Irony perhaps
You know, as much as I complained and whined about my job, I really wanted to make the decision to leave, not to be told I had to. We had an offer to move with the company to Boston and take a pay cut since cost of living is cheaper there...I laughed quite a bit. There is no way I would just pick up and leave California for this job of all jobs. Luckily the timing was good and bad. Yeah....I did just move into a new house and there are a lot of expenses right now, but I am getting my tax return back soon and my deposit from my last place. Plus I get 2 more full paychecks and severence, although we aren't betting on more than a hundred or so...hopefully it is more but from what I know of my company we are lucky to get any severence.
So I am curious as to how I am going to suffer through budgeting. I am not very good at saving money. I could pay rent and bills and appease my need for movies, food entertainment/shopping....and driving to cities like San Fran and Santa Cruz without worrying about gas. So now it is looking like I will be watching movies at home, eating ramen...or smack as we now call it....and not even renting movies but watching ones we have over and over and over.....
Now I know I worry too much and I may well find a job very soon and be financially ok. It is just finding a job that pays as well or better than what I have, *ahem* HAD...may be a little tricky at first. Everyone wants a degree, even if it is in underwater basket weaving, they will take that person over someone with a few years experience in the field. I have been on a lame procrastinating hiatus from school and I guess this is a huge motivation to go back and finish my degree. Or face the evil alternative...moving to Fresno near my begging me to come there parents and being miserable in a place where it is muggy, humid, 108 and boring...
The worst part about finding out we were closing down is that they called a Bagel meeting. Normally we have bagel meetings friday mornings with lots of *gasp* bagels and donuts. Well when they called this bagel meeting to tell us, there were no bagels...or donuts...what a rip off.