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Sweet Freedom

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Sun Nov 3, 2013, 09:28 AM Nov 2013

I lost my job on Friday. [View all]



I was totally floored. I took this job to better my future and to have enough money to send my daughter to college. I left a job in the nonprofit world that I had been in for decades and this move was supposed to eventually catapult me into a national director position. Instead, after 60 days, I, and countless others, were laid off. And I would get it if I had been doing a bad job, but I wasn't.

What's amazing is I saw no effort by this company to cut expenses--such as limo services for the execs--they just cut people's jobs and in my opinion, they let the wrong people go. My boss didn't even have the decency to tell me himself. HR told me.

I've never in my life been without a job. I guess it was eclipsed out. I hope Jupiter and Saturn are doing something good in my chart soon!
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I lost my job on Friday. [View all] Sweet Freedom Nov 2013 OP
aww, sweet freedom NJCher Nov 2013 #1
Me too, thank you! Sweet Freedom Nov 2013 #5
Care to name the company? SheilaT Nov 2013 #2
I don't think so... Sweet Freedom Nov 2013 #6
Darn! SheilaT Nov 2013 #9
I am so sorry Sanity Claws Nov 2013 #3
Thank you! Sweet Freedom Nov 2013 #7
Really hate to hear this. southerncrone Nov 2013 #4
Thank you Sweet Freedom Nov 2013 #8
positive energy for that dream job to come your way... magical thyme Nov 2013 #10
I am so sorry Tumbulu Nov 2013 #11
Sending positive thoughts Sienna86 Nov 2013 #12
Sorry that happened to you, Sweet Freedom. Sending good energy for better things to come your way. Mnemosyne Nov 2013 #13
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