tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post3816415504531084044..comments2007-11-01T13:13:16.165-05:00Kevin Surbaughhttps://profiles.google.com/114850083782944258911noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-15812480254622875222007-11-01T13:13:00.000-05:002007-11-01T13:13:00.000-05:00I can't tell you that I know how it feels because I really don't but for what it's worth, I do hope that you and your workmates would get the job that's just right for you, good luck and look at the bright side, even if the store's closing, you still have your job.. what's worse is that you lose the store and your job along with it, right?Debt Reliefhttp://www.debtreliefspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-57978255343954719642007-10-20T01:09:00.000-05:002007-10-20T01:09:00.000-05:00SORRY THAT COMMENT IS FOR THE OTHER POST! OF COURSE. oops.JohnDiddlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790137091661859754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-62948369670655651022007-10-20T00:50:00.000-05:002007-10-20T00:50:00.000-05:00one word: shop. look for offers for a much lower rate. it can't hurt to apply. if you get the lower rate, transfer the balance from WaMu, and then close the WaMu card. this feels quite good. i know you are against new lines of credit but you have the debt and so the only question is what rate you pay on it until it's paid off. 36% is crazy. i would do anything i could to get that balance transferred elsewhere, and get that card closed... today. I have never asked any company to lower its rate. I just tell them their rate's too high when I call to close the account, and almost always they lower it immediately. You need to accept that you're in a marketplace for credit, and you need to use that to your advantage. Sticking with 36% is not to your advantage, it's their right to keep it that high, and it's your right to GET ANOTHER LENDER AT A LOWER RATE. GOOD LUCK.JohnDiddlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790137091661859754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-74034766893094551672007-10-19T15:06:00.000-05:002007-10-19T15:06:00.000-05:00I know exactly how you feel when receiving news like this. When BCBS Medicare Dept. announced they didn't win the contract and I would loose my job March 1, 2008, I was disheartened. I felt like my future was uncertain. I did't want to leave. I thought I needed to look for a job. I though I need to put together a resume, and I need interview skills and practice. The positive for me was having prior notice. I know it is hard and I hope an even better opportunity presents itself through this trial for you. <BR/><BR/>I resolved to find a job and do the preparation work to get it. That gave me some hope. My company helped me too, by giving Medicare people preference on job openings. I did find a job within the company and I really like it. I took a 50 cent cut, but I believe that I will make it up in a year or less. <BR/><BR/>My next goal is to study programming at Washburn U., the local college, and get my computer science degree and get a better, and more exciting job. <BR/><BR/>You have alot of skills and talents. You are a likable man. You have energy and you know the grocery retail business. <BR/><BR/>In opinion, the best approach for you is assess your skill set. Examine your passions. And you probably already did this. I would keep in contact with your company as you already are. And you could redo your resume and get someone to help edit it and improve it. You can look for job openings in the local paper. And in the long-term you can make plans for owning your own business and the steps you need to get there. Maybe Falley's competition needs someone with your experience. And they might pay better.Seannoreply@blogger.com