7 June 2012 4:15am
It’s all very surreal, here I am, 53 years old and laid off for the first time in my life. I had been briefly unemployed a couple of times when I was young, but I had left those jobs, they didn’t leave me.
I’d been working at the same place for almost 33 years, filling various job descriptions, over all those years. You need to be flexible to stay employed these days. I thought that I had made myself into a valuable employee, but I guess not. Now I feel so unwanted and afraid.
It’s not a good idea to complain about the company you work for, or have worked for, especially online where anyone can read it. Luckily, for me, I really don’t have anything truly bad to say about this last place I worked for. Oh sure, I didn't agree with some policies and decisions over the years, but that’s normal for everyone I think. There were some changes put in place that were, obvious to me, that were doomed from the start, but some things that I thought would be mistakes turned out alright. Overall, it’s been a nice place to work.
Most of my former co-workers are/were good people, not perfect, but that’s makes them interesting. Many of them have touched my heart and soul. I will truly miss them, just as I miss the former ones.
Do I get a few part-time jobs, or hold out for full-time? What about contract work? And most importantly, how do I pay for my medicine and doctor bills
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