So therapists/psychologists/streetpersons always say there are the 5/9/14/whatever Stages of ________ that people go through, right? Well okay, I've been at this for over a month now, and if that doesn't qualify me to make the same assumptions that the ivory tower types have, well then I'll be an uncle farting on a monkey.
Stage One: Panic
What I'm I going to do what will I tell my friends what about my family oh no we'll be out in the streets come Monday morning what will this do to my credit score and chances of buying a new SUV in 4 years oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck.
Stage Two: Anger
Those jerkoffs got rid of me? Got rid of ME?! I hope they all die a painful flaming death in the flames of death, but not before the whole company collapses. Assholes!
Stage Three: Momentary Happiness
Well hey, I've deserved a vacation like this for years, might as well take advantage of it. Well, until my car payment is due next week anyhow.
Stage Four: Innovation
I think I'll start handbuilding custom lawnmowers to supplement my unemployment checks.
Stage Five: Reemergence of Panic
Oh shit are you serious I'm really still unemployed and without means of survival what am I going to do the neighbours are suspicious now because I check the mail every day at 1pm in my undies they'll call the cops tomorrow I just know it oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck.
Stage Six: Video Games
I haven't done a 14 hour Tekken marathon since I was in college!
Stage Seven: Education
I should probably go back to school or at least earn my Class A license so I can drive children to school.
Stage Eight: Content / New Job Found / Suicide
Fuckit.
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I too have experienced the joys of being laid off due to budget concerns. It was quite the awkward moment, as my Supervisor aol im'd me saying she needed to speak with me in the conference room. I jokingly reply on the im "I'm not being canned am I, lollerskates." FFWD 120 seconds later and she's giving me the bad news with tears trickling down her cheeks. (What can I say, I'm that fucking lovable!) The kicker came 40 minutes later, when cleaning out my desk, I noticed the rest of the team had been invited to a pizza party by upper management.
Seriously, wtf?!?!?!
-JW
Similar thing for me. Except my boss found out from me that I was being canned due to wanting to reduce the overhead. So they decided not to renew the first 3 contracts to come up. 1, 2, 3 bam. All, ironically, from my team.
Luckily I'm doing fairly well between unemployment money and some savings. Got a big job interview in the morning, if I get it, its a dream job so...
I hope you grabbed a slice/box of pizza on the way out the door at least.
NP: Cocteau Twins [/Kirk Hammett]
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