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Very sorry to hear that. I hope things work out well for you. I really thought that I was going to be let go this summer, and now we have more work than I can handle.... of course the company is not going to hire any more people. The unfortunate thing though, is the work is coming from a company that I worked at 12 years ago..... for 13.5 years. Starting the first of the month, two good friends that I had worked with those 12 years ago are going to be out of work, and now you are out of work too. I'm happy for the work, but the sadness of the friends out of work (you included) overwelms any of the happiness. With the energy costs constantly going up, which in turn raises the prices of just about anything, I think this is going to be a very bad winter for a lot of people.
I wish you all the best in your search for a new job.
 
Thanks guys for the kind words :)

It seems weird...when I worked and had a day off I couldn't find enough time to get stuff done. Now I have TOO much time and I get bored easily sitting at home :(
 
Sorry to hear this Ice, but there will be something better for you soon!
"Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning's End" (from "Closing Time" by Semisonic) :D
 
Being fired is tough at the time it happens, but can sometimes be an opportunity to allow us to move on to better things.

I've never know any truly great people who weren't fired at least once, including me. :D

Everything will work out fine. :)
 
Good luck. I agree... most headsets for phones are pure crap. I work for a hospital and have to contact a lot of insurance companies. Most headsets they gave me were pure junk. I finally ended up giving up on using headsets and just use the phone itself with the cushion off of a walkman earphones thing rubber banded on there so that the hard material on the phone doesn't hurt my ears as I try to juggle holding the phone and typing or taking notes at the same time. Luckily I don't have to be on the phone full time like I was a couple of years ago when I was in the "follow up" area of the Patient Account Dept. Nowadays I'm mostly on the phone doing appeals or asking for claims to be reprocessed since I'm in the Revenue Managment Dept... i.e. the "Contract Police" or "Paperwork Janitor" area if you will (Police because we enforce the contracts, Janitors because we usually end up fixing other area's paperwork messes - You'd think Doctors would make their staff get more authorizations from insurances on stuff like 69,000.00 implants, but the Doctors usually get their pay no matter if the hospital gets paid or not, so they don't care as much as you'd think they should...) - we make sure insurances honor their managed care contracts and pay the right rates according to the contract. You'd be surprised how many insurances try to pull the wool over the patients and hospitals eyes, and can usually do it pretty well since some places don't have departments like ours that do nothing all day but investigate this stuff, which sometimes almost borders on fraud for thousands of dollas, or in some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars or more...

Oh yeah, and if you really want to get em - you might try bringing up the headset issue to a higher up... maybe mentioning that your work environment was not ergonomically correct. Sick OSHA on them.. but they are probably in compliance... :( ... but maybe not... look how many lawsuits they are trying to avoid with this whole presidential authority to spy on citizens stuff...

http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/noise/exposure/evaluating_headsets.html
Appendix III:D. Evaluating Noise Exposure of Employees Wearing Sound-Generating Headsets
Employees at Risk

Noise overexposure in the workplace can occur where employees wear a communications headset as part of their employment. Clerical personnel, aircraft pilots and other cockpit personnel, air traffic controllers, emergency personnel, reservation clerks, receptionists, and telephone operators are just a few examples of the more than three million workers who can be exposed to high noise levels via communications headsets. For a person wearing a sound-generating headset, the sound/noise exists predominantly between the ear drum and the headset. Because of the amplification properties of the human ear, the sound that exists inside the ear while wearing a headset is quite different from ambient levels.

Probe microphones and similar devices allow sound levels to be measured inside the ear. Most people, however, find that inserting a probe microphone into their ear canal is uncomfortable and object to wearing a probe for an eight hour workday. In addition, there is a possibility of damaging the ear drum, which means that the person inserting the probe requires careful training. For these reasons, probe microphones should not be used for compliance purposes.

Methodology

A method of monitoring employee exposure without invading the ear canal has been developed. This sampling method evaluates the noise dose that an employee receives during the actual workday while wearing an insert type headset, a monaural or binaural muff, or a monaural or binaural foam headset. The technique measures the electrical signal input to the worker's headset using a conventional Bruel & KjaerTM noise dosimeter and a set of filters (audio equalizer). The filters take into account the electrical-to-acoustical conversion efficiency of the headset and the differences between the sound levels occurring in the ear canal and the free field. The method is safe, easy to operate, and convenient for field use. Current analysis indicates that the accuracy of the system is ±1.5 dB.

Prior to sampling, the actual headset or an identical model of the headset that is worn by the employee must be sent to the OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center to calibrate the equipment. The headset is placed on a head and ear simulator, which simulates the acoustic response of a median human ear. White noise is input to the headset and the transfer function for the headset is determined at all frequencies over the range of human hearing.

A digitally programmable one-third octave filter set (audio equalizer) is preprogrammed with the transfer functions obtained in the earlier laboratory headset evaluation. Employee monitoring can then be conducted in the workplace. The input signal to the employee's headset is split, with one branch going into an audio equalizer attached to a Bruel & KjaerTM dosimeter, and the second branch going into the employee's headset. After the sampling period (which is normally an eight hour workday), the employee's noise dose (in percent exposure) is recorded from the dosimeter. Any citations for employee overexposure must be issued in accordance with procedures outlined in the OSHA Field Inspection Reference Manual.

Contact the OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center at (801) 233-4900 for more information.

Acoustic Limited Devices

Laboratory evaluations have determined that headsets can be categorized in two basic groups:

* Those without any form of electronic limiting device.
* Those with some form of limiting device built into the headset.

Most modern telecommunication headsets use sophisticated limiting circuits, while headsets for special applications (for example, WalkmanTM head-sets) do not. Headsets that contain acoustic limiting devices that are functioning as they were designed have been shown in both laboratory and field tests to provide sufficient protection to maintain employee noise exposures below OSHA permissible noise levels. However, headsets without limiting devices have, in some work environments, caused employee noise exposures to exceed the levels permitted by OSHA.

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/searchresults.category?p_text=headset&p_title=&p_status=CURRENT

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/searchresults.category?p_title=&p_text=sound

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9742
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF NOISE MONITORING?

This revised amendment requires that employees be placed in a hearing conservation program if they are exposed to average noise levels of 85 dB or greater during an 8 hour workday. In order to determine if exposures are at or above this level, it may be necessary to measure or monitor the actual noise levels in the workplace and to estimate the noise exposure or "dose" received by employees during the workday.

WHEN IS IT NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT A NOISE MONITORING PROGRAM?

It is not necessary for every employer to measure workplace noise. Noise monitoring or measuring must be conducted only when exposures are at or above 85 dB. Factors which suggest that noise exposures in the workplace may be at this level include employee complaints about the loudness of noise, indications that employees are losing their hearing, or noisy conditions which make normal conversation difficult. The employer should also consider any information available regarding noise emitted from specific machines. In addition, actual workplace noise measurements can suggest whether or not a monitoring program should be initiated.

http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html
Normal conversation (3-5') 60-70dB
Telephone dial tone 80dB

OSHA Daily Permissible Noise Level Exposure
Hours per day: 8
Sound level: 90dB

In theory, if a dial tone is 80 and your phone's ringer at work was louder than that... and OSHA only allows 90 for 8 hour timespan, they could well be in violation?... Same if some of the customers yelled at over 85 db... Actually, your hearing itself may be part of the root of the problem if you've lost some of it... go get tested. Not only could you bust them for possible Osha violations if you have lost some hearing, you could get possible damages for medical expenses you'll have down the road... also could bust them for discrimination if you do find that your hearing isn't perfect and that is the main reason they fired you.
 
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Sorry to hear that Ice. The way you help people around here it would be hard to believe you would hang up on anyone. At any rate, I really hope something better comes your way. Keep your head up.
 
Sorry to hear that Ice=never a good day to get sent home(esp when you show up for work every day)
Like the man said, another door will open. I think back to 1997 when I thought I had started a nice, long term job and was let go after the 90day temp period. A couple of months later I found a better job, with more pay and better benefits, plus it was mostly outdoor work, which I had wanted. At the time they called me in, I felt really let down, but now I see that it was just the weird way that opportunity comes in and out of life.
Something will pop up, and as Mr Darling said "More Power to Ye"
 
Very sorry to hear the news. I lost my job in 2006 and it was quite an unsettling experience. However, I decided I was going to do a few things I wanted to do before I started to look for a job. That's when I found and took down two 12 foot paraclipse dishes (one from another member here and a great guy) and learned more about 4DTV. It was a great way to get my mind off the job situation. I was lucky that I was working again in a few weeks (12 foot dishes still on the ground though!) but I know first hand that it usually works out OK over the long term, Hang in there! Is there something specific job-wise you are interested in doing?
 
(12 foot dishes still on the ground though!)

Sounds like a familiar situation ;) There must be something about those Paraclipse dishes. They look SO good without having to install them!

Iceberg, I hope your new job will be technology-oriented. With your knowledge and ability to help, you are well suited for such a position.
 
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OK Tony, it's Monday.... time to get off your bottom and find some Employment....... Good Luck..!!!

Come to think of it.......? It's also a good day to sit on your bottom and do nothing..!! I like this option myself.....
 
Back in early 2003 I was in the same situation. Being laid off is a major trauma for the ego and just your frame of mind. Each and every day I did the online searches, but to make me "feel" like I was going to work, I went to the local library which has a bank of computers that are owned by Human Resources and Development Canada that are allocated specifically for people looking for work. I went to the library for 2 to 3 hours every day or every other day. Getting up, having a shower and getting dressed as if I was going to work kept me sane. I don't know what types of resources are available to you Ice, but take advantage of them. One of the best things I attended was a workshop locally called Job Search Strategies. I learned how to prepare a kick-a** resume, I practiced my interviewing skills, and I also met some other great people who had ideas for me. If there is anything I can give for advice, it is to get out of the house and don't get stuck in a routine of just doing an internet based search for jobs, there are way more ways to go about finding a job. I know you'll do well.
 
Man that can be rough. But I agree that maybe it’s your chance to find a job that uses your talents and you would enjoy doing!:up

If I had to choose between a job I love doing and a job that just pays well, I would go with the former. In a way that is what I am doing now. Although I hope at some point I am able to make much more money from it.:rolleyes:


Here’s hoping you find or make a job that is the best of both!:up:cool:
 
Thanks guys for the kind words :)

It seems weird...when I worked and had a day off I couldn't find enough time to get stuff done. Now I have TOO much time and I get bored easily sitting at home :(
Opps I thought this was your "job"
Now maybe you can convince Scott he needs a full time moderator.
Chin up I was laid off last July,seems the older you get the tougher it is to compete.
Having almost a year off and I still havent caught up with "honeydos"
 
Iceberg has been a great help to so many people on this forum. He has spent countless hours answering people's questions and providing generous assistance.

I feel that if anyone on this forums found Icebergs contributions of benefit to him/her should donate a $ or more to an ICEBERG special fund.

Here is my suggestion: Iceberg, I hope you don't mind. Please setup a Paypal account to receive these funds. Let us know the email address to send a small donation to you as a token of appreciation.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
 
OK Tony, it's Monday.... time to get off your bottom and find some Employment....... Good Luck..!!!
now wait a gosh dern minute...I've been looking all last week too ;)

Come to think of it.......? It's also a good day to sit on your bottom and do nothing..!! I like this option myself.....
that was this past weekend...today it was back to the job hunting
 
Back in early 2003 I was in the same situation. Being laid off is a major trauma for the ego and just your frame of mind.
boy you ain't kidding...before last year I had gone 8 years of jobs (4 of them) one after another even though it involved a buyout and a downsizing...something just came right after it

Getting up, having a shower and getting dressed as if I was going to work kept me sane.
I still do that. I've got up around 8 each morning and not sleep in. Weekend excluded. I have learned to get out each day but not do anything satellite related until "after work hours"....during the day is spent loking...night is spent playing :)
If there is anything I can give for advice, it is to get out of the house and don't get stuck in a routine of just doing an internet based search for jobs, there are way more ways to go about finding a job. I know you'll do well.

good to know. Thanks :)
 
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