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To: pbull who wrote (13477)	5/8/2001 1:06:50 PM
From: alanrs	Respond to of 13572

This is exactly what I was leading up to some weeks ago. What happens to a former Dell IT manager who loses his job? Where does he find a similar job in or near Austin? Now we know. If he's lucky, he can sell lawn sprinklers. Excuse me for butting in, but lots of people in lots of circumstances get laid off all the time. The worst layoff for me, personally, was in the early 80's (now THAT was a recession) here in Chicago with a 6 month pregnant wife. I went to California, found a similar job in a different industry, loaded our belongings into a u-haul and moved. Whole towns full of people were laid off around that same time (the old rust belt, as it is known). What did they do? I suppose they adjusted or died, and I don't remember mass suicide in the papers. By the way, the midwest is far stronger, economically, as a direct result of some of that old industry dying and resources being reallocated. In retrospect, while it was a long and rocky road for about 5 years for me, in the end I am ever so grateful for having been laid off from that production control job in the screw factory. I guess that IT manager will just have to pick himself up and dust himself off and get on with it like the rest of us. ARS

To: pbull who wrote (13477)	5/9/2001 12:40:50 AM
From: bonnuss_in_austin	Respond to of 13572

<<so, what message does this send to those thousands of college grads who are about to enter the job market, with their degrees in IT or whatever?>> The message is, for the first time in 25 years, EE degrees ain't 'hot.' Great way to start lifetime career employment, ain't it? These folks no doubt have parents who are boomers, who themselves did such things as relocate across the country to start their own careers ... in tech. I don't think this phenom can be underestimated, but as Venkie is so quick to point out, my experience is exclusively mine. Personally, at this stage of the game, I have little motivation to move 2,000 miles once again. To 'start over.' The kids are f*cked. Period. Those in sales, journalism, marketing and general biz will be okay because of those industry-transferrable skills. Sell Chem-Lawn-brand services... water softeners ... auto parts ... you name it ... but the tech heads are screwed. What a glut. Just 'porchin', ... ;) bia