I've got to say that I am overwhelmed by the support here.
Thank you all. I do appreciate it.
And yes in the end I am sure I will be fine. I've been through some very rough stretches in the past as well. The reason it hit harder this time was because of the sacrifices I made to get and keep this job....not just with respect to effort but to other opportunities I gave up to go down this road. And in the end they just discard you like trash.
Another lady (the office co-ordinator), literally the heart and soul of the office such a great lady, had been working there for 10 or 15 years. They let her go with zero warning and didn't even let her say goodbye to anyone.....15 god damn years. Not even allowed to say a word to anyone and escorted off the premises.
When it comes completely out of the blue like this did, some people say getting laid off is like being bashed in the face with a baseball bat out of nowhere. With these guys it was more like a hand over the mouth and a knife through your back, after which they drag you out the back....unnoticed.
The company has laid off about 15 of it's 60 or so people from our design group and each time nobody knew or heard about it until a day or two had passed and word started to get whispered around that so and so person had been canned.
It is such a shady way of doing it. Really grinds my gears.
As for myself going forward, I will approach this as I have always approached everything....just another challenge to overcome. I have the reserves of determination required to get where I want to be. It will happen. But oh what I would give for that time back so I could have applied myself in another direction.
Maybe I'll go back to school? I've got enough to keep me going for a while yet, and if I rent out my basement I can work part-time and change industries.
Anyway, that's just me thinking out loud. I will end by re-iterating my appreciation for everyone's kind words and encouragement. You really go into a bad/weird head-space.
And it is genuinely amazing how much a motorbike ride can be helpful. It is a truly wonderful sport/activity/pursuit.
Now it's off with you to find something better!
