This is about as personal as it gets on this blog. As of May 2nd, I will not have a job. I will join the ranks of the unemployed and not because it was my choice. Folks, I have been RIFed (downsized, pink slipped). Now, as I work for a "better" employer, I have known about this since January and have been applying for other jobs, but it doesn't change the fact that in less than a month my wife and I will be among the 47 million Americans without health care insurance, one more on the unemployment rolls, and one more family in danger of having their home foreclosed on.
So, having said this, all the entries I have made about those who are struggling feel a lot more personal to me. In fairness, unlike many who are "let go"--I do have a severance and savings to fall back on, but in a soft economy, who knows how long it will take to find work that is commensurate with my experience? So, as you can imagine, things are a bit up in the air.
I have not been blogging regularly as I usually like, but as I experience the social safety net for myself, I'll post my experiences.
In the meantime, I will continue fighting the good fight (and seeking the good peace). I am fortunate to have a supportive wife, great friends, and a personal resolve that it will all be better than okay. After all this is America.
1 comment:
Best wishes, gark.
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