secondtube Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 (edited) even if you dont like it.My dad just came home...26 years in the same company...four years from retirement...they layed him off today. incredible. :thumbdown: Edited July 22, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 (edited) well, not that it will make your dad feel any better, but i just got laid off tooshould be temporary until more orders are in.anyone in the market for a million dollar stainless steel pressure tank? Edited July 21, 2005 by Guest cause i spelled dad as day...dang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted July 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 he's a licenced industrial electrician...but he's also almost 50...one plus and one minus. he's a really hard worker, and i'm sure he's gonna find work but damn....i just found out he was actually there for over 25 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 holy shit man im sorry to hear that,, my step dad goes thru that every now and again, usually the winter as hes a deisel mechanic, hes been there for 20+ yrs too and they still lay him off fuckers ehwell itll work out for pops i know it brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 That's terrible, Steve. My condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 (edited) if the company isn't going bankrupt and your dad hasn't done something criminal the management of any company who lets you work 25 years until your 4 years from getting your full retirement then lays you off while keeping younger employees should be jailedmy heart goes out to your dad steve, pisses me off (hopefully he's getting some sort of severence package) Edited July 21, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted July 21, 2005 Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 if the company isn't going bankrupt and your dad hasn't done something criminal the management of any company who lets you work 25 years until your 4 years from getting your full retirement then lays you off while keeping younger employees should be jailedmy heart goes out to your dad steve, pisses me off (hopefully he's getting some sort of severence package)What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted July 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2005 paisley, that is exactly what happened. the original owners were bought out three years ago...since then, things have been a mess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 2ndtube, that's just brutal.what industry was your dad in?and hey cowboy, what about you? are you a welder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 he worked for a company that built machines that build cars...they also build panel boxes and everything else under the sun...they were bought out a few years ago, and the new owners ran it to the ground...he was an industrial electrician there...he has his papers, and he has at least 10 years of management experience...but the last three years he's been back on the floor...so its not like he hasn't been working 'in the grind' ... which is going to help him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 does he have a resume? i'm in custom metal fabrication, we deal with a lot of companies in a lot of industries...if he's in the toronto area, i'd happily fire his resume around...same goes for you, cowboy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 he's gonna update his resume today, and i can send it to you tonight...THANK YOU VERY MUCH....(we are in Hamilton, and the toronto area covers a wide area...i'm sure he could work something out...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 and hey cowboy, what about you? are you a welder? yuppers we have to meet sometime timouse are you in Toronto? i'm looking for that phat heady welding/fabricating job here in TO that would be awesome if you had any leads for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 ok cowboy and 2ndtube...if you guys want to send them, pm me for info.we're on summer holidays/shutdown for the next 2 weeks, but i'm working a couple days this coming week, so i can hopefully make some enquiries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 sorry to hear about this Steve. I wish him all the best. I'll never forget the toll being briefly unemployed took on my Dad when I was younger. But things turned right around for him.You're a good son, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 ok cowboy and 2ndtube...if you guys want to send them, pm me for info.PM sent your way bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaidy Mae Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 secondtube, I'm so sorry to hear that. Stories like that make my blood boil! My Dad is also an electician. He has been fucked around by companies in the past. He's a total work horse and finally got a great job running the maintenance department at a hospital for handicapped and developmentally delayed people. He was stoked, all of his hard work had finally paid off. THEN, the McGuinty government announced that it'll be closing the hospital and 2 similar ones by 2009. My Dad has to be there another 5 years before he can get his full pension. When he's laid off he'll still be six months short. The saddest part for me is that my Dad is more concerned about what will happen to the patients in the hospital than he is about himself. Many have lived there their whole lives and will now be integrated into the community or sent to group homes. Their quality of life will be seriously affected. His concern for the patients he's got to know and care about is what keeps him up at night. Do the good guys always lose? Seems like the trades are really getting screwed over these days. Best of luck to your Dad secondtube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Photogeek Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Sorry to here that...makes my job seem a little less craptactular...As is the case with some of the other posters the same thing happened to my father in the early 90's...got laid of from a huge Canadian company and turned around to open his own business (still succesful to this day!). It may seem like the good guys always lose, but they are also the ones who can turn things around to make thier lives better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 "It may seem like the good guys always lose, but they are also the ones who can turn things around to make thier lives better."awesome.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 I'm sorry Steve. Your dad is a great guy. Everytime I see him he's kind and always welcoming. Karma will catch up to him, and the skunks that fired him. Good Vibes thrown your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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