It finally happened: I was let go. I was given a heads up about it from my manager towards the start of the year, but got the official paperwork the 30th. Now, I’m not quite sure what to do. I agreed to 10 weeks of pay, so I still have something coming in for at least two months. It’s just with how frequent layoffs have been as of late, I’m definitely anxious about whether or not I’ll find an adequate solution in time.
I’m surprised how well I’m sort of taking it. With the stress its been moving everything over for whoever will be taking my place, it’s felt a little cathartic to no longer have it on my shoulders. Having to pack a lot of the equipment I was issued by the company has also given me the much needed motivation to clean my office. Still, I’m pretty sure that’s just me being the optimist as always.
Applying for places hasn’t been the worst. I work in finance and accounting–maybe a little surprising with how into computers I am–so there have been places looking to hire. If that doesn’t work out, I’m thinking of studying to become an Enrolled Agent so that I can just work directly in tax. There’s a good number of places looking for CPAs and such.
At least with the extra time, I’ve already been catching up on things I’ve been behind on. I finished the original God of War game on my PS3 and I’ve been looking into some old JRPGs I found for the Vita. Still, just idling around hurts a little. It feels like staring out into the sea hoping someone sees the flare I’m shooting, and I only have so long before I’m just eaten by the waves.
A lot of my friends and family have been supportive. What’s kind of good is if I really were to hit rock bottom, I have a few places I can go with a new job mostly set up. It just means losing the house and a swath of my credit score. But, I suppose that is how things go.
