I tend to be what most people would call sarcastic. But I developed a well tuned sense of the English language from my Mother (which is why my pet peeves are usually in the neighborhood of complaining about people who mix up its and it's), so I will tell you that I am more sardonic than anything. If I am engaging in word play, it is usually out of a place of anger, not fun. So to explain the title of this post is simple, I'm mad that I got laid off from my job.
I worked for over 12 years for my previous employer, did a good job, got promoted, produced results, and all of a sudden it's more important for them to cut expenses by $500 million for their investors than it is to reciprocate loyalty to their employees. Ironically enough, I am theoretically personally benefiting from the decision to be laid off, because I too am a stockholder in the company. Yay me.
But it has been 5 weeks since that fateful day, and I'm still here. There are worse things in the world than losing your job, so I need to get over the loss and move on with my life. And so now my next step is to take advantage of the outplacement services that they have so generously provided me with my severance package, and find something.
Because if I don't find something to do, I really will laugh myself to death over my circumstances. And I'm too strong and too eager to change to let something like that happen. Good thing I had already realized some of that and started back to school in my late 30's. Which reminds me, I need to stop writing this, and start writing my assignment for my Psych class.
Until next time, because the work never ends, even when you're on a never ending vacation.
I worked for over 12 years for my previous employer, did a good job, got promoted, produced results, and all of a sudden it's more important for them to cut expenses by $500 million for their investors than it is to reciprocate loyalty to their employees. Ironically enough, I am theoretically personally benefiting from the decision to be laid off, because I too am a stockholder in the company. Yay me.
But it has been 5 weeks since that fateful day, and I'm still here. There are worse things in the world than losing your job, so I need to get over the loss and move on with my life. And so now my next step is to take advantage of the outplacement services that they have so generously provided me with my severance package, and find something.
Because if I don't find something to do, I really will laugh myself to death over my circumstances. And I'm too strong and too eager to change to let something like that happen. Good thing I had already realized some of that and started back to school in my late 30's. Which reminds me, I need to stop writing this, and start writing my assignment for my Psych class.
Until next time, because the work never ends, even when you're on a never ending vacation.
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