Jump to content

Leaving the corporate world.

First-light

By First-light,
in General Chit Chat

 Share

Recommended Posts

First-light Grand Master

First-light

Posted
Posted

After 20 years at Time Inc. my number came up yesterday. I'm not shocked and a little relieved that it is over. I have been commuting from the burbs to NYC for over 25 years. My commute round trip is 3.25 hrs. Not a great way to spend your time but the job was worth it. The publishing business is finally at a crossroad. Traditional print and journalism is going down the tubes. Most new hires are contract workers that are very cheap/no benefits and under 30 years old. Management does not care about the quality of journalism they just want volume.  We are going through a transition now and management is removing the seasoned veterans and either not replacing them or just spreading out the work. I'm not bitter in fact I have plan "B" in motion and I'll let you know how it goes. I'm battling HR for a few extra comp weeks in my compensation package. Plan "B" should start in June so I will have a about 3 months to do some work to my home and the cabin. No more free magazines for me or my friends:(

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 54
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

First-light
First-light

I closed on the Pepperidge Farm snack route today. An exiting time for me and my family, this is what my daughter posted on face book…..makes it all worth it!!!   "Congrats to the best dad ever on

First-light
First-light

This group is awesome!! Thank you all and yes Plan"B" will keep me close to home and offer more time to be with my girls!!

grampy
grampy

I've been thinking about it, but will wait another six years before taking my NYS Teachers Retirement. I keep taking on more responsibilities. Like this past January, I started a school to work progra

Posted Images

grampy Veteran

grampy

Posted
Posted

I have worked 35+ years in the printing industry and you are absolutely right about where it's heading now for commercial printing. I too was at a company for a long time with high pressure and a long commute. About 10 years ago I and a few other senior people where let go because of declining sales in the market. My plan B was a local public school district running the graphic arts - printing and mailing department. The salary is not as high as before, but it's by far the best and most rewarding job I ever had. And only a 20 minute drive to get there. And much more time off to spend with my family.

First-light, wishing you the best for your own plan B. It is true that when one door closes, another will open.

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Doc Experienced

Doc

Posted
Posted

I suspect that a few years from now you will look back at it all and say, "Thank-God". I pulled the plug myself on the long commutes and the crappy attitudes toward long-standing employees. The way I hear it, people no longer get a job with expectations of retiring from that same place. The object today is to get a cheap new employee and use them up until they start making too much money then it's time to be replaced by as cheap a new hire as possible ....quality be damned. It is happening everywhere and is now engrained as a true business culture change. 

 

Even knowing all that, it still always comes as a very unpleasant shock. It sounds to me that you have spent some preparation time and you should do just fine.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
wdswtr Newbie

wdswtr

Posted
Posted (edited)

I have been in the printing industry for 27 years now in one form or another.  Mostly all as a service tech.  Started my own printing service and sale business 15 years ago.  Back around 2001 to 2005 things were booming. Printers were spending money like they were printing it themselves.  Then it all crashed overnight.  I have still managed to make a decent living off it but 2 years ago I started to make a change.  Driving all over the Northeast, lots of Hotel rooms, customers always late on payment its just started wearing on me.  I cut back 50% some of it by choice some of it not.  Printers are dropping like flies hitting a bug light.  Many many of them are gone since 2005.  Many have been bought out and merged with others.  I have seen so many people lose there job in this industry its heart wrenching.  Equipment cost and expenses have gone  way up and the demand has gone way down.  There are a handful of specialty printers doing well but the vast majority are just getting by or losing money.  2 years ago I started a plan B and now Plan B  is my plan A.  I partnered up in a metal fab and welding business and so far I have orders out until march 2016.  Sorry to hear First- LIght  but let me tell you the first few months are stressful when I made this decision so I Imagine when it was made for you it could not have felt any better, but it is a huge relief and it felt like a ton of bricks lifted off my shoulders.  It came as a relief one Saturday morning when this one contract that I was on call for 24/7 for first week of month regardless if it was a holiday or not.  I woke up that Saturday that was the first of the month all in a bad mood, the wife says why are you so stressed your not on call any more.  And just like that I felt a million times better, the stress is gone, the anxiety is gone, the financial worries are gone, I was my old self again when I enjoyed my work.  Good luck it gets much better from here on out!

Edited by wdswtr
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mr VJP Newbie

Mr VJP

Posted
Posted (edited)

You never know why things happen and what will come of it.  But you have to stay positive and believe it is all for the best.

 

ATTITUDE
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company… a church … a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react. And so it is with you … we are in charge of our attitudes.
 
Charles Swindoll
 
 
Who knows?  Maybe fate is getting you out of NYC just before terrorists set off a nuke there!   :D
 
Edited by Mr VJP
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Uncle Nicky Apprentice

Uncle Nicky

Posted
Posted

Good luck to you, I'm planning to pull the plug on the corporate world soon myself, just hoping I survive 4 or 5 more years until I see my way clear. Money isn't everything, and a lot can be said for maintaining one's integrity. Mrs. is on board with the idea too. Can't happen soon enough, as far as I'm concerned. :)

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×
×
  • Create New...