Gut Punch Friday
I just got the word that I was being let go due to lack of funding.
I don't feel as bad about it as I thought I would--it's been looking inevitable for a while now. The company's been struggling tremendously to stay afloat, and we've lost four or five people just in the time I've worked here. Plus, as I've said before, this really isn't what I set out to do. I believed in the company's initial mission, but we've been doing more and more stuff I didn't agree with just to maintain funding. It's depressing as all hell.
I'm going to miss working here in some ways--the pay is excellent and I have my own office--but not in others--the lack of fulfilling work, the punishing schedule, etc. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up something soon. I've got two weeks, so I'm not too worried about it. I've also got my consulting income and I'll probably file for unemployment as well, so financially I'll be ok. My boss has promised to give me a stellar recommendation as well--we'll see how THAT pans out. ;)
It all has the air of inevitability about it--like this was supposed to happen in order to push me to do something else. We'll see how that turns out.
Sigh.
I don't feel as bad about it as I thought I would--it's been looking inevitable for a while now. The company's been struggling tremendously to stay afloat, and we've lost four or five people just in the time I've worked here. Plus, as I've said before, this really isn't what I set out to do. I believed in the company's initial mission, but we've been doing more and more stuff I didn't agree with just to maintain funding. It's depressing as all hell.
I'm going to miss working here in some ways--the pay is excellent and I have my own office--but not in others--the lack of fulfilling work, the punishing schedule, etc. Hopefully I'll be able to pick up something soon. I've got two weeks, so I'm not too worried about it. I've also got my consulting income and I'll probably file for unemployment as well, so financially I'll be ok. My boss has promised to give me a stellar recommendation as well--we'll see how THAT pans out. ;)
It all has the air of inevitability about it--like this was supposed to happen in order to push me to do something else. We'll see how that turns out.
Sigh.