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ABM

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Hmmm....appears that I may just be coming back "home" sooner than expected. :)
 
Sorry to hear that you lost your job, ABM. This economy sucks, to say the least.

I hope a return to Oregon is in your future.
 
Sorry for the loss man. Hopefully you find another job pretty soon.
 
That stinks, at least you are keeping your head up and looking at it on the bright side.

Best of luck finding a new job.

-Petey
 
Sorry to hear about that, ABM. Hopefully this blip on the radar means bigger and better things for you in the future. And not a bad deal if it means you get to come back to the Northwest.

-Pop
 
That sucks.

I say take an Asian Sex Tour. Those are always a good way to get away from things for a while.
 
Sorry to hear it, ABM. I seem to remember you are in the print industry--there are lots of good printers up in Portland.

I've had the same job for over a decade, so I have no advice on job hunting. Other than go abroad for a few months and unwind (if you can afford it).
 
That sucks. I hope you can find a job preferably in the Portland area if that is what you want. Good luck!
 
e_blazer said:
Sorry to hear that you lost your job, ABM. This economy sucks, to say the least.

I hope a return to Oregon is in your future.
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Don't come up here. We'll soon have 8% unemployment; may as well be jobless in a big market with affordable housing.
 
Xericx said:
I thought PDX was still booming?
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It's kind of hard to boom when the local government taxes industries such as Columbia Sportswear out of the city. Columbia is nothing more than an office these days.
 
PapaG said:
It's kind of hard to boom when the local government taxes industries such as Columbia Sportswear out of the city. Columbia is nothing more than an office these days.
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that's what I remember about PDX, very anti-biz
 
Can't argue with Portland being anti-business. It's a frustration I've had with this city for a long time. For a city that claims to be big on ideas, we're also huge on red tape.

Of course that's what happens when you elect a mayor who was a former chief of police - amped up bureaucracy. I'm not sure Adams will be much better in that regard since he's spent his entire career in City Hall. Too bad Dozono was such a fool - I would have liked to seen what Portland could have done with a successful individual from the private sector leading City Hall.

Sorry for hijacking this thread. Probably worth a discussion in a different thread than this one.

-Pop
 
Sorry about that.

On the bright side, this will give you a lot more time to post at S2...

barfo
 
SodaPopinski said:
Can't argue with Portland being anti-business. It's a frustration I've had with this city for a long time. For a city that claims to be big on ideas, we're also huge on red tape.

Of course that's what happens when you elect a mayor who was a former chief of police - amped up bureaucracy. I'm not sure Adams will be much better in that regard since he's spent his entire career in City Hall. Too bad Dozono was such a fool - I would have liked to seen what Portland could have done with a successful individual from the private sector leading City Hall.

Sorry for hijacking this thread. Probably worth a discussion in a different thread than this one.

-Pop
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Man, I'm having a hard time reconciling your opinions about the local anti-business climate with your love-fest for Obama. Two sides of the same coin as far as I can tell.
 
e_blazer said:
Man, I'm having a hard time reconciling your opinions about the local anti-business climate with your love-fest for Obama. Two sides of the same coin as far as I can tell.
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Simple. I don't see Obama as being anti-business. Just like I didn't think Clinton was anti-business either. I fail to see how growing the economic base is bad for business. Job creation. New industries. Innovation. Good stuff.

As for Portland, getting anything done in this town takes 20 years because it has to go through 8 zillion committees. That's not a democrat or republican issue.

I'm not sure where the confusion is.

-Pop
 
SodaPopinski said:
Simple. I don't see Obama as being anti-business. Just like I didn't think Clinton was anti-business either. I fail to see how growing the economic base is bad for business. Job creation. New industries. Innovation. Good stuff.

As for Portland, getting anything done in this town takes 20 years because it has to go through 8 zillion committees. That's not a democrat or republican issue.

I'm not sure where the confusion is.

-Pop
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because if you create a lot of shit jobs and shit companies, the dot-bomb bubble bursts. "job creation" is stupid if its just to create jobs.
 
While its bad for Portland's economy to lose Columbia Sportswear, if ever there was a shit outdoor apparel company it's them. I've had more then a few items explode at the seams. A few years back they bought out my favorite running shoe company Montrail. They kept the Montrail name and the same basic line of shoes but instituted the Columbia cheaper/crappier way and have clearly tailed off in quality.

just had to get that off my chest

STOMP
 
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Sorry to hear about that ABM. The economy is terrible right now. I feel fortunate enough to have a job, but it's so slow at my workplace that who knows if they'll be able to keep everybody around until it finally starts picking up.

Portland may be a bad move right now. The only thing that they got going on right now is the Blazers.
 
Sorry to hear that, ABM. Why don't you use your personal connection with Kevin Pritchard, and get a job with the Blazers!!!

Seriously, keep your head up. Do you have some savings that will carry you for awhile? If so, take a deep breath. Relax. Go for long walks. Write a book. Do some traveling. Life is short, and you've got to enjoy it.

A lost job can be the beginning of something even better!
 
Shooter said:
Sorry to hear that, ABM. Why don't you use your personal connection with Kevin Pritchard, and get a job with the Blazers!!!

Seriously, keep your head up. Do you have some savings that will carry you for awhile? If so, take a deep breath. Relax. Go for long walks. Write a book. Do some traveling. Life is short, and you've got to enjoy it.

A lost job can be the beginning of something even better!
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Thanks, TH. (can I still call you TH? ;) )

Yesterday, I had a very encouraging call with an inside connection with the Kroger Co. Kroger, if you don't know, owns Fred Meyer.

I used to be in grocery management many, many moons ago. I've worked in print management the last 18+ years. To be honest, though, I'm ready to get out of printing (other than some art print marketing I'm working on on the side.). This timing is perfect.

So then, it appears that I might have a strong possibility to enter Kroger's 19-week management program, then potentially get placed as an Assistant Manager in a store out here. My goal, then, would to be transferred back to a Freddy's in Portland sometime within the next 2 to 3 years.

I really loved the grocery business. Due to it's repeat business nature, it's a very personable business that alllows for personal relationships beyond the normal, "Thanks, and have a good day" retail experience. In fact, I believe I can attribute some of the people skills that I've aquired back to those many relationships I had developed while working the business.

So, again, I feel somewhat encourgaged today. If I do get on in February, it will allow me a couple of months to relax and enjoy the Holidays and also get caught up on a few projects I've been procrastinating completing.......all this, while knowing I have a job in the waiting. Pretty good deal if you ask me. :)

Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully, we can hook-up someday.
 
STOMP said:
While its bad for Portland's economy to lose Columbia Sportswear, if ever there was a shit outdoor apparel company it's them. I've had more then a few items explode at the seams. A few years back they bought out my favorite running shoe company Montrail. They kept the Montrail name and the same basic line of shoes but instituted the Columbia cheaper/crappier way and have clearly tailed off in quality.

just had to get that off my chest

STOMP
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I hear you STOMP. I'm mourning the death of my old Montrail hiking boots.
 
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