Vermont

seems to have taken themselves out of the running.  They called Mark last week (or two weeks ago) saying they needed to schedule the test taking process.  Mark had just  passed the test before in South Carolina and offered to have those test results forwarded.  Much back and forth occured, releases signed and eventually faxed, etc. etc.  Mark had been calling since last week trying to see if they had gotten the results.  We assumed "Kim" was on vacation.  He talked with her yesterday am and gave her the work office number.  Since layoffs were yesterday, there was no one in the office.  Called this am.  She finally called today.  No they have not gotten the test results but they are not scheduling anymore interviews at this time.

I think we shot ourselves in the foot trying to be helpful and saving them some serious money.  Next time, no mention of already taking the test, etc. etc. etc.  Hope South Carolina still comes through.  There was someone from Vermont interviewing/test taking the same day Mark was, he should have asked him why he was leaving Vermont.

Snow is already beginning to fly in places, if we are moving cross country, I want to do it before it gets really bad.  It is not my idea of fun to be stuck somewhere in a snow storm when the roads are closed with 2 cats and a race to beat the moving truck to the east coast.

Did I mention

when I posted that the lay-off missed Mark that by this time next year, 80 more people will be gone from FFTF?  That is pretty much everyone.  

Last year, they fired some people for internet miss-use.  No one knows what actually happened but one of the craft people (union) appealed his termination and they ruled for him.  So he came back to work.  In response to this, the company took away everyone's internet access.  Mark and his crowd are not stupid, they just use dial up now.  

Tell me the logic.  Make the announcement that x bodies have to go by this date and then take away the diffferent job search tools.  Hate to look for a job on our own time.