I should quit my job now or wait to see if I survive the layoffs that are coming this Friday

As someone who's been laid off twice, I'd say wait until the layoffs because you might get a big severance package that you could use on time off or buying music.

Usually, layoff=severance; quitting=nothing. Not the case with you, tina?

t edit: x-post!

I too am drawing a blank on the Southern Rock.

We were told this morning that we had a week to "ask to be laid off" - I would get 4 wks of pay, 2 mnths of paid medical plus my vacation if I "ask to be laid off" today or Friday morning. No diff.

Friday they will cut 15 employees from our staff of 40. It's gonna be huge. I have NO IDEA if I will be laid off or not - I am a bit of pessimist so I lean towards thinking I would.I hate the work I do and love the atmosphere and people I do it with. I am overqualified and bored. But - dude - seriously shitty job market out there.

But - if they aren't going to lay me off and I ask to be let go - I could save someone elses job who is happy here. I am really struggling with this - I am terrified of change but I know I can do more than this (what that is - I don't know - but a well trained poodle could do my job). Sorry - this has absolutelty nothing to do with music.

I hate the work I do and love the atmosphere and people I do it with.

One thing to consider: Will you still love the atmosphere when the staff is halved?

Will you still love the atmosphere when the staff is halved?

Yeah - assuming I am left here - it's gonna be nightmare 15 hour days and LOTS OF PRESSSURE. And it will feel weird. And I will feel like I missed my chance to get out.

I totally should get out of this job. I'm just a glutton for the easyness of it. I work in a hip office with funny cool people. Downtown. I get paid just enought to spend a crap load of money on music and never save anything.

I guess I have to figure out what I am more scared of - sitting her next week knowing I missed my chance to get out with decent severance and unemployment or sitting at home next week realizing I can't buy ANYTHING and I have to find a new job.

Stoopid being a grown up.

Southern rock, sorta newish:

Gov't Mule
Drive-By Truckers

Drive by Truckers is a good call since they're reviving that whole thang and got a lot of press with their last concept album.

I heard a busker on the Union Square N/R subway platform doing a solo (just drums & vocals, no lie) "Freebird". Didn't hold a candle performancewise to ASH in "A New Man", but conceptually it was hard to beat. It was new and it was Southern Rock (that's a genre upper case), but it's not really "new Southern rock" nor "new Southern Rock." But I enjoyed it a whole lot & I hope you enjoyed my little anecdote even if it wasn't much help. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Edit: Giles sang "Freebird" in "The Yoko Factor" not "A New Man". And "Behind Blue Eyes" in "Where The Wild Things Are". No singing in "A New Man". Oh well, I liked it anyway. Go, Jane! Go, ASH! Yay, Ethan Rayne!

Isn't My Morning Jacket supposed to be southern?

Edit: Also, could someone explain the Walkmen to me? I got their CD because it got such great reviews, but the noise has yet to coalesce into appealing songs after several listens, and I can't hear what makes everyone else say their singer sounds like Bono.

Hec! I went to a book reading with George Pelecanos tonight, and I name-dropped you, and told him I'd sent you a book of his, because I knew you'd dig the way he used music. And I am currently listening to the soundtrack CD for his latest book -- how cool is that?