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Have you worked for a company that was "sinking ship"?
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:14 pm
Did your bosses flat out deny it even though a lot of the telling signs were there or did they acknowledge the company's state and that they were taking measures to help improve the business? I once worked for a Mortgage company and they were totally open about the decline of the firm.
Did you ride it out til the end or did you jump ship?
Shyt's bad here, yet they're acting as if everything is smooth sailing.
Did you ride it out til the end or did you jump ship?
Shyt's bad here, yet they're acting as if everything is smooth sailing.
This post was edited on 4/25/17 at 7:18 pm
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Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:16 pm to Tarik One
No but think about it if this is true. Why would they tell you if they know it's sinking?
They are probably looking for jobs right now. They probably don't want to send a bunch of other people to compete with them in the job market.
They are probably looking for jobs right now. They probably don't want to send a bunch of other people to compete with them in the job market.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:17 pm to Tarik One
Start putting your resume together immediately.
It's going down quicker than you think
It's going down quicker than you think
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:18 pm to Tarik One
If it's sinking and you know it, start looking for another job. It is better to be looking for a job while geeting paid than sinking with the ship and being unemployed while looking for a job.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:18 pm to Tarik One
I wouldn't say the company itself was a sinking ship, but a certain part of the company was a sinking ship.
They were expecting to get several big projects and the managers were telling everyone "it is about to start getting really busy soon, we have a lot of work coming in" instead of "we bid on several big projects and if we get them all then we will be really busy, but that's if we get them all". They ended up getting zero of the projects they bid on and they laid off people before anyone had time to jump ship.
They were expecting to get several big projects and the managers were telling everyone "it is about to start getting really busy soon, we have a lot of work coming in" instead of "we bid on several big projects and if we get them all then we will be really busy, but that's if we get them all". They ended up getting zero of the projects they bid on and they laid off people before anyone had time to jump ship.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:19 pm to Tarik One
I saw a new sign today for a restaurant named "sushi & saki" at that horrible location on Perkins by Essen. Lassiegns (sp?) just closed down a few months ago and there are now 4 sushi residents within a few hundred yards of each other. I wish I could convince the owner to pay me instead of sinking money into that future failure
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:19 pm to Bourre
Definitely better to find a job while you're still employed than to try to find a job while unemployed.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:19 pm to Tarik One
I worked on a program, with 2 thousand engineers, that announced a retention package to keep us while the program ended. I was the first to leave.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:20 pm to Tarik One
Yes, for a mortgage company. District manager came in and gave a speech saying we were going to focus on debt collection instead of refinances for the foreseeable future. Two weeks later we go in to work to find out the company is closing for good.
This post was edited on 4/25/17 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:21 pm to Tarik One
Yes but thankfully with my job I'm the first to know.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:21 pm to OweO
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They were expecting to get several big projects and the managers were telling everyone "it is about to start getting really busy soon, we have a lot of work coming in" instead of "we bid on several big projects and if we get them all then we will be really busy, but that's if we get them all". They ended up getting zero of the projects they bid on and they laid off people before anyone had time to jump ship.
Sounds to me like what they really need is a closer
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:22 pm to Tarik One
Yes... Chevron
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:22 pm to Tarik One
Like others said, its best to start looking now. There are times when you might think it is worse than it really is, but you always need a backup plan.
You never know, you could actually end up finding a better job than the one you have.. The good thing at this point is that you still have options. You don't have to take the first job that becomes available.. But you want to make sure you do get to the point where you have to take the first job that becomes available.
You never know, you could actually end up finding a better job than the one you have.. The good thing at this point is that you still have options. You don't have to take the first job that becomes available.. But you want to make sure you do get to the point where you have to take the first job that becomes available.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:22 pm to Tarik One
Yup, and if my department is around in 6 months I'll be surprised. Getting my shite ready.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:24 pm to Tarik One
Yes.
I wasn't all that bad.
Because I enjoyed the people I had worked with.
But there was no denying our collapse.
I wasn't all that bad.
Because I enjoyed the people I had worked with.
But there was no denying our collapse.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:24 pm to Tarik One
Best to ride it to the crash, people respect that. And you can file for unemployment while you look for a new gig, free money bro 
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:25 pm to LucasP
Yeah but how much does unemployment really pay out? I heard like 60% or something like that.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:26 pm to nateslu1
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heard like 60% or something like that.
More like 35, but zero times the work
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:27 pm to LucasP
I guess that would work for someone without a mortgage 
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:27 pm to Tarik One
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Did your bosses flat out deny it even though a lot of the telling signs were there
Yep. Worked for one place and fortunately spotted the signs and noped out just in time to receive the last paycheck anyone saw. I warned some coworkers but they disregarded my advice and wound up being rather unhappy when they didn't get paid.
>I once worked for a Mortgage company and they were totally open about the decline of the firm.
I did as well (United Companies actually) and senior management was very straightforward about it with all the employees.
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