I Got Fired.

[BergVision]

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[Kholi]

Time to leap head first into your night job.

Good luck

[HorseFilms]

That sucks, man. I'm sorry that happened. Maybe this is what you need to kick you in the ass and start promoting yourself so that you can make a living shooting video. I wish you the best.

[Charli]

Give yourself a chance to feel sorry for yourself, then get over it and get back
out there. The world will miss you if you don't.

Charli

[BergVision]

At least there is some one out there I can count on to listen. The great people at DVXUSER.COM.

Thanks for your comments. I will take them to heart. You are all right.
Maybe this is meant to be. IF i GET so busy doing video, I will give you all a call and offer you a paying job.

Thanks for all your support and wonderful comments. I needed them.

Time to get that Website built and business cards printed.
Just as soon as I get over this hangover. HEHEH

Thanks again!

[Paul Coleman]

Ouch, that sucks. Just keep getting your demo reel out there. And you could always hit Craigslist for work.

But for now... :beer:

[SilverWolf]

Wow that sucks. Why did they fire you ?

[aaron_wade]

oh man that happened to me a while back. best thing that could have happened to me! :)

[Lake Films]

That goes for me also, best move I ever made, getting myself fired! Hang in there....

[SilverWolf]

oh man that happened to me a while back. best thing that could have happened to me! :)

Did you ever get that job at ReelFx ?

[aaron_wade]

oh no the exec. producer wanted someone w/ 2-5 food background. he looked @ the resume and said i wouldn't want the position. instead he gave me his card & cell #; told me to call him. wanted me to come work on projects for him. so i kinda got something better than a job! :)

[Slimothy]

Sometimes opportunity is disguised as failure.

[BergVision]

Thank you ALL for your wonderful support.

I'm really upset wondering how I'm going to support my wife and pay the bills.
But all of you really helped me see something past the bad. And that is this may be something really GOOD!

I can assure you that you will be on my list when I need paid help! And not the jerks that fired me for a faulse reason! I was the honest, upfront guy. And they didn't like a Whistle blower. And my manager fired me for going to Human Resources about issues. I was a threat to him.

If I did something wrong I would admit it. I'm an open, honest guy. But I did nothing wrong.

But thank you again, every one of you for your kind words and encouragement.

I need to hear it right now.

[KOVAROVA]

Sometimes failure is disguised as opportunity.

:)

[Pastaman]

That really sucks man. I know the feeling of being fired, which turned out to be a good thing, I started freelancing more and more and now 4 years later ..................that's all I do.

hang in there!


and GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Terry_Lasater]

Hang in there.
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[bromar]

Man, I got laid off of my office job over 6 months ago, it appears that they now want me back. I'd politely tell them to consume their own genitalia, but I won't turn down pay under the table.

[rook]

Turn it into the best thing that ever happened to you.

[Mike McNeese]

Berg...sorry to hear about that. That's a good chuck of money that you're gonna be doing without. I've been through some times like that...amazingly, you'll adapt to having less money at hand, and you'll become very resourceful. Like others have said, sometimes bad things turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Over the past year I started picking up a few freelance gigs here and there (contacts!!!), and ended up quitting my f/t job to take a leap of faith into being on my own. So far, I'm ahead of the game...busy as can be, but all the happier for it.

I say make a decision to do something with your production talents. Make a list of your contact resources and get on the horn and let them know about your situation. Call up some local sports teams and see if they have any freelance opportunities (that's how I got started, and I made dozens of contacts through that). Think of any friends/family that has a small business, and talk to them about promoting themselves with video. You might be doing some work for little or know money, but this biz is all about who you know and what you can do. And since you have some 'time on your hands' now, I say get out and get some work done...the money will come.

If you need any more of my sage-like wisdom, let me know.

[Anhar Miah]

Man that sucks big time.............

My Blue Collar Job Contract has been Terminated last Friday !

It went something like this:



Human Resource Officer:

"Anhar, I need to inform you that due to drop in the production load, you will not need to come in for next week"

Me:

"Ok, so I'll be on for the Week after?"

Human Resource Officer:

"Well, we would not need you for that week either, basically we will call you, since you may be needed next week."

Me:

"Sure, Erm, since I have to commute from quite a distance away, would it be possible that you could let me know in advanced if I'm required so that I can make suitable arrangements?"

Human Resource Officer:

"Look, let me put it this way, JUST assume you are NOT required, IF you are required we'll call YOU"


END

Damn back to Job hunting :/

Anhar

[Yardsale]

Sometimes opportunity is disguised as failure.
hrm...I like that! :)

[Stuart Ferrier]

Berg...sorry to hear about that. That's a good chuck of money that you're gonna be doing without. I've been through some times like that...amazingly, you'll adapt to having less money at hand, and you'll become very resourceful. Like others have said, sometimes bad things turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Over the past year I started picking up a few freelance gigs here and there (contacts!!!), and ended up quitting my f/t job to take a leap of faith into being on my own. So far, I'm ahead of the game...busy as can be, but all the happier for it.

I say make a decision to do something with your production talents. Make a list of your contact resources and get on the horn and let them know about your situation. Call up some local sports teams and see if they have any freelance opportunities (that's how I got started, and I made dozens of contacts through that). Think of any friends/family that has a small business, and talk to them about promoting themselves with video. You might be doing some work for little or know money, but this biz is all about who you know and what you can do. And since you have some 'time on your hands' now, I say get out and get some work done...the money will come.

If you need any more of my sage-like wisdom, let me know. mjmcneese2... Sounds like you're makin it work, good for you.

As I've been reading DVXUSER over the past month (till late in the night realizing I need sleep for my real job) I'm wondering how many here are making a FT living using their skills in video production. How long does it take to put the pieces together? How much are people making? Anyone over $100K?

I'm wondering 'cause I'm thinking of a career change.....(even tho I've got a good job)

btw getting laid off isn't as bad as quitting, at least there's unemployment $$ while you're getting your business together!

[thematthewbone]

I was starting to wonder that too star. It seems like a lot of people around the forum are F/T videographers.

Very inspiring!

[Noel Evans]

Hi Berg... thats the reason they gave you? They dont have unfair dismissal laws in the US? Are you under contract? Even if you arent doesnt mean you arent entitled. Regardless if you jump into a new career there are right and wrong ways for dismissal to occur. You may be able to get something from them.

I worked for a large finance company and flew to the states a few times working, and from what I understood the labour laws there were pretty strict with this kind of thing... but possibly could have been our own company policy in the states to match global policy.

[acoreasc]

Berg - the hell with it all. Is this what you want to do? If the answer is yes, then you have to go for it, and I mean - really go for it. No half ass shit. Start shooting, all the time, anything at all. You'll never know what goes on your reel and gets you a job. My reel starts with a sunset shot of a dock. I got this job "The Paper Route" off of that one shot. What was I doing at the time? Doing a pick-up for another film....I turned the camera, set my composition and exposure and shot it...It's been a long time but now I am finally getting work, and I just got hired for a 2.5 million dollar feature to shoot in the fall/winter of 2006, and am in discussions for another 5.5 million feature. I was ready to quit two years ago. Keep working!

Here's the flipside. I got into filmmaking the same time as my best friend Mike - me a shooter and he a writer/director. Mike would never go on jobs with me, because he had a real 9-5 job. I offered to get him on Pieces of April, Gangs of New York and other jobs (PAing of course) and he would never come. Now he is stuck at his job and he thinks his shot is past - a kid on the way and too much responsibility. He hates this job with all his heart and may be stuck in it for a long, long time. He can't find the time to even shoot a five page short, and he calls me up for pep talks all the time.....

Where do you want to be? Go make it happen. Like Charli said earlier - feel sorry for yourself a little bit and then get out there and fight like hell. We believe in you.

[KingVidiot]

Yes, definitely view it as a good thing. I was laid-off last year from a lucrative but stale job. I got a few temp jobs before I landed a much better gig with new people and new opportunities. Basically it was a long-overdue kick in the a$$ to move-on to something different. Plus it gave me time to explore my options for going into teaching or whatever. Enjoy your time for now. When you are ready "choose, but choose wisely" and be happy that you were forced to try something new.