On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:34:38 -0400, Ross Cassell wrote:


>  BS> By the by, have you seen what Circuit City did to their workers?
> 
> Yes, I think it sucks, the one next door lost 3 employees that met the
> criteria.

I agree, yet another example of how business will always do the right
thing by their employees and customers, eh?

> Everything I read in the newswires say that Best Buy is doing quite well in the
> Electronics retailer field, while Circuit City and Compusa is faltering.

I won't shop at either one... lousy service and people who don't have
product expertise.

> ... Kmart used to be the number one discount
> retailer until.... Complacency set in.

Indeed.  I remember when the first Kmart went in in Savannah, GA back in
'66, I believe.  It was out on Victory Drive, as I recall, opening not
long before I took my second, and last,  discharge.

> It has happened.

That sucks.

> It has happened to me, I just dodged them bullets.

Good for you.  I was downsized from a good position (Mtech divison of
Mcorp) with a big salary at 46 in a small town (Tulsa), with three kids
in college.  I was out of work for some 14 months before I got on at the
oil company.  Had to learn a whole new business and new discipline but
at least I was able to keep a roof over our head and the kids in school
until they graduated.

Started at less than half of my salary at the bank but wound up working
for that small oil company for over 16 years and even got a number of
ORRIs for my efforts.  Never did get back to the salary level I held at
Mtech, but it was still good.  ;)  
 
> Barring Office Depot doing a Kmart type of collapse, I am relatively 
> certain I wont face a layoff, 

I hope it doesn't come to that for you, Ross.  Been there and done that
and it's certainly not very high in entertainment value.  Besides I
wouldn't wish that on anyone.


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