My challenging week
I got laid off from work on Tuesday. Of course, my first thought is health insurance. Seriously.Not where I'll get my next job, or how can we afford our house, food, etc. Having a chronic illness really changes my perspective on things that might be challenging when I don't have a job. (It also means I'll never be on programs like Survivor.)
I had to make two additional trips to the office to pick up all my books, I have way too many technical books.
I did get a severance package and I've already signed up for unemployment insurance. We're going to cut back to essentials and we'll can stretch things to the early fall. In this economy that doesn't seem like enough time to land a new job.
If you don't already know, I work as a software designer and developer. I usually focus on user experience, how software feels to the user. It goes beyond how it appears (forms, pages, etc.). But I've been in tough situations before and, if necessary, I'm happy to work at anything that comes along. So if I end up with a job in a hardware store, or washing windows that's fine with me. These are all honorable jobs. I may not be doing what I'm best at, but I'll be keeping out of mischief and making a living.
Please don't feel sorry for us. We're doing just fine. God has blessed us in many, many ways. So we're trusting in him, dusting off our resumes, and starting our search for new jobs.
In the meantime, I'll blog about this transition and how we're doing for a while. So stay tuned.
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posted by Bernard @ 8:12 AM
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