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I’ve worked for some fine people over the course of my career. One of the best was my old manager from my past employer, Chuck Reedy. I worked for Chuck for two years. He was a good manager, treating everyone with dignity and respect. He was dedicated, hard working, and pragmatic. Unfortunately, Chuck was laid-off in [...] I missed last week’s post. I’m in danger of missing this week’s as well. There’s so much to do… When I was laid-off in February, I didn’t anticipate how busy I would be in unemployment. In the last two weeks, I spent a day’s time applying for food stamps and almost two days reapplying for financial [...] "Graduation Cake Guy" image by CarbonNYC. Click image to see his entire photostream. Earlier this week, I heard a news report stating the last time the national unemployment rate was this bad was back in the early 1980’s. I graduated from college in 1983, at the height of the Reagan recession. I had no [...] Image titled "Grand Canyon backpack" by Kevindooley. Click on image to see more of his work. It’s now a little over three weeks since the layoff. The past week has been very busy and challenging, but also extremely rewarding. One of the things this experience has taught me is that the rest of your [...] It has now been a little over a week since the layoff. 300 people were let go over two days. One of them was my friend Brad, who used to work in the IT Department. The two of us immediately decided to form a support group. I don’t know how I would have gotten through the [...] Image by _gee_'s photostream. Click on the picture to see more images from him. The rumor mill was buzzing at work when I arrived there on Wednesday: layoffs were beginning again. Coworkers were gathered in small groups, speaking in hushed tones. As the morning dragged on, I overheard anxious and tearful clips of conversations [...] Image by flattop341. Click on the photo to view more of his photos. Sunday our boy scout troop went ice skating at the local rink in Newark, Ohio. I’m a decent in-line skater, but I hadn’t been on ice skates since I was a teenager. As it turns out, I’m able to ice skate [...] Image by Erika Mugglin, Heath, OH The chickens came home to roost this year. Back when I was in my twenties and my parents were approaching their fifties, I used to pick on them, in a good-natured way, whenever they couldn’t locate their reading glasses. During visits this past summer, both my father and my mother [...] Image by Erika Mugglin Yesterday is history. Tomorrow’s a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the ‘present.’ How many times have we all heard that little adage? It’s being tossed around so much lately that it has become a little worn, almost cliche. “Present? Come over here and I’ll give you your present…with [...] |
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