…and nowhere to work. Well, it finally happened. After three years, and a nice blow to the little bit of pride I had in making it through five rounds of layoffs with virtually the same company, I was laid off on Friday, March 7, 2003. There’s something to be said for making it as far as I did - what comes immediately to mind is “what the hell were you thinking staying with a company who went through five rounds of layoffs?”. I do (reluctantly) realize this is a good thing, probably a great thing, although right now it is still very much in the ’sucks ass’ phase. Not that I didn’t have a choice in my layoff, my company made it clear that they wanted to keep me…. if I moved to California. I don’t have anything against California, but moving there is just not a good decision at this time. And my and Jef’s hearts are still very much set on Austin. So… here I type, currently unemployed with literally no sense of direction for where I will end up working next.

The good news is, I have been just days away from buying a new vehicle and with this new twist on employment, that money will sure come in handy. I know things will work out fine. I know I’ll get a kick ass job in Austin and be so much better off than I was yesterday. I had come very far with this job, and I am thankful. I know I will keep in touch w/ the employees who are staying on… but I’ll miss my clients. I sure got attached to them. I know they’ll be taken care of, but I hope they don’t like their new Rep as much as they did me. Call me selfish, I don’t care. ;)

As for the new job… the search will begin on Monday and I might even head to Austin for a few weeks later this month. I imagine things will get pretty interesting. But I’m ready. Onward through the fog!