Moderators isaac42 Posted December 24, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2008 I quit my band yesterday. I expect to be leaving town, going to Portland Community College, studying electrical engineering and biomedical technology. So now I'm jobless and bandless. Not homeless quite yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members willsellout Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 So you are going to be living in Portland? What's your plan to survive without a job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamdenialNJ Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 yeah i face a very very similar situation except i'm not bandless and i sometimes sleep at the drummers garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lokidecat Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 yeah i face a very very similar situation except i'm not bandless and i sometimes sleep at the drummers garage You know the economy is bad when you sleep at your drummers instead of the other way around. :poke::lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hearafter Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 ...I expect to be leaving town, going to Portland Community College, studying electrical engineering and biomedical technology... Those are 2 of the top 10 fields to be in, especially during the economic {censored}storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 Have you prayed about it? Sorry, couldn't resist. Sounds like you're financially able to live for quite a while though. What are you planning on doing with the education? Sucks to hear about the band tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2008 So you are going to be living in Portland? What's your plan to survive without a job? Yes, I expect to be living in Portland through the week, and visiting my wife on the weekends. I plan to survive via the federal government and the Trade Act, which provides assistance to people who have lost their jobs due to foreign competition. The Trade Act Assistance program will provide tuition, fees and money for books and required supplies, income assistance equal to my current unemployment benefits and subsistence assistance in lieu of daily commuting costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2008 Those are 2 of the top 10 fields to be in, especially during the economic {censored}storm. Well, I did give this some thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2008 Have you prayed about it? :lol:LOL! Sorry, couldn't resist. Tha'ts cool dood. Sounds like you're financially able to live for quite a while though. What are you planning on doing with the education? I'm planning on getting a job taking care of medical equipment, such as MRIs and CT scanners and such. I expect that will be a growth industry for the next couple of decades. Sucks to hear about the band tho. Yeah, well, {censored} happens. We weren't going anywhere quickly, anyway. It was pretty interesting being in a jam band, where I could play pretty much anything I felt like playing. I don't expect to be in that position again. Truth is, I'm more of a pop artist, anyway. Maybe I can find a band in Portland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 Yep, biomedical, like all medical I suppose, is unaffected by economic down turns. Good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hearafter Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 Well, I did give this some thought! The poor housing market fed me to the lions. However, being in the EE field, I haven't suffered with employment or income. In fact, we've been hiring engineers left and right. Good luck with the school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georgestrings Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 You know the economy is bad when you sleep at your drummers instead of the other way around. :poke: :lol: That's funny right there... - georgestrings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wanderlusterer Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 I'm planning on getting a job taking care of medical equipment, such as MRIs and CT scanners and such. I expect that will be a growth industry for the next couple of decades. My best friend does exactly that working for Siemens (no one ever gets tired of making fun of him for the name) and he's rollin' in the dough. Close to a six figure salary actually and he's only been working with the company for a year. Paid company car, doesn't go out if he isn't needed, 9-5 mon-fri and after that it's double time....lots of other perks. Good luck on all that's to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted December 25, 2008 Author Moderators Share Posted December 25, 2008 My best friend does exactly that working for Siemens (no one ever gets tired of making fun of him for the name) and he's rollin' in the dough. Close to a six figure salary actually and he's only been working with the company for a year.Paid company car, doesn't go out if he isn't needed, 9-5 mon-fri and after that it's double time....lots of other perks. Good luck on all that's to come. Thanks. I hope it all works out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ender_rpm Posted December 25, 2008 Members Share Posted December 25, 2008 Good luck brother!!! Rake in that gubmint cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted December 29, 2008 Members Share Posted December 29, 2008 Best of luck, Isaac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted December 29, 2008 Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2008 Good luck to you, Isaac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted December 29, 2008 Author Moderators Share Posted December 29, 2008 Thanks, guys. Please forgive me for getting a bit philosophical on y'all. It's been a rough year for me, though others have suffered far more. Still, I lost my job, I quit my band, and I just finished my last community theater production. It seems that all of my life over the past eleven years (when I moved here to Corvallis) has come to an end. This chapter is over. I'm not sure if I'll be starting another chapter, or just an interlude, as I go to Portland Community College to study electrical engineering and biomedical technology. In any event, I'm sure it will be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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