No pain….no rain!
Okay…okay! I know the actual saying goes, “No pain, no gain!” However, while that applies, my version of it seems more appropriate for my situation. So, I’ve lost my job. It’s not that being unemployed doesn’t cause a bit of concern that after that final check comes, that’s it. I suppose that the anticipation of losing the job was actually a more terrifying feeling than I experienced when it finally happened. No surprise, really since it was obviously on their agenda to eliminate ‘one of the highest paid” employees on the staff. Some of the logic involves their belief that when the dollars are rolling in, all is right with the world. But when the figures are down, hmmmm, somebody must not be doing their job.I call it keeping your focus so intently on that bottom line, that you can’t see the BIG picture.
Oh, well, no point in dwelling on that anymore. It’s “water under the bridge”, as they say. Anyhoooooo, after they finally pulled the trigger, I wasted no time. First on my agenda was an update of my resume. Within hours of my termination, that resume was on it’s way to several businesses in town that I thought might be able to appreciate what I had to offer, not only in experience, but also in attitude and work ethics. This was no time to hang my head in sorrow. A load had been lifted and I felt clarity about other doors that might now open for me. There’s no dark cloud, no impending doom. Maybe I’ll try to continue doing the same kind of work that I’ve enjoyed for over twenty years. Or maybe it was time to step out of my comfort zone and explore new horizons. Sky’s the limit for me so I’m reaching out and looking up! There’s a better job in a less combative environment waiting for me out there. I will find it!