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cdn2wheeler · 01-10-2008, 11:17 PM

I have to chime in here based on something that's taken place less than 12 hours ago.

I was let go. Not due to anything I did wrong, or that my work wasn't up to par - I was far exceeding every expectation - but the simple fact was that there just wasn't any money coming in. Marketing - that was me - was generating dozens, even hundreds, of leads but the leads weren't being closed. No sales = no cashflow, no cashflow = layoff. So whom do they lay off? The guy that gets the leads.

Seems rather silly if you ask me but so be it.

To the big question: Now what?

"Do what you love!"

Trust me, there's no money in being a gigolo. The job is great, but the dental plan sucks.

"Follow your heart!"

I did. Two divorces later...

"Listen to your Spirit Guide/Higher Self/Other indefinable ethereal being!"

Uh, ok. What's his/her number? Do they take collect calls? I'm a little short of cash right now...

"Something will come up, the Universe will provide."

Oh. Izzat so? I'm still waiting for my BMW.

I jest (only a little) but the point is serious. WTF do I do now?

I'm not in panic mode quite yet, I'm saving that for another day when I can have a right old tizzy fit in the grocery store. It might liven up someone's day, or at least give witnesses something to talk about over dinner. "Did you see that guy in the produce section? Wow... he was NUTS!"

Seems that our friend Angela may be in a similar situation soon, as is doriette. And I expect there's a LOT of employment angst amongst the fine denizens of this board that we never hear about.

Anyway, I certainly don't have any advice. Wish I did, because that would mean that I might actually have an idea of what to do next. But I don't.

Off to the grocery store. How many bananas do you think I can throw around before someone calls security?

01-10-2008, 11:17 PM	#74 (permalink)
cdn2wheeler Family Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,016	I have to chime in here based on something that's taken place less than 12 hours ago. I was let go. Not due to anything I did wrong, or that my work wasn't up to par - I was far exceeding every expectation - but the simple fact was that there just wasn't any money coming in. Marketing - that was me - was generating dozens, even hundreds, of leads but the leads weren't being closed. No sales = no cashflow, no cashflow = layoff. So whom do they lay off? The guy that gets the leads. Seems rather silly if you ask me but so be it. To the big question: Now what? "Do what you love!" Trust me, there's no money in being a gigolo. The job is great, but the dental plan sucks. "Follow your heart!" I did. Two divorces later... "Listen to your Spirit Guide/Higher Self/Other indefinable ethereal being!" Uh, ok. What's his/her number? Do they take collect calls? I'm a little short of cash right now... "Something will come up, the Universe will provide." Oh. Izzat so? I'm still waiting for my BMW. I jest (only a little) but the point is serious. WTF do I do now? I'm not in panic mode quite yet, I'm saving that for another day when I can have a right old tizzy fit in the grocery store. It might liven up someone's day, or at least give witnesses something to talk about over dinner. "Did you see that guy in the produce section? Wow... he was NUTS!" Seems that our friend Angela may be in a similar situation soon, as is doriette. And I expect there's a LOT of employment angst amongst the fine denizens of this board that we never hear about. Anyway, I certainly don't have any advice. Wish I did, because that would mean that I might actually have an idea of what to do next. But I don't. Off to the grocery store. How many bananas do you think I can throw around before someone calls security?