Comments | mostly_irish: Losing My Favorite Pub Prompted Me To Finally Write About Being Laid Off

mostly_irish

Losing My Favorite Pub Prompted Me To Finally Write About Being Laid Off

Sep 10, 2015 11:46

James's Gate was our place. Cozy Irish-style pub on one side, artsy yet warm dining room on the other. The Esposo and I had been going there since moving to Boston from New York back in 1998. It's where I saw the Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918. It's where we went after my water broke with Patoot and we had time to kill before the ( Read more... )

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been there... anonymous September 10 2015, 16:18:33 UTC

NO ONE likes being told they are unneeded/unwanted.....it just plain sucks. However, sometimes it's an opportunity....to regroup, refresh, and restart. You'll get past the hurt, and probably find something better.

Re: been there... mostly_irish September 10 2015, 16:23:36 UTC

Thanks. :) It DOES suck, but clearly ... we are not alone in this experience!

That is actually what I'm working on now ... regrouping. Figuring out what I could do next that would both make me happy and pay me a salary. ;)

I could write a follow up post to this anonymous September 11 2015, 01:59:29 UTC

Called "Losing a Beloved Co-Worker Feels Like a Death in the Family." I miss you, but your spirit lives on! You'll always be Holidays and ATC to me. (It's a cold products, warm heart sort of thing.) Whichever company you land at will be very, very lucky to have you!

Re: I could write a follow up post to this mostly_irish September 11 2015, 02:45:58 UTC

"Cold products, warm heart..." Say. I LIKE that. I may steal it as a title for ... something.

Also: I MISS YOU GUYS, TOO. *sniffle*

Re: I could write a follow up post to this ext_3300493 September 11 2015, 03:07:19 UTC

Also, I'm not anonymous. I'm Sarah.

Re: I could write a follow up post to this mostly_irish September 11 2015, 11:18:45 UTC

Ha! Well, I knew it was one of my GCCL peeps. Howdy, Sarah!

livygrrrl September 14 2015, 19:45:32 UTC

I won't say it's not gut-wrenching to be laid off, as I've watched Sabrina go through it more than once. BUT, she is SOOO much happier at her current job than her last one (though she left voluntarily), and sometimes getting a kick in the pants actually can turn out better than you thought. So I'm going to hope for that scenario for you!