Now that I am working from home and am only responsible to myself for getting my ever-growing list of to-do’s done, I find I am indulging in a rather unstructured existence. Granted, this is a nice change after four and a half years of structured and stressful living, meeting the demands of The ManTM [...]
A New Life (or the less Star Wars-like title – Unemployment)
July 27th, 2009 | by Jeri | published in Life
There are a few things you have to do when unemployed. Yes, you have to take every call and email from former coworkers, friends, and family and explain what happened. Yes, you have to tell the story over and over again ad naseum. Yes, you have to sound upbeat and chipper as if this is no big deal and sure, the last time you were unemployed Taco Bell had a 59 cent menu and now the cheapest thing is 89 cents! And yes, by the sixteenth communication, you have to start embellishing the story a little just to mix it up a bit and keep it interesting otherwise you will fall asleep and start snoring and maybe even drool a little mid-conversation. And yes, even people whom you warned, letting them know ahead of time that yes, this is coming! I am joining the ranks of the unemployed! still freak out on the actual day you become unemployed and ask “WHAT HAPPENED!?!?!” as if you had not explained it eleven times before.
But I digress.
