HFWR
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Disclaimer: I have no actual knowledge of any company's plans, do not speak for anyone, and have no investment bankings relationships...
Unfortunately, FireCalc says I must return to gainful employment, or else get used to a budget that would rival unclemick's infamous "Year of the Cheap Bastard", only EVERY year...
Come on, Mr. Market...
So are you going to give the unclemick's method a try before you head back to the salt mines?
A year or 2 ago, GM announced several plant closings. My sis-in-law's brother worked at one of these plants in Oklahoma City. His contract is still alive however so he goes in everyday and does absolutely nothing. He goes to 'work' and plays on the internet all day long. I think it runs out in the fall of 2008. He was planning on retiring at about this age anyway so it worked out for him.
Too bad you didn't have this situation. Getting paid to do what many of us do here everyday. Good luck with your job search!
Glad to hear from you HFWR. I had been wondering where you were off to....
Although you would have preferred to just stay put where you were until FIRE, you're going to land on your feet just fine.
What kind of alternative strategies, in addition to the normal job search, have you mulled over? Part time? Contracting? New career direction? Hoosier-land calling?
Purdue plays Central Michigan tonight in the Motor City Bowl.
Keep us posted.
I hear ya..... I spent my last few months at MegaCorp diddling around killing time. It eventually got on my nerves. I even found myself helping work buddies with some of their tasks just for grins.I spent most of this year doing just that... Even I can't constructively loaf that much...
You haven't mentioned collecting unemployment. If you qualify, be sure to get that rolling right away. I collected for six months after being RIF's, despite having zero intention of ever working again, and it was sweet money.Thankfully, between severence pay, vacation pay, and my emergency fund, I could [-]goof-off[/-] survive for 2-3 years without blinking. I just hate to spend that down at this point.
It IS good to have options...
I'm sure that whatever you decide to do, it will all work out. Everyone I've know who has been laid off has ended up in a better situation.