I was laid off from my first real job out of college. The owner laid off about 30% of the staff and did not consult managers in the decision, so it was not really merit based, basically bad luck.
I stayed positive and got a new job in less than 3 months. It had no benefits, but paid better. I was replacing a woman who really needed benefits and thats why she wanted to leave. After 2 months or so, she couldnt find anything and asked for her job back. So I once again got fired for no fault of my own.
That hit me hard and I was unemployed and horribly depressed for 6 months.
I survived that time with amazing support from my girlfriend. We burned through my savings then most of hers. She stuck with me through it all. I finally got a very low level job in state government.
It turned out to be a great change. Better insurance allowed me to get medicated for ADHD and shots for my allergies. I got promoted over and over. I’m doing great now, but it would have been the end of me if not for my girlfriend, who is obviously my wife now.
Aw, that’s really lovely. Goes to show how much support can mean to a person. Especially when everything else seems to be going against you for no seeming reason.
I was laid off from my first real job out of college. The owner laid off about 30% of the staff and did not consult managers in the decision, so it was not really merit based, basically bad luck.
I stayed positive and got a new job in less than 3 months. It had no benefits, but paid better. I was replacing a woman who really needed benefits and thats why she wanted to leave. After 2 months or so, she couldnt find anything and asked for her job back. So I once again got fired for no fault of my own.
That hit me hard and I was unemployed and horribly depressed for 6 months.
I survived that time with amazing support from my girlfriend. We burned through my savings then most of hers. She stuck with me through it all. I finally got a very low level job in state government.
It turned out to be a great change. Better insurance allowed me to get medicated for ADHD and shots for my allergies. I got promoted over and over. I’m doing great now, but it would have been the end of me if not for my girlfriend, who is obviously my wife now.
Aw, that’s really lovely. Goes to show how much support can mean to a person. Especially when everything else seems to be going against you for no seeming reason.