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Hmm, so I guess to follow up on my last post. My dad got laid off from his job the other week. He had been working as a electrical engineer at the same place since before I was born, for the last 35 years. I guess I'm not really sure what to think, a mixture worried and pissed about it.
I guess to give the back story a little bit. my dad was actually planning on retiring in September. He had been making those plans for awhile, even before the recession hit and as far as I know was still going to stick with that plan regardless. When he got laid off, he was given enough severance to basically offset that. His company doesn't give pensions, so I guess financially, I think he got the equivalent of 6 months vacation. Supposedly part of the Obama stimulus plan might pay for a portion of his health insurance, but that isn't really for sure yet. I guess if he wanted to, I think technically he can file for unemployment, although I'm not sure if he wants to do that.
I guess what bothers me the most is the whole principle of the thing. I know how I would feel if I that happened to me. I think that my dad probably wouldn't have minded working those 6 months and then retiring and getting his little plaque. I know that getitng laid off can mess with your head. My dad says that he's okay, but I don't really know for real. I hope that he's fine and happy with it, but I guess I don't really know my dad that well.
I guess to give the back story a little bit. my dad was actually planning on retiring in September. He had been making those plans for awhile, even before the recession hit and as far as I know was still going to stick with that plan regardless. When he got laid off, he was given enough severance to basically offset that. His company doesn't give pensions, so I guess financially, I think he got the equivalent of 6 months vacation. Supposedly part of the Obama stimulus plan might pay for a portion of his health insurance, but that isn't really for sure yet. I guess if he wanted to, I think technically he can file for unemployment, although I'm not sure if he wants to do that.
I guess what bothers me the most is the whole principle of the thing. I know how I would feel if I that happened to me. I think that my dad probably wouldn't have minded working those 6 months and then retiring and getting his little plaque. I know that getitng laid off can mess with your head. My dad says that he's okay, but I don't really know for real. I hope that he's fine and happy with it, but I guess I don't really know my dad that well.