Great Unemployment Article

If you get a chance, read this article on white-collar unemployment in Michigan. The woman in the article's experiences eerily echo my own. The only difference is she had an inkling that her job was on the chopping block, and I had absolutely no idea mine was.

In fact, I was on the phone at 6:30 in the evening with the recruiter I worked with, finalizing the offer details on the person I was hiring for my Louisiana position. I was let go the next morning with next to nothing in severance, and no vacation pay since my last day was right before Christmas! Nice, huh?

But, I am one of the fortunate ones. I have some breathing room, and after my 70th (or so) resume sent out (with almost no responses, but what do you expect I live in Michigan,) I have decided to change course and work on my own.

I will let you know how my decision turns out. If it sucks, you will know because DTE will shut off my electricity and I will no longer be able to update my blog...

Michigan's Unemployment Rate

Sweet! We are number one in the nation! I am stating for the record that it will be five years before Michigan recovers. I think the rest of the country will be on the road to recovery by early next year, but not us... Michigan jobless rate highest in the nation

Farewell Email

Some suggestion for those of you who may get the opportunity (I did not) to send out your farewell email to your co-workers... "Farewell" takes new tone

A Friend's Blog

If you get a chance, check out a friend of mine's blog. Like me, she is a member of FATSE (Former ATS Employee.) I can honestly say that she, along with another friend of mine, Karen, are two of the reasons I was reasonably successful at starting up the number of sites I did at my former job.

Check it out, it is worth a read. Plus, the title of the blog is kinda funny: NojobTara

Unemployment Claims

I guess that is why it took two days to finally log on just to start my claim! State unemployment claim systems overwhelmed.

Job Searching

Well, I am up to 8 or so resumes sent out this week. However, I just saw the latest unemployment figures, and they are the worse the country has seen in 16 years, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/financial_meltdown so go figure on my chances. Plus, the Detroit 3 are shutting down factories and idling workers, so more gloomy news.

On the plus side, I can always go be a trucker. It would be hard to outsource that job...