# What to do when laid off and really unmotivated **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 3, 2003, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420 "2003-06-03T22:40:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/21 "2003-06-04T11:18:26Z")
I completely understand where you’re coming from. I’ve been unemployed for soon 8 months, and the norwegian job market is friggen hellish nowadays. Not too long ago I got an interview for a great position as Flash designer for a web firm. I didn’t get the job because I didn’t have enough programming experience. First I got really depressed, because I had actually expected to get the job, and I didn’t even feel like looking at my poor g4 for a couple of days. Then I got \*\*\*\* mad and decided to build a Flash CMS with XML and a php back-end just to show those buggers what they missed. I’m not quite there yet, but I managed to surf on that anger for a while, and my site is now at least partially XML-ified, and I’ve learned a lot about AS in the process. -M ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/22 "2003-06-04T18:10:08Z")
Good point on the 0% Raydread…no matter what everyone else thinks. Seem like I am not the only one that has been here before. To be honest one of my biggest factors that is unmotivating me is I feel it is too hard to learn a lot of the programming stuff. And that makes me feel underqualified too. I did learn coldfusion an ASP in school and I was able to make a fully functionally guestbook that ran off my system…But we were never taught how to actually upload it onto the web. It may seem funny but I kinda gave up on programming stuff at that point. Plus I really hate it… but maybe I just find it frustrtating. But yeah I would love to get more into web design more over development…But then I see all this awesome stuff that can be done with AS in Flash… But I am just rambling…although got some good news I got a small job for $100 designing a logo :)… and my car is now fixed…🙂 see ya guys… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/23 "2003-06-04T18:24:36Z")
aww! nice one m8! sounds like you back on the road to Moneyville (or is that Happyville? or is that the same thing?) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/24 "2003-06-04T18:27:06Z")
Heheheh…yep now I can pay you for your help…how is $0.28…??? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/25 "2003-06-04T18:28:08Z")
w00t! I accept all major forms of credit card, PayPal is best 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/26 "2003-06-04T18:28:59Z")
Hey powder…I’ll pay you 20 bucks to clean out my fridge 🙂 :trout: :trout: :trout: You have to leave the SARS at home though 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/27 "2003-06-04T18:29:03Z")
aren’t you suppose to say…no thats ok??? and then we argue for a bit and then I keep the money??? Ok fine I’ll give it to ya…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/28 "2003-06-04T18:29:27Z")
> \*Originally posted by powder \* > \*\*Heheheh…yep now I can pay you for your help…how is $0.28…??? \*\* Asphalt, remember our deal, $0.17 of that $0.28 is mine. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/29 "2003-06-04T18:29:50Z")
clean out for fridge??? as long as I dont get hurt?..Im on my way ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/30 "2003-06-04T18:29:57Z")
Use your welfare check and go to the nude bars and get wasted! :thumb: If you have a girlfriend then forget what I just said 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/31 "2003-06-04T18:30:41Z")
\*\*\*\*! (/me deletes previous) wait? what are you talking about? was this some kind of verbal agreement you concocted in your head EG? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/32 "2003-06-04T18:30:43Z")
> \*Originally posted by powder \* > \*\*clean out for fridge??? as long as I dont get hurt?..Im on my way \*\* I dont know man…there is a pretty good chance you might get hurt in there…its a scary place… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/33 "2003-06-04T18:31:49Z")
> \*Originally posted by asphaltcowboy \* > \*\*we’re here to help… 😉 that’ll be £2000 for the 5 minute consultation, ta :beam: (EG: we’ll split the money 60/40 in your favour ;)) \*\* I didn’t make it up, you did asphalt! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/34 "2003-06-04T18:32:48Z")
daamnit!! you and your evil mod ways! 😉 dinner time! (saved by teh lamb) :beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/35 "2003-06-04T22:57:01Z")
w00t! just got a phonecall! spoke to this guy a few weeks ago about a potential webdesign/graphic design job that he wanted doing. he seemed to lose a bit of interest (even though i kept calling so he wouldn’t forget ;)). Anyway, he just rang me! w00t! meeting on monday! money money here I come! :beam::beam: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/36 "2003-06-05T04:09:49Z")
Ok heres what i do, even though i have a fulltime job i want to start my own bizness so what i do is on my dayz off of college and work i go around town with a nice collar shirt some slacks my laptop and my biz cards and offer my services to all kind of companies, youd be surprised how many small biznesses are in need of an intranet or an easier way to manage their inventory or sales report, this has got me one of the biggest and most ambicious clients in the market, which are pharmaceutical companies and one of the biggest health care firms in Puerto Rico, i had a meeting today and i have to create a quote for making a sort of html ftp for the intranet of this company so i gotta get this quote done and pray that i get the job, so dude no matter what just keep trying and trying you will eventually get where you want to you just gotta keep trying no matter how many times you fall get up and dont walk run towards your goal Good Luck P.S. if you cant do none of what i stated above then phils suggestion is the best option you got rotflmao 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/37 "2003-06-05T18:25:45Z")
one word :: “Cross train” … [ok it’s two] You mentioned that you dabbled in programming a bit but got turned off/around, …Fact is a programmer that can design or a designer that can program are far more employable than either by themselves. Read-read-read ( [http://www.oreilly.com/](http://www.oreilly.com/) ) there’s a really good book there to start up the intimidated would be programmer. You can read for free for 2 weeks (all titles) and then pay after that - (cancel if you don’t have it) In the meanwhile, if there aren’t enough ‘carpenter jobs’ - go to work in the ‘lumberyard’ … [phoneSupport, CompUSA, Bookstore…] and keep up with design on the side. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/38 "2003-06-06T16:22:51Z")
I’ve got a cousin that works at a tampon factory… I’ll see if she can pull some strings… hahaha lol! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/39 "2003-06-06T16:25:34Z")
that is where i got laid off from though…☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420/40 "2003-06-06T16:29:13Z")
> \*Originally posted by Majeye \* > \*\*I’ve got a cousin that works at a tampon factory… I’ll see if she can pull some strings… hahaha lol! \*\* > lol Majeye, lol 😉 [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-to-do-when-laid-off-and-really-unmotivated/22420.md?page=1)