Lost Job

[Nupe]

Good luck on a new job.  Been doing the dwindling company thing for a while now and will probably jump ship pretty soon.  I've been VERY lucky in that the owner pays me 40 hours regardless since I can run everything.  Tough to get motivated to find new work though when the pay check is still there. 

The economy up here is aweful and the jobs are few and far between as far as decent pay.  Health and dental?  Yeah, right! 

[my69]

I guess not too many people want to hear opinions in this day and age. Its okay, it was a small family run construction business. And I liked the owner and his family, and 2 of the other supervisors. However 1 super didn't like anything anybody did, and tried to take credit for work that others always did. He is the one I spoke my mind about, and I guess they don't care about that kind of stuff, guess its all about how much $$$$$ they can make. Not how happy their employee's are.

Imagine that

[69_500]

Yeah I haven't ever understood why an owner of a company couldn't take smaller profit margin, and maintain a happy environment in the work place. guess I'm dreaming of a place that doesn't exist any more.

[4402tuff4u]

69_500, I'm not sure in what state you are in and the demand for construction personnel in that particular state, but you might want to contact a "head-hunter" firm in the construction industry and they work hard to find you a job. They get a fee from the employer for landing you a job. It might be source for a job. I'm in the construction industry too. I have a bachelor degree in architecture but I'm building bridges and heavy civil projects. I did try estimating for awhile but quickly learned how unappreciated that work was. If you were low bidder, everyone was wondering what in the hell did you leave out, including yourself! If you hit a home run with a bid, made lots of profit, it was the "field" that made it a home run, not the estimator. If you lost money on the job, it was a poor estimate and the field had nothing to do with the loss! Now I'm in the project engineering end of the project. Basically it's putting fires out as they come up such as differing site conditions, material approvals, submittals, change orders, etc.....

Anyway, I feel bad for you because it's got to be a real bad feeling not having a job. Commonwealth Resources, Inc is a firm that looks for professionals in the construction industry. I get a call at least every two months from head hunters to see if I'm interested in jumping to another construction firm. They are located in Bostn, MA, but they have connections nation wide. It might be worth for you to call them and tell them where you live, your background and if they have a local firm that represents construction professional where you live. It's worth a call. And dont under estimate yourself. Someone is looking for someone like you. Their number is: (617) 250-1100 or www.crijobs.com  Good luck buddy.

[Shakey]

69_500, I'm not sure in what state you are in and the demand for construction personnel in that particular state, but you might want to contact a "head-hunter" firm in the construction industry and they work hard to find you a job. They get a fee from the employer for landing you a job. It might be source for a job. I'm in the construction industry too. I have a bachelor degree in architecture but I'm building bridges and heavy civil projects. I did try estimating for awhile but quickly learned how unappreciated that work was. If you were low bidder, everyone was wondering what in the hell did you leave out, including yourself! If you hit a home run with a bid, made lots of profit, it was the "field" that made it a home run, not the estimator. If you lost money on the job, it was a poor estimate and the field had nothing to do with the loss! Now I'm in the project engineering end of the project. Basically it's putting fires out as they come up such as differing site conditions, material approvals, submittals, change orders, etc.....

Anyway, I feel bad for you because it's got to be a real bad feeling not having a job. Commonwealth Resources, Inc is a firm that looks for professionals in the construction industry. I get a call at least every two months from head hunters to see if I'm interested in jumping to another construction firm. They are located in Bostn, MA, but they have connections nation wide. It might be worth for you to call them and tell them where you live, your background and if they have a local firm that represents construction professional where you live. It's worth a call. And dont under estimate yourself. Someone is looking for someone like you. Their number is: (617) 250-1100 or www.crijobs.com   Good luck buddy.

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[69_500]

Thanks for the connection. I"ll be calling them here in a little bit.

[RT DAVE]

I lost mine too, along with 160 other people.  At least I got a severance package.   Keep your head up and keep looking.  I'm sure you'll be able to find something eventually, if you haven't already.  Good luck.   

[hemigeno]

Danny, I just read this post, sorry to hear about your job situation.  While I'm sure you probably assessed the situation very well in telling them your thoughts, some people just don't want to hear the truth.

I hate inter-office politics, since these types of decisions are often not based on merit or a person's true value to an organization.   

[69_500]

Well I was pretty much at a stand still in my last job. If they wanted something done, i'd volunteer to do it. I worked many Saturdays, Sundays, and even holidays just to try to be a good employee. However I found out after I as let go, that each time I volunteered to work, my supervisor was telling the owner that he couldn't find anyone to do the work and that he had forced me to work. So it wasn't looking like I was willing to do things for the company, but rather that I was the last resort and did it reluctantly.

Oh well such is life.