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<blockquote data-quote="TSCGal" data-source="post: 79581">DannyBoy,You certainly bring up valid points.&nbsp; In the back of my mind, I had thought (briefly) about the fact I&#039;d be out there hunting for a job with my co-workers.&nbsp; I&#039;m hoping we can network and help each other out.&nbsp; We&#039;ve all been tight so far, so if it&#039;s possible, I think it will happen.I have been the major-steady breadwinner/source of insurance while hubby worked contract.&nbsp; Since the first word of &quot;balancing&quot; was that I wouldn&#039;t have a job, he accepted an offer so the family would have at least one steady paycheck (really hope he likes it!).I&#039;m wondering what the rest of the world is getting paid / hour.&nbsp; Do you think that we will have to start over at the bottom of the pay scale?&nbsp; It makes me nervous that so many of the TSC/TSG techs are taking the SAP so that I am now being told I should think about if I want to stay or not.&nbsp; Although they aren&#039;t telling us where &quot;the line&quot; is, we&#039;ve all figured out what we think it probably is.&nbsp; I&#039;m 10 below.&nbsp; Guess it&#039;s the feeling that if everyone is jumping ship, I might want to jump with them!&nbsp; I was expecting to have to anyway.&nbsp; That and the fact that NCRTSCISME wrote about having to drive a greater distance to buildings than I do currently.It depends on the moment what I think I want to do.&nbsp; One minute, stay: enjoy the 3 weeks vacation and known pay etc and hope to get a building that&#039;s closer instead of farther away and a shift that will coincide with hubby&#039;s to let us watch Grace and not put her in daycare.&nbsp; Or a couple of minutes later, go: only accept a job that will be good for us/Grace, known miles (not changing at whim of management) &amp; hope/pray that the pay will be equal or not too much less than UPS is paying us.&nbsp; I guess it&#039;s a win either way.&nbsp; I just need to know what to say if they ask.AND, Barely Holding On, has it soooooo very right.&nbsp; If I stay (and even now!), I will be taking lunch and breaks and not just putting them on the timecard.&nbsp; When I stay over to finish up from a last minute call, I will be putting it on the timecard.&nbsp; I know we are supposed to, but a lot of us aren&#039;t doing it.&nbsp; I&#039;m betting that is changing.Last, but not least, this is excellent group therapy!&nbsp; Mostly because while we love our spouses/families, they don&#039;t understand the culture / exact job etc.&nbsp; Hard for them to help with input.&nbsp; Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TSCGal, post: 79581"] DannyBoy, You certainly bring up valid points. In the back of my mind, I had thought (briefly) about the fact I'd be out there hunting for a job with my co-workers. I'm hoping we can network and help each other out. We've all been tight so far, so if it's possible, I think it will happen. I have been the major-steady breadwinner/source of insurance while hubby worked contract. Since the first word of "balancing" was that I wouldn't have a job, he accepted an offer so the family would have at least one steady paycheck (really hope he likes it!). I'm wondering what the rest of the world is getting paid / hour. Do you think that we will have to start over at the bottom of the pay scale? It makes me nervous that so many of the TSC/TSG techs are taking the SAP so that I am now being told I should think about if I want to stay or not. Although they aren't telling us where "the line" is, we've all figured out what we think it probably is. I'm 10 below. Guess it's the feeling that if everyone is jumping ship, I might want to jump with them! I was expecting to have to anyway. That and the fact that NCRTSCISME wrote about having to drive a greater distance to buildings than I do currently. It depends on the moment what I think I want to do. One minute, stay: enjoy the 3 weeks vacation and known pay etc and hope to get a building that's closer instead of farther away and a shift that will coincide with hubby's to let us watch Grace and not put her in daycare. Or a couple of minutes later, go: only accept a job that will be good for us/Grace, known miles (not changing at whim of management) & hope/pray that the pay will be equal or not too much less than UPS is paying us. I guess it's a win either way. I just need to know what to say if they ask. AND, Barely Holding On, has it soooooo very right. If I stay (and even now!), I will be taking lunch and breaks and not just putting them on the timecard. When I stay over to finish up from a last minute call, I will be putting it on the timecard. I know we are supposed to, but a lot of us aren't doing it. I'm betting that is changing. Last, but not least, this is excellent group therapy! Mostly because while we love our spouses/families, they don't understand the culture / exact job etc. Hard for them to help with input. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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