From anonymous:
I was laid off today. Actually, according to my separation letter, my appointment end-date (which would have been in October, 2008) is being changed to Jan 7, 2008.
I will give more details later (I only received 30 days of pay in lieu of notice, so need to concentrate on finding new employment).
I had been in the NIF directorate, and thought that I was "safe."
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I wish you the best of luck. Thanks you for taking a minute to let us know and please feel free to give us an update on how things go.
Thanks! I'm not upset, actually, as it would have been quite impossible for me to have loathed my job at LLNL more. I still cannot fathom the utter foolishness and incompetence that goes on there--at the highest levels--constantly.
The only reason I stayed as long as I did was sheer laziness--something of which I am not proud. But being unemployed has given me the fire (and time) I needed to pound the pavement, as it were.
So often, throughout the years, I secretly hoped that I would be selected for lay off, and it finally happened; I'm finally free!
I realize that everyone has different circumstances (e.g., children to support, mortgages), but, if you are as miserable there as I was--and I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't be--you will be surprised at how liberated you'll feel, even on the first day. No more will I have to contribute to the patently meaningless, money- and time-wasting, bureaucratic, and corrupt endeavors of which I was a part every day.
Sure, I may find the same type of nonsense wherever I end up, but not on the scale of what goes on at LLNL (so long as I avoid government jobs, that is).
Singing "Ding-Dong..." in XXXXXXXX, CA
Anonymous
Sorry to hear. I hope you were able to attend the career fair, or at least have the fair list of companies hiring.
The good news is that those companies are actively calling lab employees back. There is still hope that some of us will make it to greener pastures.
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