Hey everyone. If you haven't heard already, my job was let go last Friday. Although I'm unhappy to be unemployed, I'm VERY happy to be out of that company (spoken much like Clinton's "that Woman"), and away from the stress it gave me and the family. Since the lay-off, I've had three very enjoyable days seeing (and playing with) my children while they're not asleep. And no longer are Allison and I making foghorn sounds at each other, like ships passing in the night (BOOOVVVVVVVVV!), as we did when we'd see each other for those few moments in the morning and evening on my way to and from bed.
I also get a chance to spend time doing something I actually quite enjoy - looking for work! Truthfully, if I could be paid to do just this, I'd do it all the time. I like interviewing.
I do wish the economy were a bit stronger, however. When I was laid-off in 2005, the economy was a lot better and I received a big severance package. Not this time, though. Thus, I have a much shorter "job search" timer ticking away for this round. But, the advantage of working in Finance is that you get to see the lay-off warning signs very early. So, I've had feelers out there for a while, and my job network is much larger now than it was in 2005.
That's about it. Just wanted to keep you guys up to date. If you want to stay in-tune to my day-to-day status, I now have a Facebook account. So, if you want to be cool (like Dave, Anna, Gen, Allison and I are), you'll get on Facebook, too. ("OH YEAH!!!" shouts the Kool-Aid pitcher - the keyword being "kool-aid".)
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EEK! I had no idea, Fritz. So sorry to hear the news. Have you ever thought about doing sales work? You have a natural talent for communicating with folks and an ability to get them to trust what you are saying. Just a thought.
And, personally, even though I do not care for my current work, I am grateful to be employed....I walk the line between, "Okay, it's time to get out there on your own" and "Oh sh*t! The economy is so bad!"
Yet, two weekends ago when Dan and went to the mall to pick up something (we hardly ever go there, except for last-minute Christmas gifts)...we couldn't believe the crowds! What recession?
OK, so I haven't been here in awhile to remember how to post a comment so I'm just piggybacking on this very old post/comment.
I'm sending out a "ping" to see if anyone is still connected to this site. FB was the demise of this site, yet I hate to see it go away :(
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