to go along with the millions of others i got laid off permantly as of march 30th. i was welder at john deere dubuque works for about 6 years. record profits for those 6 years and the president made 11 million a year. out the door with 220 others and to go along with the 200 other laid off wage employees. No salary employees are scheduled to be cut. sorry for venting but times are hard for everybody right now. hopefully the fish start to bite i just got the rig out today . Dan
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March 16, 2009 at 1:26 am #758894
I don’t know if you are single or married. With all the road construction coming with the government money you should be able to land a welding job.
Good luck…………
March 16, 2009 at 1:35 am #758900Sorry to hear that Dan. Hopefully things turn around for you soon.
March 16, 2009 at 1:42 am #758907i’ve got a girlfriend 2 kids. she’s more worried than me. only thing i can do is keep my chin up and be positive. i’ve got 39 weeks of benefits so maybe i’ll suck them up for awhile. i wish i was a better fisherman i would guide on the side . thanks for the kind words boys, dan
March 16, 2009 at 2:03 am #758919With the amount of people looking I would start tomorrow. You can always fall back on the unemployment if you need it. Wait to long and you will be without benefits and a job.
Employers are much more impressed with guys looking for jobs right away then guys who sit for months before deciding to look for work.
Go get ’em!
March 16, 2009 at 2:35 am #758938Sorry to hear about the job Dan.
If you do deside to take some time off be sure to work on that fishing. My brother inlaw got laid off from the steel mill in st. paul and i think he goes about 3 times a week.
But he doesn’t have kids..March 16, 2009 at 3:01 am #758955Welcome to the club
You only get 39 weeks of benefits? I have a full year, plus there are emergency extensions if that runs out
Hopefully, you will get information about being a dislocated worker. We got a letter a few weeks ago about that and I am in the process of getting State funding to go back to school
Finding work is definitely a challenge right now. I have applications in at quite a few places and many have recently put hiring freezes in place
I hope things work out for you and you find something soon
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