Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Laid off

[Red5hilser (Red5hilser]

After some 40 odd years working in newspapers from Honolulu to Detroit,  
with many low-light stops in between, unlike poor Tom in Tulsa, I guess that I 
 bailed out just in time. (1996.)
 
Our State Newspaper of Record, the Little Rock Democrat-Gazzette just laid  
off over 70 people in the newsroom by it's self. No telling how many 
pressmen or  other trades were added to the toll.
 
Plus, after 138 years of publishing, and serving Southern Arizona, the  
Tucson Citizen, where I spent the last 10 years of my 'checkered' career,  
recently ceased publication, throwing the entire staff out in the street in the 
 
middle of the stinkin' desert. 
 
And the beat goes on . . .
 
With all of my varied newspaper experience, if I wanted to hit the job  
market again, the only job that I would be qualified to hold would be as a 
crash  test dummy, working for our beloved GM (Government Motors.)
 
Has anyone out there seen 'Death of a Salesman?' But, ach, the  memories. 
 
Yer 'seen it all' pal, Ferrari Bubba
 
 
In a message dated 8/7/2009 6:28:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
JAshburne [at] aol.com writes:


Tom:

Sorry to hear about the loss of your job.  You  seem to have a lot of  
skills that have value, even in current  markets.  Do an inventory of your  
skills 
and those things that  you like to do and remember to keep an open mind  
and 
be creative as  to how you can apply those skills, experience and interests 
 
in a new  gig.  Don't be afraid to go outside your comfort zone into newer  
 
technology areas as the business principles haven't necessarily  changed  
much.  There might be new media, channels of  distribution and methods  of 
reaching customers but the idea of  marketing and selling products to  
consumers 
hasn't  changed.

In this economy, there are lots of companies that are  searching for people 
 
to help them grow their businesses and I know  that your work ethic will 
help you  find them.  It sounds  counterintuitive, but a company is more 
likely 
to  need help in a bad  economy than in a good economy and you may be the 
one 
to help  them  recover and resume growth.  One door closing just means that 
 
another  door somewhere else is opening up!

Good luck and let  us know if there is anything that we can do to help you  
in your  search.

John


In a message dated 8/6/2009 7:42:44 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time,  
kjtar [at] cox.net writes:

Yeah.  It  took me a year and a half to find a job once we moved  from 
Arizona  to Oklahoma.  And, I was there for 38 months, give or take a  
couple  of 
days, weeks, whatever.  And, called into the Manager's  office  today and 
laid 
off.  3 people on the Classified Auto  Team, not enough  business, I'm on 
the "re-hire" list,  etc.   

But, then 2 or 3  minutes after I left the  building (no, not like Elvis) 
another person on the  Auto Team was  FIRED.  

Hmmph.  WTF, over?

So, just a  note to  let y'all know what's up.  Bubba, newspapers suck, but 
buy the   print version of that out tomorrow!  :)

Brian Keegan, Dave   Thursby, shoot me a private, like to see what's 
available in the Ferrari  parts  biz, like I did the closeout stuff lo 
these many 
moons ago  online.

Kind  regards,
Tom Reynolds
Tulsa,   OK
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