Great to hear Tony! I lost my job last July, out of the blue. Luckily I was only out of a job for 3 weeks (got lucky...), it was the most tense 3 weeks. Glad to hear things are on the up and up!

[Jim Nilsen]

Good to hear you are doing better. Maybe there is hope for the economy to be good in a few places.

I hope it all works out and last for a long time.

[OLDFLM]

Congrats my friend!! 1 in 10 are unemployed right now btw...

[parsonsj]

Well done Tony!

[zbugger]

Congratulations Tony!!! I'm very happy to hear things are picking up for you.

[Jims78elky]

Way to go Tony! I see lots of cool project updates in your future!


Also..bravo to you for being there for your dad when he needs you..your a good son!


-Jim

[TonyL]

Way to go Tony! I see lots of cool project updates in your future!

-Jim

You have no idea. I've been up to a lot lately.

And thanks everyone! Drinks are on me!:cheers:

[732ndgen]

Congrats!...Tony! im shure your dad is happy to have you.sometimes the worst things to hapen to turn out to be the best.

[Bow Tie 67]

Awsome, good for you. Cheers.

[colt zantop]

congrats! thats great news....county jobs usually have great insurance.. etc. that ROCKS!

[6'9"Witha69]

congrats Tony. I was in the same boat. Came within days of losing my house. I know the feeling, and it is one of the best in the world!

[HotRod47]

Congrats to you!!!

[AtomicFirebird]

Congrats to you!!!

[Yelcamino]

Congrats Tony! :twothumbs

I'm sure the situation sucked while you were going through it, but I like to think things happen for a reason and whatever that reason was, you're now where you need to be.

[trapin]

Great news Tony, although I am sad to hear what has happened to you since last year, this truly shows that there is hope yet out in the job market. Best of luck with it Tony, and best wishes to your family.

[SatisTraction]

congrats on the job and the move. seems like things worked out in the end.

[icebird84]

Congratulation Tony with the new job

[DEIGuy38]

Congrats and good luck on the new job.

[CruizinKev]

congrats :twothumbs

[Pro Stock]

Tony,
I'm glad to hear about your change of fortunes. I'm sorry to hear about your dad.I lost mine three years ago, he was eighty eight years old, the only reason that I bring this up is because When my dad got to sick to take care of himself I wasn't physically able to take care of him so we had to put him in a nursing home, what I found out during this process was that once he qualified for care we had the choice of keeping him at home and being payed the same amount of money by the government as they would have payed the nursing home which amounted to about $3500 a month. This would be a decent amount of money to help your dad and family. You are doing the right thing by keeping your dad at home as long as possible, Even though I wasn't able to use this option I know that it works, a good friend of mine was able to keep his father in law with him and was able to collect the money that he needed to take care of his dad, by the way are you also using Medicade ? All of this money is rightfully your dads, after all he paid insurance payments to the government his whole life.

P.S. this money is tax free

Dale

[eville]

Congrats Tony!
This economy is a strange beast. Losing my job was the best thing to happen for my career.
Sorry about living in Yuba, but at least you've got a great job.
I spent several months on a job a Beale AFB so I've spent some time there. Skip dinner at the "c"rappy Viking, but check out Cilantro's with the wife. Good place.

[DFRESH]

That is great news bro---happy to hear this---it's great to hear some good stuff like this! It seems like Yuba city would be a great place to live, although i've only fished there (salmon, steelhead) and not had to live in the town, but always seemed like a very laid back and relaxed place. Blessings to you and your wife as you help out your pop.

Doug

[JJEH]

Awesome news.... congrats :twothumbs

[Roadbuster]

Congrats on the new job! :twothumbs

[69stang]

Congratulations!

[scogin918]

Nothing at all to be ashamed of. I went through close to the same thing 1 year ago. Lost my job on a Tuesday. My 2nd son is born the very next morning. But, I was able to find a job the very week my wife went back to work from maternity leave. And similar to you, I got a state job. You may not get filthy rich, but in times like these just having a job with those kind of benefits is like gold. If i hadn't taken this job, who knows when something else may have come up.

[cmraman]

WOOOT!

I know most didn't even know that'd I'd joined the many that lost their jobs due to the economy, I'd kept it on the DL, cause frankly, I was ashamed of it. My wife and I both lost our jobs, and our home in back in Feb. We'd had to move in with my dad, who's having a pretty hard time getting around now due to his age and illness (parkinsons) So I decided to try and find work in my home town of Yuba City.

Yuba City if you didnt know just won the dubious honor of being voted the worst place in the US to live. Mainly due to the insane unemployment rate. So, trying to find a job in this town is downright impossible. But, as fate would have it, I not only found a job, but the best possible job i could ever hope to find for my skill set. I work for the county. Taking care of county housing. Im really excited and happy about it and had to share. Miracles do happen. Stay positive and good things happen. My family SO needed the benefits that come with a county job.

So, thanks for reading, I just had to tell somebody!

Congrats, man. I am a firm believer in postive attitude. No matter how dire things get, keeping a good attitude, things seem to work themselves out and sometime for the better.

[-The Stig-]

I lost my job last July, out of the blue!


Well, kinda doesn't help that you sorta told you old boss where to stick it.

lol



Good job Tony... now back to work on the car!

[Tiger]

Awesome news Tony!!
For all the other people out there, keep thinking positively.

[dadto2jays]

Congrats!!!!! way to stay with your head up.......good luck to you and your dad...

[Ron.in.SoCal]

Congrats Tony! Times are wierd right now. Housing is down, foreclosures up. No loans, limited consumer spending. Limited job growth and lots of people sittin' on the bench. Crazy sh*t going down from DC to Sacto. The old economic model is stuck in sideways, slightly down. And through it all, here we are engrossed in a hobby that takes a boatload of disposable income. Not to mention, project budgets that double quicker than you can read this post.

I'm glad it worked out for you. I hope for all our sakes we hear less of these stories and nothin but good news in the coming year or two.

Take care,

Ron

[Texas 1972 Velle]

Congrats Tony!!

[bulldog19]

Congrats Tony! Good luck with the new job!

[barno68]

Sorry you had to go through that Tony, I had a similar experience during the dotcom crash in 2001. Keep the faith and something good will almost always happen. Congrads!

[curly]

Congrats on the new job! It's great to see a 'positive' job post in this economy every now and then.