Cheers to the end of 2009. I don’t know about you, but that year –2009– not in my top ten for the decade or the prior 28 for that matter. I won’t begin to contemplate the future years. Woo. There’s one thing 2009 taught me, kids. Don’t be too hung-up on the future because trust [...]
Posts under ‘Employment’
The former unemployed guide to wedding season
Three weddings and counting and I have another lesson in life why being unemployed, or formerly unemployed, ruins your social life. You see I was invited to five, that’s right, five weddings this year. That number is not a lie. Starting in August and running through December; I’ve made three and sadly that’s where it [...]
Nine months later
Nine months ago today I was unemployed. It was the day after my layoff and I refused to be scared. Life happens and I decided to do whatever it took to survive. It worked. If you had asked me then the path to me today, or the person I am becoming, I would have been [...]
The romantic comedy guide to unemployment
Happy endings are made better by power ballads by Bryan Adams, dancing around a table invigorates the soul, and in any given competition you can make your soul mate fall for you if you remain aloof and uninterested. How strange and yet familiar all those things are. It’s as if I’m looking into a mirror [...]
My employment break-up
I was dumped, twice, all in the span of six months. That’s what I’d call a winner, but really that kind of stigma sticks with a girl. I mean what does it say about me that can’t keep it together with Mr. Employment? From the ups to the downs, these past six months have been [...]
Battling the red bull: managing deadlines
I am back. Like Batman, I’ve returned. I’ve visited with friends, lacked Internet access for a while and took in the occasional concert during the week. But my three week sojourn in the land of sans blogging would be best summed-up by saying I slacked. I slacked and I let my blog self down. Fail. [...]
Double true: unemployment is an airborne disease
The waves of