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<rant>
I can't believe it. I was laid off from my job after 21 years of
service. Great annual reviews, told my work was wonderful! Saved them
oodles of $... I suspect they are trying to take my work to a
commercial developer so they can make the $ and throw me away... Very
sad... No one wants a 57 year old programmer.. :(
They force me to retire, but I can't do it for 2 more years or suffer
a $20k penalty... Ouch!
</rant>
~db
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DungBeatle wrote:
> Very sad... No one wants a 57 year old programmer.. :(
If it makes you feel any better, no one wants a Haskell programmer either.
(Well... actually Well-Typed.com do. But they want somebody who's also a
C expert and a good salesman, so...)
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My condolences, that sucks! You'd think after 21 years they could have
at least waited another two. I assume since you've been doing a good
job for quite some time at the job you'll either be able to get another
or make do with a slightly early retirement, but still, my sympathies.
I'm certainly not looking forward to when I have to worry about that
sort of thing.
DungBeatle wrote:
> <rant>
> I can't believe it. I was laid off from my job after 21 years of
> service. Great annual reviews, told my work was wonderful! Saved them
> oodles of $... I suspect they are trying to take my work to a
> commercial developer so they can make the $ and throw me away... Very
> sad... No one wants a 57 year old programmer.. :(
>
> They force me to retire, but I can't do it for 2 more years or suffer
> a $20k penalty... Ouch!
>
> </rant>
>
> ~db
>
>
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On 13-5-2010 17:27, DungBeatle wrote:
> <rant>
> I can't believe it. I was laid off from my job after 21 years of
> service.
That's not good.
> Great annual reviews, told my work was wonderful! Saved them
> oodles of $... I suspect they are trying to take my work to a
> commercial developer so they can make the $ and throw me away... Very
> sad... No one wants a 57 year old programmer.. :(
Possibly not no one. Sometimes people do want an experienced senior
programmer.
> They force me to retire, but I can't do it for 2 more years or suffer
> a $20k penalty... Ouch!
I don't understand that. Is that an anti-competition thing that you can
not work for 2 years in the same line of work after you left? Or
something to do with your pension?
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All great annual reviews! I would have thought they would appreciate
all the extra time I put in FOR FREE. But I think they have ideas of
selling my software commercially and with me there, I'm in the way.
I'll have to do something for income and wait out the last 2 years. I
will get unemployment, but at about 1/4 to 1/3 my original salary...
Sucks..
~db
"Kevin Wampler" <wam### [at] u washingtonedu> wrote in message
news:4bec1ea6$1@news.povray.org...
: My condolences, that sucks! You'd think after 21 years they could
have
: at least waited another two. I assume since you've been doing a
good
: job for quite some time at the job you'll either be able to get
another
: or make do with a slightly early retirement, but still, my
sympathies.
: I'm certainly not looking forward to when I have to worry about that
: sort of thing.
:
:
: DungBeatle wrote:
: > <rant>
: > I can't believe it. I was laid off from my job after 21 years of
: > service. Great annual reviews, told my work was wonderful! Saved
them
: > oodles of $... I suspect they are trying to take my work to a
: > commercial developer so they can make the $ and throw me away...
Very
: > sad... No one wants a 57 year old programmer.. :(
: >
: > They force me to retire, but I can't do it for 2 more years or
suffer
: > a $20k penalty... Ouch!
: >
: > </rant>
: >
: > ~db
: >
: >
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On Thu, 13 May 2010 09:55:22 -0700, DungBeatle wrote:
> I would have thought they would appreciate all the extra time I put in
> FOR FREE. But I think they have ideas of selling my software
> commercially and with me there, I'm in the way.
IANAL, but you might talk to a lawyer and see if there's something
actionable - even in "at will" states, there are circumstances where one
can win a wrongful termination suit.
Jim
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"andrel" <byt### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message
news:4BE### [at] gmailcom...
: On 13-5-2010 17:27, DungBeatle wrote:
: > They force me to retire, but I can't do it for 2 more years or
suffer
: > a $20k penalty... Ouch!
:
: I don't understand that. Is that an anti-competition thing that you
can
: not work for 2 years in the same line of work after you left? Or
: something to do with your pension?
I can't retire for another 2 years because my retirement plan only
allows me to take my pension without penalty at 59.5 years old. I'm
just turning 57 this year... So they want 20% to allow me to retire
today!
~db
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DungBeatle wrote:
> I can't believe it. I was laid off from my job after 21 years of
> service. Great annual reviews, told my work was wonderful! Saved them
Oh, that sucks. Sorry to hear that.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Ada - the programming language trying to avoid
you literally shooting yourself in the foot.
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
news:4bec2f85$1@news.povray.org...
: IANAL, but you might talk to a lawyer and see if there's something
: actionable - even in "at will" states, there are circumstances where
one
: can win a wrongful termination suit.
:
: Jim
Yeah, I'm considering something like that. But it costs $ I don't
really have...
~db
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On 13/05/2010 4:27 PM, DungBeatle wrote:
> <rant>
> I can't believe it. I was laid off from my job after 21 years of
> service. Great annual reviews, told my work was wonderful! Saved them
> oodles of $... I suspect they are trying to take my work to a
> commercial developer so they can make the $ and throw me away... Very
> sad... No one wants a 57 year old programmer.. :(
>
> They force me to retire, but I can't do it for 2 more years or suffer
> a $20k penalty... Ouch!
>
> </rant>
>
My condolences too. I was made redundant about ten years ago and it was
the best thing that happened to me.
Can you not go independent and work as a freelance developer?
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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