h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Thanks for the compassion!!!

I have not yet found a new job. I got laid off 31.12. effective so I still have more than two months left to look for something new.
I'm already searching of course but I'm not (yet) in a hurry.

It really makes you want to go out and do something radical against globalisation and all that. I've got a job interview on Tuesday. Perhaps I'll finally be happy.

(At my age, when you take on a new job, you're looking at something which you will probably, ideally, spend the rest of your working life in. At least, in Germany it's like that).

As I suggested in the GerMania Group - perhaps we should start writing in German again, so the transvols have something to do!

Whoops - I went off the subject a bit there. Aurora, I meant to ask what you do. It's always the case that the newest employees go first when people are laid off. But if you don't get a chance to get established, you always hold the shortest straw.

Life is unfair.

Make sure you get a good reference.

TC, good luck for your interview!!! I'll press my fingers and cross my thumbs for you!!!

It's true: the last to come is always the first in line to get fired. What made me really angry was, that I was headhunted - abgeworben - out of a job only six months ago! I mean why hire me out of a job and then fire me a few months later?!
And there's more...unpleasant...stuff going on. To long to post here. But I promise to bore you all to death with my story, when we meet next year!

I'm working in the IT sector. I buy software licences and advise the sales people on how the different licencing programs work. It's quite intersting actually but I wouldn't mind working in another line of business. I have send out a couple of applications and for now I'll just see what happens (*sings "Que sera, sera - whatever will be, will be...* ).
I'm pretty optimistic at the moment. I'll find a new job - and this time it will be nearer to where I live. I'm tired of spending two hours on the Autobahn every day!!!

Yes, good luck for your interview, TC! Isn´t this a funny place, Germany? I´ve always had the idea: "Oh! 25jähriges Betriebsjubiläum" How boring!!! But I´m quite happy now with the fact having worked for 6 years with the same company... If I had the time I could even work a 150 - 175% job... I´ve got problems cutting down the offers of work I get...

fingers crossed and toi-toi-toi for both of you! The current situation isn't really fostering the IT market (if you discount those who are producing security items)

Yes, hear, hear... And I bet cyberworriers of a certain class are looked for...

well, I see I'm not the only one looking for a job. ...

I´m looking for more time to DO my job... any to spare???

I'm afraid, not from me
I'm struggling hard enough to fit in some time for other essential things (beside h2g2, that is)

Yes, work always expands to fill the time available and more, doesn´t it???

How very true

What´s news??? Any coments on the dutch meetup? Who´s been there anyway... I´m to lazy atm to look through all the apropriate threads

Was there a meet-up?? Gosh, I'm out of the news, because of this lack of time...

I was thinking of going along with Bossel and TC, who intended to go, but I haven´t heard anything yet... BOSSEL??? TC?

*Somuch concerning the alternative uses of smileys *

Yes there was a meet, and it was

Initially I planned to go by car, but then the exhaust pipe went 'kaputt' and the TÜV check was due -- no chance to get it through without repair, but spending 3000,- on a car that is worth 1000-1500 wasn't the right thing to do. Since then...



... I'm walking, yes indeed, I'm walking...

Hence, no way of driving to NL and picking you up

Are there any links, pictures, IMPORTANT INOFICCIAL informations??? on the subjekt of the meetup?

The main page is A418394 (but without concrete info about the last meet). But: this week's h2g2 Post is going to cover it, along with photography

Good, I´ll have a look then...

I got the job !!!!!!!!!!! I got the job !!!!!!!

s and s for everybody. And Glühwein and Federweisser and whatever you want - lots of it!!