Reply #55: Good for You! The nerve, eh?

[mcscajun]

Fourteen years ago I was faced with a similar phone call (actually, a short series of them), and as the people calling me were "friends", and I was literally the only person who knew what they needed to know I helped them out for a little while. In my case, it paid off, as a few were looking out for me and let me know when a position opened up again and I was only unemployed (yet still on full severance) for 3.5 months. I had gotten some satisfaction, though, as I had blown off one VP before I left who, when inquiring about my department's functions (yes, my staff and I were all let go at once) and asked a question about one item "Who would be the best people to do this?" I answered, "I can't help you with that; the best people to do this are being fired. You figure it out."

Four years ago when I was let go again in an offshoring situation (yes, from the same firm), not for all the tea in China and double time pay would I have taken any such phone calls. :D They never called though, and that's a shame, because I definitely would have enjoyed blowing them off.

Thanks for sharing your story, and the best of luck to you. :hug: