Starting all over

[jenniferhoder]

It is VERY hard, but sometimes  you don't see the blessing in disguise until much later....

[plennis]

It is a bummer.  But sometimes I think it happens for a reason, I have always gotten a better job, or better circumstances anyway.   

[mrsmere]

It's not a good feeling that's for sure.  I think it's really sad when someone is about to retire and is let go because they have to compete with younger folks in the job market and they also will not get that retirement check that they counted on.

[pkrahmer]

I have lost jobs several times through no fault of my own. it was very difficult but something better always came along. Then I decided to work for myself. Best decision I ever  made  plus I a lot of daith in god:rainbow:

[betlynjua]

I went through that like 40 times when I was in my 20's, but when I reached 40 I decided I hated it enough, that I started my own business and never lost another job again.

I left my last corporate job many years ago.  I vividly remember walking out with my head held high and a spring in my step.  I vowed to never work for anyone else again.

Today, my husband and I own a very successful business.  We absolutely love being our own bosses.

Even though it may not always be all hunky dory, it sure beats working for someone else any day.

[ghunter]

I agree, losing a job and starting over is very hard.  If you are young you can do it with no problem, but us season people it is so hard because no one wants to hire older people unless you want to work at Walmart as a greeter.

[gaylasue]

My position that I had for 15 years was outsourced about 5 1/2 years ago.  It was a big blow because it paid very well and had good benefits.  It was outsourced to someone who had previously worked with one of my bosses and had started their own company.  It was a struggle to find a job in our job-depressed area but I found one that helps keep food on the table.

[pstovall]

It must be terrible to experience such a loss.  I've known several people who have had to deal with this.  It's quite stressful.  Fortunately, I never had to go though this. Dental hygienists were always in demand back when I graduated, with more jobs available than people to fill them, at least where I lived.

[Tresbn00]

That is a a total drag. I hope that the employee had some premonition or advanced warning so that they could prepare. Or a working spouse that could help with the bills until another job could be found. I have two and a half jobs and have maintained at least that many jobs since I was fifteen years of age. Even when I was self employed I had four corporations set up and was doing quite well. I just don't trust corporate America. When layoffs begin I am generally the last to be let go and I would like to think that this is because I work harder than most and exceed everyone' production numbers. My wife has been with a company for thirty eight years and is watching another round of layoffs happen next week. At least one hundred people being set free two months before the holidays. Bummer.

[plennis]

Bummer to lose a job anytime, but at the holidays there is extra pressure.  There usually are lots of extra little part time jobs available.

[SherylsShado]

I've had to deal with that repeatedly.  The first time it happened, I was SICK at the idea of having to start over.  Then I decided to always have "a plan" in case I lost my job.  Many times I worked a full time job and kept a part time job, just in case I lost one...I'd still have a job.  Now due to health reasons, one job is all I have ---but I still have a back-up plan if that job was gone.  (And every single job loss does seem to have been a blessing in disguise.     )

[countrygirl12]

It is so sad when someone loses their job and have to start over. An employee lost their job yesterday and I know the tension will be in the air Monday because the rest of of us are going to be wondering, which one of us maybe next.

I have been through a job lost twice, so I know it it not easy, but we have to keep moving forward.

Just because you loose your job does not mean you have to start all over.   You still have your home, your family, and a lot of other things.  Lately I don't feel too bad for people because they loose their job and then want to start a new one and start at the top.  And refuse jobs they feel are beneath them. 

[cateyes1]

Good luck I hope that no one else is next

[vg7405]

Thankfully, I am in a job where it is comparably less harder to be "let go". However, I have had personal friends of mine who were laid off because of the terrible economy. And I must say that I greatly sympathize with such individuals. It is not easy when one loses a job simply because it is not easy to secure one in these difficult economical times.

[6265AT99]

That's never easy for anyone but it's especially hard for someone who is "older" for sure.