A friend of mine
was recently laid off from his job. He’s an older gentleman so he’s struggling
right now to find a new job at his (previous) paygrade.
I feel for him,
but aside from taking him out to lunch every so often, there’s not much else I
can do.
It got me thinking
about my careet and my future with Jeff. I have a primarily administrative job
that *could* be done by someone else if it really needed to be – like my
friend, I’m essentially replaceable. And if I can’t provide for us with my
salary, where would that leave us?
This fear is
exacerbated by the fact that I recently moved to a new position in my company –
a new department, really – and it is not as “essential” as some others due the
fact that it is new (and possibly expendable?).
If I get laid off
one day, I wonder how I’ll fare in the jobs market? I REALLY do not want to be
dumped back into that….but what if I have no choice?
Augh – just
stressing over something I can’t do anything about. I am gaining a lot of
skills right now and trying to learn as much as I can. It’s hard to think about
the bleakness of tomorrow….especially in today’s climate.
FYI – trying to blog
more now that I have the time. Jeff is also talking about me joining his
friend, Angela’s, writing workshop. Not sure what I can contribute these days,
but I’m trying to motivate myself to do it.
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