Quote - The worst part of this sub-prime thing, is that the people who really are responsible will probably be the ones who get bailed out as a desperate move by the government to avoid the potential disasters should they be allowed to collapse through evolution (you make egregious business decisions, you lose your business). IMHO, the top folk at all affected banks need never see another pay check. They clearly weren't using good financial sense allowing such things to happen below on their watch.

Exactly!!!!
I think instead of bailing them out, out government should invest the money in capital projects and improvements. That'll allow honest people to keep working, public good will be served with improved infrastructure, and those whom caused the debacle, let those whom screwed it up fry, instead of people like me.
They make a bed business decision, I get to lose my house. Good grief!

I don't even know where else to look for another job. There's about  300 engineering companies in southern california, and I pretty much know all of them. Over the last moth I contacted every single one I could think of, and everyone is in the same boat, instead of hiting they're layong off people.
Most of the collagues I keep in touch with, and whom could always tell me whom is doing what have either been laid off themselves, or are shaking in their chair worrying if they are next.

The company where I worked went from 160 to 20 employees in the last year! We closed the department I was running, cause for the rest of the year they don't forsee needing the service.

I know, I hijacked th thread and I'm grumbling, I'm in a grumbly kind of a mood. Just paid bills for this month. Two to go before things start going unpaid. I hope I find something by then. Sorry... it's eating me up because I'm at the end of my witts where else to look.

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