Well, it finally came - my last day at my current job is tomorrow......this brings a lot of mixed feelings, but since I knew it was coming for a while now, I suppose I have already worked through all of the emotions of a layoff? Not sure about that one......
I have never been laid off before, so this was a new experience for me - and NOT a good one. The company I worked for was acquired in February by a much larger company out of San Diego. Unfortunately it is very common for HR and Finance/Accounting to get the ax because those functions are best done at the corporate level of the parent company and it makes no sense to double up efforts at a now-division level.
Anyway, I have gone through sadness, betrayal, lots of anger, disgust, frustration and everything in between since I found out my job would be eliminated for sure. This was surely the worst and hardest professional year of my career thus far, but I guess it's just one more struggle that I now have under my belt. With each one, you learn, grow and find a way to persevere......which just makes you stronger in the end. I'm sure that someday I will be thankful for this blessing in disguise, but I'm just not far enough out for that yet. But God has NEVER, not once, left me hanging and abandoned me (even if it felt that way at the time), so I know he has big stuff up ahead for me. It's just scary and unnerving, but that's what builds character, right?? :)
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I have every confidence that you will come out on the better end of this situation. Just remember all of the great friends you have met along the way and that alone should bring you comfort.
Opportunity right? You always make the best of it Lauri.
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