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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:06 PM
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The depression hits home: I just lost my j-o-b
They say the difference between a recession and a depression is, if your neighbor loses his job, it's a recession; if you lose yours, it's a depression.

It's a depression now. I've got a couple of months to find something.

Hugs welcomed.

Bake
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:07 PM
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1. I'm right where you are Bake
:hug:
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:09 PM
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2. ...and a CATASTROPHE if your wife loses HERS.
My husband has been severely under-employed for
5 years now. I have been the bread winner, now
my job is on the line..

But, I live in Michigan, and we are WAY ahead
of the curve.

Hope you find something QUICK!

Good Luck.

:hi:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:11 PM
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3. I am sorry!!! These days are sucking hard. What are you looking
for? I will keep my ears open.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:18 PM
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9. Probably looking to go back home (Kentucky)
The legal job market in MS sucks out loud, especially since we killed mass tort litigation.

Bake
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:21 PM
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11. Aw man! I hate for you to go.
But I do understand about our market.
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grace0418 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:12 PM
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4. Good luck Bake. I've been there since December.
:hug:
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:12 PM
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5. Ugh...
Sorry to hear that, dude... :( :hug: Best of luck to you on finding something new.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:13 PM
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6. Damn...
:hug:

Hope you can find something soon.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:13 PM
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7. I'm sorry Bake
that sucks. :hug:

they don't make jobs like they used to. :wtf:
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blueraven95 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:15 PM
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8. I'm so sorry
:hug: :hug: :hug:
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:19 PM
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10. My dear Bake...
I'm so sorry, sweetie...

I do hope something turns up, and quickly...

:hug: :hug: :hug:
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:26 PM
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15. My dear Peggy!
Thanks much! Something good will happen. A buddy of mine told me today, "I know it's hard to do, but just suck up all the mojo you can muster and walk proud." He's right.

I'm still in shock though. Who woulda thunk lawyers get laid off? In the old days, they wouldn't. But these aren't the old days.

Bake
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 10:58 PM
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56. Yeah, lawyers' jobs are eternal, right?
I am hearing stories almost daily about my pals from law school - we graduated in 1976 - who are being eased out the door. These are folks who have been with firms for years. The only friend I have whose job isn't in danger went to work for the NLRB right out of school and never left. Maybe he knew something.

There are no clients. Around here - the DC area, no less - solo practitioners are scrambling.

The old days are over, for sure.

I wish you luck, brother.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:15 AM
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63. Thanks, Tang!
I'd love the DC area, but I hear it's really expensive to live there. I'm looking at this as an opportunity to downsize and simplify life. Tired of chasing the dollar, ya know? I'd just like to actually practice LAW again.

Bake
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:21 PM
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12. Sorry to hear that. Best of luck to you. nt
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:24 PM
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13. I'm sorry to hear that, Bake. Hope things work out for you!
Edited on Tue Feb-24-09 02:24 PM by madinmaryland
What line of work are you in?
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:27 PM
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16. I'm a lawyer.
But don't tell my parents; they think I play banjo in a wh*rehouse and I wouldn't want to disappoint them.

:hi:

Bake
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:33 PM
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19. Plenty of jobs in the DC area!
:hi:
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:29 AM
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64. For lawyers or whorehouse banjo players?

Or both? :evilgrin:
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:51 AM
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66. Good one!
And a reasonable question, as well! (See, at least I've still got a sensayuma ...)

Bake
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:57 AM
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68. A sensayuma is very important when

you've been laid off. Years ago, I got laid off from a full-time college teaching position which still kind of cracks me up. Whoever heard of a college laying off some of its faculty? The best part was that the dean admitted that when they built a new dorm they hadn't figured on the cost of heating, cooling, and maintenance for the dorm and thus they were in dire financial straits. Can you believe he admitted what a doofus he'd been? :shrug:
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 10:59 PM
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57. I once had to write out
an autobiographical sketch for my publisher, and the first line was, "I became a lawyer because my college grades weren't good enough to get me into pimp school."
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:25 PM
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14. So sorry to hear
I hope you find something else soon!
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:27 PM
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17. Oh, no! I am so sorry. *hugs*
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Lil Missy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:30 PM
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18. Oh god, I am so sorry.
This is happining too often now. And it's fuckin' scary,
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:33 PM
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20. I'm so sorry Bake...
:hug: :hug:
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:35 PM
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21. Thanks, TZ!
I'm trying to keep my mojo workin', but I must admit it's scary as hell.

Bake
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:40 PM
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22. oh, no, Bake
:hug: I'm so sorry.
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Blue Diadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:41 PM
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23. Good luck Bake, I hope you find something soon.
My husband was laid off earlier this month. We're all in this together.

:hug:
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:00 PM
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25. Indeed we are!
Here's hoping that things pick up soon, that the stimulus works, and that this is a distant memory soon.

Bake
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 02:44 PM
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24. I feel your pain. Been "underemployed" for r4 years now
The economy in Michigan sucks, big time. Hang in there. Something will turn up. What kind of work do you do?
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:01 PM
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26. Lawyer (hehe).
I'm thinking there's going to be a lot of bankruptcy work ... I've never done that, but it looks to be a growing area.

Bake
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:02 PM
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27. Have you checked this website?
indeed.com
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:02 PM
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28. Sorry to hear that, Bake.
I hope you find something very soon.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:17 PM
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29. Very sorry to hear that
:hug:

Do recessions really hit lawyers? I always figured their was only minimal inpact on that profession as there is still crime and there are still lawsuits, no matter what the economic climate.
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:22 PM
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30. Many lawyers do things like real estate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, finance...
Business is very very soft in areas like that. Even divorce attorneys are reporting that some couples begrudgingly stay together because they can't afford separate households (let alone attorney fees).
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:22 PM
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31. When the clients are squeezed, they scream about the bills
Plus, tort reform puts lawyers out of work, and we've had a wave of it in MS. The state is no longer litigation-friendly.

Bake
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:22 PM
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37. Not the case at all...
the law firms here in LA are laying off lawyers by the hundreds. When the big corporate clients are broke, so are the law firms.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 05:34 PM
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45. Thanks for the education guys
learn something new every day
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 03:26 PM
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32. Oh no....

So sorry, Bake. Best of luck in finding something new. :hug:
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:02 PM
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33. Oh man that's rough
Hugs 4 U: :hug: :hug: :hug:

Best of luck. Sending vibes that a great job comes your way soon.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:04 PM
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34. Uh-oh. Good luck. Hubby is working his last day today at one clinic
where he's been laid off--and two more days/week at two other clinics are very likely before long.

:hug:
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:08 PM
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35. good luck...there should be something in your profession
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:08 PM
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36. Check out this website for federal jobs for lawyers (and others)
Edited on Tue Feb-24-09 04:11 PM by mnhtnbb
http://www.usajobs.gov/

I put in "attorney" and it came up with 9 pages of jobs


http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/jobsearch.asp?q=attorney&salmin=&salmax=&paygrademin=&paygrademax=&FedEmp=N&tm=&sort=rv&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&FedPub=Y&SUBMIT1.x=0&SUBMIT1.y=0&SUBMIT1=Search+for+Jobs
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:24 PM
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40. Thanks! I'll check it out.
Bake
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:23 PM
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38. I'm so sorry to hear that, Bake.
I hope you find something else soon!

:hug:
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:24 PM
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39. I am so sorry!


:hug: and best of luck!


You and RIck Redfern - that ain't good. :(
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:53 PM
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41. -----
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

Hugs and best wishes for a decent replacement job.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:54 PM
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42. Damn Bake.
Hope you find something soon.

:hug:
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 04:55 PM
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43. Thanks, Doc!
Trying to keep a positive attitude. Sometimes, though, it's like, "Fuck! I can't fucking believe this happened!!"

Bake
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 05:00 PM
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44. Hugs.
:hug: :hug: :hug:

Sorry, man.
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 05:36 PM
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46. i feel your pain
i hope you get unemployment

its a bitch if you dont

trust me

:hi:
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kedrys Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 05:57 PM
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47. Aw crap.
So sorry you're having to go through this. Good luck finding a job soon! :hug:
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 06:10 PM
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48. Sorry Bake, that sucks.
Hopefully something can come up in that two months. You got our good vibes here, for what it's worth.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 06:17 PM
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49. Thanks, Fork.
I think something good will happen.

Bake
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 06:18 PM
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50. Aw, shit, Bake. I'm sorry.
:hug:

Here's to better times for you.

:hug:
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 06:22 PM
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51. Hope you find something even better soon
:hug:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 10:24 PM
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52. I'm really sorry Bake.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 10:42 PM
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53. Last night I had a dream about the job I lost.
:(
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falcon97 Donating Member (343 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 10:49 PM
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54. Welcome to the club.
I'm on day number 159.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 10:55 PM
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55. That sucks
I'm really sorry.

Want me to call my Cousin Guido? He could go visit, if you get my drift.

Seriously, hugs, pal.

:hug:
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 11:22 PM
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58. I hope you find something soon...
:hug::hug::hug:
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 11:45 PM
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59. Sorry to see this Bake. Good luck to you.
What part of Kentucky? Nice place, Kentucky.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:54 AM
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67. Louisville or Lexington.
Ideally, Louisville. We've got family up there. We have NOBODY down here in Missifukinsippi.

Bake
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:34 PM
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70. Love Louisville and used to live in Lexington.
I have a funny story about the spelling of Mississippi but, not fit for public forum. It makes me smile though. snicker snicker because it is mean and it is about my Boss.
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 01:04 PM
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71. Yeah, I miss Louisville. Never thought I'd leave there.
Still have good friends there, too.

Bake
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 01:07 PM
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72. Maybe this will be a good thing, then. I wonder if there is another
area of Law that you can practice? You are fairly specialized, no?
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 01:18 PM
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73. There are very few real "specialties" in law.
Patent is one, that is an actual specialty. I could do a number of things involving litigation. My experience is as a litigator/trial lawyer.

Bake
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 01:43 AM
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60. Sorry to hear that, Bake. I'm in the same boat as you, have been
since the first of the year.
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Tommy_J Donating Member (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 02:25 AM
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61. Sorry to hear that

I'd like to believe hope is on the way.
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 06:51 AM
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62. That's awful. Hope that you
find employment soon. Your friend is right, walk tall!

Sending positive vibes your way.

:hug:
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 11:34 AM
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65. When lawyers are getting laid off, it's series. Hugh!

Good luck, Bake. :hug:
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Kajsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-25-09 12:01 PM
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69. I am so sorry, Bake!
I hope you find something you like, soon.

Personally, I know a lot of people who are out of work
right now.

:hug::hug::hug:
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