I asked for a raise.

Posted 12-10-2009 at 11:26 PM by MoodsR4Cattle

Last year I asked for a raise and was turned down because of the economy. I finally got up the nerve to ask again this year and when I did receive the call, my boss again went on and on about the economy and cutting back so I was thinking "no raise again this year" but instead what he was leading up to was, "we're eliminating your position". The long silence must have been killing him because he went off again about his reasons. "You've been a valued employee for a long time and I hope we can count on you to cooperate with us..." he said. Cooperate? His biggest concern was that all the company domain names I've registered were owned by me in which case I could charge a pretty penny for him to buy them. But no, I'm an honest person, I registered them under the company account - unlike another employee, but I won't go there. At the end of the conversation he said, "if the economy picks up we'll call you back" - the F''k you will.

So, on Jan 1 I'll be standing in the unemployment line scratching my ass and wondering how I'm going to get a decent salary job with no formal education. I've done the nightclub thing for so long, I don't know if I can do anything else. Can you imagine the face of some corporate stuffed suit looking at my portfolio? "I'm sorry, but your designs don't ... um ... fit our image".

Yeah, it's going to get interesting around here.

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	Hey and welcome to the the club! There seem to be an long line here with talent, but without a job! I´m happy to have some temporary jobs, but only to keep myself survive! I can only wish good luck to you!
	Posted 12-11-2009 at 11:20 PM by Kenneth

	Hey Kenneth, thanks! I'm working on my resume - it's been 20 years so I've got a lot of updating to do.
	Posted 12-11-2009 at 11:52 PM by MoodsR4Cattle

Sorry to hear your bad news, ive been out of work since 19th december 2006 and still nothing, so ive been a volunteer on a site called " Operation Photo Rescue " where you restore peoples damaged photos that have been damaged in floods etc.
So in the new year i thought i might as well go it alone and start on my own as no one will give you a chance as you dont have that piece of paper called a qualification.
I wish you all the best in your search for a new job , and a friend of mine keeps saying KEEP SMILING , if only that was true as from January he is now out of work himself.

Posted 12-12-2009 at 07:10 AM by wolly wolly is offline

	Wow - sorry to hear about that, Moods. Getting the push at any time is pretty crappy, but even moreso at this time of year. I hope things work out for you.
	Posted 12-12-2009 at 07:27 AM by Tamlin

	Thanks guys. "Getting the push", that just made me laugh! Like the company is taking a dump and I'm just so much excrement! LOL
	Posted 12-12-2009 at 09:21 PM by MoodsR4Cattle

	WOW. how did i miss this???? I'm awfully sorry to hear that moods. I havent been working for a year now. i just come in to work for "scraps" they always need something done and it pays enough to keep me in food, etc. i am hoping soon that we will again be doing well enough for the to officially hire me back and take me on hourly tho.
	Posted 12-17-2009 at 09:04 PM by supertackyman

	Thanks STM. I'm looking at some options - will just have to see if anything pans out.
	Posted 12-21-2009 at 09:41 PM by MoodsR4Cattle

	I found out, after too long, that it wasn't healthy for me to work in an office. Good luck and be persistent.
	Posted 01-06-2010 at 11:41 PM by Artvertising

That's the skunk of it - I was working from home (10 years), now I'm looking for an office job.

In the mean time ... I've started a new website, just something to fill in the gaps until I get a "real job". It's not ready for prime time, but when it is I will post it here. When you see it you will most likely suffer a massive cranial implosion and after you regain consciousness, and after your eyes stop watering ... and after you stop laughing, I expect honest criticism's from everyone.

Posted 01-07-2010 at 12:34 AM by MoodsR4Cattle MoodsR4Cattle is offline