I became a statistic

Sorry, friend. That really sucks.

Some advice from a person who knows what it feels like to get downsized: Take it from me - don't waste any time filing your unemployment claim. Don't even bother consulting your pride on this one - just do it, if you haven't already. Remember - the sooner you file, the sooner you'll be receiving checks for around $300 - $400 a week while you look for a new job. And that is definitely better than no income at all.

Good luck man, and hang in there.

Sincerely hope something good happens for you out of all this madness...

i was made a statistic awhile ago..lost my house..lost everything..its gotten so bad that now i find myself pregnant (yes contraceptives were used,but accidents occur) and having to think about giving my baby up for adoption.
thank you economy. I can only hope the best for the country at this point.

I get laid off every time i finish a job, such is the world of freelance. But even the freelance tv/film/advertising/animation/web media field is taking a hit, really putting the FREE in freelance.

I wish you all the best and may we all get thru this hard time and emerge not only victorious over bad economic management, but better people as well.

If you have been laid off in the last few months - raise your hand.

*Hand Raised*

every week I get phone calls from people whom I have never heard of before and the people who were doing that job are before are gone. Some of them are doing the jobs that used to be done by five.

I feel bad for so many because the industry I'm in has received funding from the bailout that we didn't even ask for. I have yet to graduate from college but I'm watching the field shrink and I'm wondering how I'll pay back the $50,000 debt I've incurred over the last 4 years.
If you're not adverse to moving, there are many opportunities in the Pacific Northwest for degreed mechanical engineers, and I receive emails for positions that open up regularly in Virginia for environmental engineers. I'm not going into the field at all, but if you can train for a career in energy efficiency you've got it made. They're increasing budgets across the board and hiring like crazy. You don't even have to learn to poke people with a needle or take blood pressure to get in, which is fabulous for those of us who don't interact well with people ^_^
Good luck to you, I hope that in the end you will find what works best for you.

My brother is a Aerospace Machinest, works 60 hour weeks and showed up to work on wednesday when the manager came out and said: "We are asking for voluntary layoffs and if no one volunteers we have a list of five that will be going tonight.

Night after night more and more have been given a box which to pack their things.

I just remember the Boeing workers quote "Hold the line til '09!" And boeing is doing some serious cuts now because the union raped them! This effects the whole industry through and through.

Im sorry to hear your lost your job my friend!

Hang in there....