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Last week I got fired from the job I've had for 13 years, although the last 6 have been under a new company that bought the old one. They got a new manager who said he was redefining my position, and I don't qualify, and they didn't want to give me a lower position with a large pay cut.
So my turbo project is on indefinite hold until I can find a decent paying job. It was already extemely slow because my wife has been unemployed for 4 years (permanantly laid off from the same place I worked) so I could only buy a piece here and there.

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What do you do?

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Where did you work and what did you do?..Sorry to hear about your luck man, I hope you find another job soon.

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yeah what did you do pay good?

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sorry to hear it man. hope the search for a new job goes well

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Senior tech for computer cash register systems. Made ~$20 an hour. I'm ready for a change, I'm kind of burned out I think, and I was in the middle of a plant where they also made plastic ID cards and credit card imprinters (noisy and unpleasant.)
It's going to be hard to find a job here though, there aren't a lot available. There have been a lot of large manufactoring plants that have closed in this area, and the former employees have taken technical classes (paid for by the government because the work went to Mexico and China) so they are after the same type of job now.
"Sorry to hear about your luck man, I hope you find another job soon." Thanks, I'm sure something will come along. At least I hope so.

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you go back in there and tell those guys they they have to LAY YOU OFF.

they cant just say you're job doesnt exist, you're fired.

If you get fired you dont qualify for Welfare. (if u need it, not saying you WILL/ nor DO).

if u get laid off then you qualify for welfare.

FYI

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you live in VA there are plenty of jobs, just pick one you like
i started out moving cars around a VW dealer parts time when i was 19 (non education not even a GED) by the time i turned 21 i was making $36k/yr when i hit 22, $43k+/yr
there is plenty of $$to be made here, i will hopefully be making $55-60k when i hit 23 >:D

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Sorry to be rude, but how the ---- do you stay unemployed for 4 years? seriously.... why not just get a job, any job, until you come across the ideal one youre looking for? I mean, atleast you'll have SOME kinda income, rather than that $200 a month government check... Im sorry, but i cant see goin for over a month without a job, ----, if a minimum wage job is all you can find, that better than nothing.

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Damn, 13 years. :o This is definately the time to go find that job that you WANT to do. If it doesn't pay as much, work around it, but I'd go find something I loved to do after 13 years anywhere. Good luck