soul2share
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Joined: 12/18/2007 From: somewhere out there..... Status: offline
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ok, all, I don't normally do this, but I need some advice cuz I'm too close to the issue, as is all of my friends. But I know I'll get some honest thoughts with ya'll......brutally honest! Some of you know about my search for a new job, they just took away our shift differential at work, and that cost me $150 a month in pay. And we haven't even heard the word on layoffs. This is the thing, I have several outstanding job applications back east, (I'm trying to get closer to my family), and I really want to be a real dispatcher! So, lately, what's been running thru my mind is this.....with the time I have on the books, and when I pull my retirement out of the system, I'll have a pretty good chunk of change that I can relocate and live on. The dilemma is....should I? This is what I'm facing......possible/probable layoff in the future. More pay cuts. The boredom at my current job is killing me......it's going to get tougher to get to said job interviews too. And no one in the area is hiring, because the cities budget's arent' any better than the states. I'm pretty confident that I can get a job with another police department. Right now, the larger part of me is ready to go.....but there's a small part of me that is hanging back. That part of me is afraid of being unemployed, but I know I can get something until my real job comes along, wouldn't be the first time I've done this.....just never cold with nothing waiting for me on the other end. So, guys.....if you were in my shoes, what would you do? Like I said, I'm too close to the whole issue, as are the others I have talked to about it.....they tell me to ride it out, however, they are working for departments who pay more than $1200 a month...which is just about what I'll clear now.....so they can ride it out. You can answer here or c-mail, whatever works for you, but I could use some outside advice. Thanks, gang!
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I have to stop saying "How stupid can you be?"...people are starting to take it as a challenge! *Not a fuck was given.*
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