I have just found out this morning that I have been laid off from my job.
If anyone who wishes would think a kind thought or pray in your own way not so much for me but for my wife Shannon. I really hated to have to bring this news home to her.
I appreciate all the friendships I have made on these boards, and I sincerely hope this will prove in the course of time to be a positive change and not the negative one it seems to be right now.
I hope I will soon have some positive progress to post.
I’ve been expecting the same news for 2 years now. Luckily for me it hasn’t happened yet. I hope your period of “diminished employment activities” is short.
Mike
i’ll be glad to pray for you and your family. i will be thinking especially about you as you communicate this news to your wife and as you begin the process of finding other work.
I’m so sorry to hear this, Jim. I’ve often thought that far from wanting loads of money and loads of things, what most people really want is just security. It’s an awful feeling to have that pulled out from under you. I’m sure you’ll find something before too long; try to use at least some of the time for healing up, and for playing that flute like cuh-razy.
The best I can say is that it’s happened to me a couple of times and neither time was it the end of the world. In fact, I really appreciated unemployment compensation and the chance to do a thorough search. In the end I found a great job in which I could learn and grow for the last six years. May you find your own new job that’s so fun you’d do it for free
I’m truly very sorry to hear about the loss of your employment. We all do understand what it means to support our family’s in these critically hard times.
Look at it this way James. The next opportunity that comes your way will be an even better experience!!!
Keep in mind that through sadness, joy abound’s!! Also, recognize that you are not alone and we are “ALL” pulling for you!
Keep your head up James!
Give my sincere regard’s to Shannon Please. Talbert
Man, I am really sorry to hear. I went through an unemployment spell a few years ago. It sucks.
Can I ask what you do? I don’t mean to pry. Just curious.
I’m sorry to hear this James and I’ll be thinking of you. This seems to be happening to far too many clever and talented people these days. Not that anyone deserves unemployment, but I worry for a world that seems not to value skill and experience.
I had to endure ten years of insecure employment. I’d know for perhaps months that my current job would be running out and not know whether I’d find another, or where, until maybe a few weeks or days before I faced unemployment. I kept coming second or third for more secure jobs and it was no consolation that that was ahead of another 90 applicants all of whom were qualified. It’s very unpleasant, but it can lead to bigger and better things. Eventually my turn came around. Good luck.
Count on my thoughts and prayers, James. I know it’s hard to think positively at times like this, but do your best to do so. When one door closes, another one opens, as the saying goes. I’ve had two of these experiences, and they both led to better things.
I volunteer at the local job center. A secure thought for you is that 80% of people that go through a lay off see it as positive experience two years later. Another secure thought is that a person only needs one company to say yes, one job. There is bad news out there, and for some people it can seem overwhelming. However, one job, one company, is a very doable task no matter what a person’s circumstances.
A job loss can be an emotional experience for many. There is often a cycle of anger, and grief, before acceptance comes and a person is ready to move forward. What I tell everyone that comes through my workshops is to take care of himself/herself and to make good use of time. I specifically talk about diet, exercise, and most importantly the mental diet of what news a person lets in, and what a person spends his/her time thinking about. I also tell people to think about his/her ideal job, to write it down, to verbalize it. Words and thoughts have power.
Talbert