Update on Me
UGHHH!!!!
Lost another post to blogspot... And I didn't cut/paste the post into notepad before publishing, so I lost everything.
OK here's a compressed version...
First and most important, I finish my MBA this Wednesday (8/9/2006). No more classes, no more test, projects, group meetings, reports, etc... Nothing... I'll be finished!!!
YIPPIE!!! I started this process September of 2002. I'm glad it's over!
Second. I've been Comcastrated.
Comcast has moved myself, and my department from our original building down to a stuffy, albeit physically sweet, office building. Along they way, they've cut access to things such as AIM, certain webpages (via filtering), and other Internet applications like FTP.
True, some of these have no impact on doing our jobs, but some do. At this point in time, I can honestly say I can do my job more effectively from home, but alas, I have to work from the office.
However, I only have to continue this until December 29, 2006. At that point in time, I become an ex-Comcast employee. I declined permanent employment. Why? Demotion, constriction of responsibilities, on-call -- the compensation for which will be reflected in your compensation, and a significant reduction in compensation.
In short, for now, there just isn't any positives to taking the job; short of "at least you'll have a job." While this last argument is true, I have to believe I'll be able to find a job within the severance period Comcast has given me.
I already have 2 possible job opportunities. While neither is guaranteed, and could just as easily fall through as come to fruition, at least they are possibilities. Time will tell what happens.
Admittedly, I am scared of the idea of unemployment. I realized the other day, that this will be the first time I am without at least one job, since the age of 14. There have been periods of time that I had two or even three jobs at the same time (college is expensive). Going from that kind of background to no job, is quite a change. The only exception to that statement was the first couple of weeks of my first semester freshman year, back in 1990 when I didn't have a job.
However, for most of the rest ex-Suscom people, things have worked out, so I have to believe things will work out for me.
Time will tell.
Lost another post to blogspot... And I didn't cut/paste the post into notepad before publishing, so I lost everything.
OK here's a compressed version...
First and most important, I finish my MBA this Wednesday (8/9/2006). No more classes, no more test, projects, group meetings, reports, etc... Nothing... I'll be finished!!!
YIPPIE!!! I started this process September of 2002. I'm glad it's over!
Second. I've been Comcastrated.
Comcast has moved myself, and my department from our original building down to a stuffy, albeit physically sweet, office building. Along they way, they've cut access to things such as AIM, certain webpages (via filtering), and other Internet applications like FTP.
True, some of these have no impact on doing our jobs, but some do. At this point in time, I can honestly say I can do my job more effectively from home, but alas, I have to work from the office.
However, I only have to continue this until December 29, 2006. At that point in time, I become an ex-Comcast employee. I declined permanent employment. Why? Demotion, constriction of responsibilities, on-call -- the compensation for which will be reflected in your compensation, and a significant reduction in compensation.
In short, for now, there just isn't any positives to taking the job; short of "at least you'll have a job." While this last argument is true, I have to believe I'll be able to find a job within the severance period Comcast has given me.
I already have 2 possible job opportunities. While neither is guaranteed, and could just as easily fall through as come to fruition, at least they are possibilities. Time will tell what happens.
Admittedly, I am scared of the idea of unemployment. I realized the other day, that this will be the first time I am without at least one job, since the age of 14. There have been periods of time that I had two or even three jobs at the same time (college is expensive). Going from that kind of background to no job, is quite a change. The only exception to that statement was the first couple of weeks of my first semester freshman year, back in 1990 when I didn't have a job.
However, for most of the rest ex-Suscom people, things have worked out, so I have to believe things will work out for me.
Time will tell.
posted by Rich B | 1:43 PM
1 Comments:
Just stumbled across your blog, I like the way you write, very entertaining. Funny life can be that way sometimes!
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