I'm back...
 

Well, It's a good thing I didn't get my house sold.

I was one of the victims of the layoffs at Harrah's.

Even though I have been with the company for a long time, being the newest person in my position when one of those positions gets eliminated makes me low man on the totem pole.

It was quite unexpected, and shook me up pretty good.

They gave me a nice severance package, but it is very weird being unemployed at my age. OK, it was weird being unemployed when I was younger as well. :)

I know I'll find something where I can use my skills. What you guys need to worry about is my being around for at least some if not the whole autocross season. ;)

I'm not restricting my search to Reno or gaming, so may end up relocating anyway.

Anybody know anywhere looking for IT leadership, senor gurus, etc? Over 20 years experience as an IT professional. I have experience managing people, teams, projects, vendors, as well as architecting, specifying, building, testing and deploying everything from small office to multi-location multi-million dollar projects.

Man, there is no such thing as job security anymore, is there? Keep the good attitude, Dean. Change can be good.

Ouch! That sucks!

Keep in mind that it usually takes about 1 month for every $10k/yr in salary your position pays... so when you're looking from high up, it will likely take a while to find something worth accepting. You might want to hit up a recruiter to help make contacts quicker.

I'd suggest applying w/ IGT, but I doubt we're looking for employees in IT at your level... those jobs are few and far between. :(

Good luck man! Let me know if there's anything I can do to help in your search!

Sucks to hear Dean, but I'm sure you'll find something soon.

Sorry to hear it Dean.

But, with your level of experience I don't think it'll be that hard to land a new position. Is this all due to the recent re-privatization of Harrah's?

No, actually this "optimization" excercise was initiated months before that was announced. a couple hundred people mostly at corporate from staff to top level management were affected.

Sorry to hear that, man. I'll keep an eye out in CA, but I don't think we're looking for anything other than datacenter ops and support right now.


Check
http://www.webex.com/webex/careers.html

To see if there's anything to your interest and experience, and let me know so I can make a connection with the right people for you. I've got the ears of decisionmakers if it's something you want to do, though most postions are in Santa Clara.

The City of Reno is/was looking for an IT Manager.

Sorry about the job Dean. On a high note, it will be great to have you out at Stead.

Not for people in BSP (Matt) :lol:

I guess the new turbo in Dean's STI did not bump him into SM? Figured he would be visiting you in SM (Mike).

It's a legal update/backdate so far.

Also, it sure sucks that you couldn't bump the guy who got your old jorb.

I hope not, I already have Tyson, Cory and Scott to worry about :lol:

BSP, SM, RNP... It's all good. I am just going to have a blast learning to drive the torquemonster that my STI has become.

It seems to be hard to have job security anymore. My friend has been the regional sales manager for Pepsi for the past 18yrs and just got layed off also unexpectedly. Sorry to hear that dean.

I have an idea
http://www.integritycasting.com/imag...apprentice.jpg

Ooph, that's harsh. Gainful unemployment isn't that bad, for the first couple months anyways. Sometimes it beats being ungainfully employed. Hopefully you'll find a position you enjoy in any case.

I'm not worried, it will be great having Dean to compete against. It will definatley make me a better driver running head-to-head with Dean. It might be pretty cool to see the two of us running against those crazy BSP vettes from Sac later this season :eek:

Dean, sorry to hear that went down like it did, I got laid off in 05, and it was a shock as well. Anyway, I'll keep my eye open..

What happened sucks, as much for Harrah's (who will soon realize it) as it does for Dean. Dean did great things on the job, kept people honest, built processes that will outlive most who work there now.

Glad to have you back Dean. Hopefully you can find somthing good locally.

Sorry to hear that Dean. I'm sure you will find something soon.

Welcome back.

It's not April yet?

But that sucks man. You'll find something cool.

Harrah's loss = Reno's gain

All the best Dean and I hope we can keep you here in Northern Nevada

I've gotta say that I'm kinda glad you're not leaving as well dude! We need our old timer around to remind us how it was back when auto-x was run via horse drawn carriage!! :lol:

Sucks about the job man, but with your abilities and personality, I'm sure you'll be able to tie something down without too much hassle!