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Thursday, September 13, 2012

A FAMILY UPROOTED FOR A NON-EXISTANT JOB IN FLORIDA

I saw this story yesterday, and some of you might've even read it yesterday, but it bothered me all day because for some of you on the job hunt like I am, things like this should not be happening to us. People should just be honest and stop being boneheads! Especially, in tough times like this! Here's how this heartbreaking story went; Erinn Alberts of New Hampshire received a phone call last month that was set to be a life-changer for her. It was an offer to work at the Florida offices of the Digital Domain Media Group, a special effects house known for their work on blockbuster films like Titanic and Transformers. This was an absolute dream job! So, what do you do when you get an opportunity like this? You pack up your family, and you move to Florida, which is what they did.

Erinn, her husband Aaron (that's not even a joke!), and their kids sold their furniture loaded up the car with their clothes and drove 1400 miles from New Hampshire to Port St. Lucie for Erinn's dream job! The family cheered and sang songs the whole way down! Minutes before they pulled into town, it was Aaron who would receive another life-changing phone call. This phone call came from a woman at Digital Domain who helped the family find their temporary apartment. She asked, "Have you talked to HR yet?" Aaron and Erinn knew that bad news was coming after hearing that question. It turned out; the Port St. Lucie offices were laying off all but 20 employees, and the Production Accountant position that Erinn accepted no longer existed. WHAT? In fact, this past Tuesday, Digital Domain announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company is being sold to a private investment firm for $15 million and its facilities in Vancouver and Los Angeles are staying open. So, then why can't they just keep their promise and give Erinn a job at one of those locations? I don't get it. 

Erinn Alberts said that the feeling of 'coming home' suddenly turned to desperation. The family only had $200 to live on and the clothes they packed in their car. Aaron, who is currently looking for work in Florida, said that he understands that a lot of families were hurt by Digital Domain going Chapter 11, but the company should know that they left one company stranded. Okay, now for what I think! I think that Digital Domain was absolutely wrong here and they need to make this right for this family. Someone should have called them earlier to let them know the situation rather than surprise them as they were pulling into town. On the other hand, if I was the Alberts, I would not have sold my house and furniture and other belongings in New Hampshire just yet, because as many know, not all jobs work out the way you want them to. Therefore, I would've had Erinn fly down to Florida alone for a month or so while tied up the loose ends in New Hampshire. This way if Erinn hated the job or something like this happened, all she had to do was fly home and they still had a home in New Hampshire. Then again, they only had $200 to their name so I'm not sure how much flying Erinn would've been able to do, but if the company was willing to pay a relocation package, they would've paid to fly her down. I'm just saying that's the way I would've handled this, and not saying that the Alberts were wrong!

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