Plauge Diaray In Which I Suffer a Common Fate

[lydy]

Yesterday, I was laid off.  My manager and the head of the company called me in conference.  They apologized for not doing it in person, which is just nutty.  I have a lot of stuff at the office, since it turned out to be very convenient to keep a mini kitchen there.  I talked them into letting me go to collect my stuff, since it's really more than a boxful, and hard to describe where everything is.  This will probably happen Monday, in company of my manager.

It was the best job I ever had, both in terms of the work and the location.   Also the best paying job I have every had.  For the last 8 years, I have not had financial precarity, and it was luxurious.  I am 58, in an industry which may not come back after the epidemic is abated, for a variety of reasons.  No, I don't want to talk about it, thank you very much.  And yes, I have a lot of tasks to do, and no, I don't want to talk about that right now, either.

Monday, I will attempt to do some of the sensible things that are necessary.  This weekend, I'm just gonna be depressed. 

Comments

[green_knight]

That sucks. My sympathies.

[ckd]

Thinking of you.

[sraun]

Condolences.

Oh noes!

[lsanderson]

And damn. Definitely a few 'damns.'

[naomikritzer]

That totally sucks.

It puts on in shock to have it happen.

[haertstitch]

Many people will need it
after the virus
because their lungs will be weak.

maybe you can do further education for respiratory nurse?

Re: It puts on in shock to have it happen.

[guppiecat]

^ This is what I was going to say.

Lydy, I don't think future career prospects are as bleak as you might be thinking now ... which is something of an odd role reversal for us.

[calimac]

mnug, and other uncomfortable noises.

[julian]

Man. Sympathies. (I'm glad you were able to argue your way into getting your stuff. Calluna did that once and when she came in, they basically had a guard on her. Though not literally.)

[carbonel]

Well, fuck.

I'm so sorry that happened. I hoped they would let you ride out the interim.

[ndrosen]

I’m sorry to hear that.

[bibliofile]

Well hell.

And yet, here we all are, not talking about it together. [high five]

[lcohen]

i'm sorry that happened. I hope that when the world rights itself, that job or something comparable comes to you.

[thewayne]

Good luck, kiddo. That sucks.

[laramie]

So sorry to hear about your losing a job that did so well by you! Good luck with whatever comes next.

belated sympathy

[eileenlufkin]

I've been away from dreamwidth, so I just this today. Do you want to try doing raids from separate cars sometime this weekend? Or something else I'm not thinking of?