Times are tough all over

skysidhe · 10-11-2008, 08:55 AM

I got a better job about 6 months ago. Not a better job a great job with good money. That said...

It did take me two years to nail it. It was about 'who I knew' before I could talk about 'What I knew', I still get other state gov.job interview offers but I could never nail them. I would need to take classes to be competetive in other sectors. At my workplace we closed down a building to save money. Overtime is at risk. The buildings are old. The property is valuable and there are so many other reasons the D.O.E. wants to relocate it. If I ever get laid off I can lateral transfer into another position even if it means bumping someone. That means someone could bump me too.

There is good and bad. I feel secure but not TOO secure. I am driving a beater car so I can eventually save all my expendable cash in the event of a future emergeny.

On the back of my check stub there was information about employees contributing to a 457. I am torn about saving extra for myself, and not knowing if my investment would be at risk. Maybe it would be riskier not to, personally and by not making the government coffers richer. ?? Does not contributing make the state poorer? ( mostly just thinking out loud )

10-11-2008, 08:55 AM	#11
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I got a better job about 6 months ago. Not a better job a great job with good money. That said... It did take me two years to nail it. It was about 'who I knew' before I could talk about 'What I knew', I still get other state gov.job interview offers but I could never nail them. I would need to take classes to be competetive in other sectors. At my workplace we closed down a building to save money. Overtime is at risk. The buildings are old. The property is valuable and there are so many other reasons the D.O.E. wants to relocate it. If I ever get laid off I can lateral transfer into another position even if it means bumping someone. That means someone could bump me too. There is good and bad. I feel secure but not TOO secure. I am driving a beater car so I can eventually save all my expendable cash in the event of a future emergeny. On the back of my check stub there was information about employees contributing to a 457. I am torn about saving extra for myself, and not knowing if my investment would be at risk. Maybe it would be riskier not to, personally and by not making the government coffers richer. ?? Does not contributing make the state poorer? ( mostly just thinking out loud ) Last edited by skysidhe; 10-11-2008 at 09:08 AM.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)