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 As of tomorrow, some guy or gal that I have never met, in a country far, far away, will be doing my job for pennies on the dollar. As a Quality Assurance Engineer, I really believed I had chosen the golden career back in 99 when I first started.

Now, opportunities are shrinking, and competition is fierce! What few jobs are left are being taken by over-qualified people who can't get a job in a higher field of IT.

I must admit to being quite depressed. It feels like something I've worked for all my adult life has been for nothing!

-Heather

Having just spent the past month (trying to) work with insurance companies, banks, and government on various personal issues, I can tell you that one is just as bad as the other. Try to get them to cooperate on fixing YOUR problem!

You want government to fix it, spankipie?

Obama said he was going to take steps to limit this problem--So far, nothing!

I know what you mean.  I was watching CNN a while back and they were reporting that the economy was improving, however the next story was about another major layoff.  What gives?  That is almost like reporting a train accident with fatalities, some serious.

Sounds like they worked for the same jackasses that I used to work for.  I had a co-worker who got fired for needing a few days off to take care of his wife who just had a baby and needed some help at home.

For one, I would have given your company a big fat "FU" when they wanted you to train these people to take your jobs, and the second thing I would do, and I have, though I have not seen any fact it is working, make myself quite verbal on how American based companies are mistreating thier own just so the MFSOB's CEOs can get more money while screwing it to the workers.

I feel it...

I was working as the Director of IT for the South Bay Assoc of REALTORS (guess how that went...). Here's the break down (no pun intended)...

1. I got laid off...


2. My wife who was in end stage kidney failure (very young for it) had to go on dialysis.


3. My wife's dad died


4. We lose our house of 25 years


5. Our cat (after spending huge $$ on vet bills) gets hit by car and dies.


6. My wife gets a kidney transplant and while she is laid up, the Doctor she works for calls and says since she is not working she has to pay for cobra, so that eats up her disability check


7. Our dog died


8. When she returns to work Dr. Dugel tells her that he is downsizing and she is laid off.


9. We lose our medical insurance which we need to get her 4,000 in meds every month.

There is more, but it's just too much to list here... It's been a tough year.

We have three kids... Sigh.

This country is on the verge of a social/economic revolution.