Craptastic
Two things:
1.) My boyfriend lost his job. I never thought I'd be a "victim" of the economy. It's a bit bizarre. I haven't really told any of my friends. I came home from work on Wednesday to find my boyfriend already there, asked him how his day was, and he replied "I was laid off".
I'm trying not to think about too much, because I get emotional, so I'm trying to just take it in stride.
My boyfriend's been pretty optimistic about finding a new job, but I know that when I left school for a year to work full time, it took me a couple of months to find something. I'm really worried that it will take at least that long for him to find a new position, in which case, it's going to be really tight in terms of rent. I can take care of my end, since I'm getting some help from my dad, but I can't help my boyfriend. Luckily, I'm working extra this summer, so my paychecks are going to be HUGE (I'm also supposed to get a bonus for all my hard work as well, so that's good), so I can take care of most things for a little while.
I was really freaked out at first, and I still am. He's started to get a little worried, though, since he hasn't had any responses yet, but he's just started avidly looking (and it's the weekend) so he can't expect to have found something so quickly. Still, it's scary and I hope he finds something really soon. I do think, though, that it's a bit unrealistic to expect to find something within a week. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed, regardless.
I think I was more upset about it than he was on that first day. I was depressed and scared and in a bit of a mood the next day at work. We immediately went grocery shopping to get a bunch of cheaper items like lentils, noodles;etc because they last longer and I don't get paid until next week. Ugh.. I'm ranting now.. end the cut.
We're a little scared, surprised and nervous. He had a good gig and they had assured him until the end that he was safe. Apparently the company lost a lot of business around the holiday weekend and they let go his entire team, except for a Senior Engineer that they had hired a month prior. Figures. *sighs*
2.) I started this journal as a means to meet more nerdy people and LOW AND BEHOLD, that's not really working. I *did* just start the journal, so I shouldn't be upset. On the other hand, I've just been posting life stories and rants, nothing nerdy. Oops?
1.) My boyfriend lost his job. I never thought I'd be a "victim" of the economy. It's a bit bizarre. I haven't really told any of my friends. I came home from work on Wednesday to find my boyfriend already there, asked him how his day was, and he replied "I was laid off".
I'm trying not to think about too much, because I get emotional, so I'm trying to just take it in stride.
My boyfriend's been pretty optimistic about finding a new job, but I know that when I left school for a year to work full time, it took me a couple of months to find something. I'm really worried that it will take at least that long for him to find a new position, in which case, it's going to be really tight in terms of rent. I can take care of my end, since I'm getting some help from my dad, but I can't help my boyfriend. Luckily, I'm working extra this summer, so my paychecks are going to be HUGE (I'm also supposed to get a bonus for all my hard work as well, so that's good), so I can take care of most things for a little while.
I was really freaked out at first, and I still am. He's started to get a little worried, though, since he hasn't had any responses yet, but he's just started avidly looking (and it's the weekend) so he can't expect to have found something so quickly. Still, it's scary and I hope he finds something really soon. I do think, though, that it's a bit unrealistic to expect to find something within a week. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed, regardless.
I think I was more upset about it than he was on that first day. I was depressed and scared and in a bit of a mood the next day at work. We immediately went grocery shopping to get a bunch of cheaper items like lentils, noodles;etc because they last longer and I don't get paid until next week. Ugh.. I'm ranting now.. end the cut.
We're a little scared, surprised and nervous. He had a good gig and they had assured him until the end that he was safe. Apparently the company lost a lot of business around the holiday weekend and they let go his entire team, except for a Senior Engineer that they had hired a month prior. Figures. *sighs*
2.) I started this journal as a means to meet more nerdy people and LOW AND BEHOLD, that's not really working. I *did* just start the journal, so I shouldn't be upset. On the other hand, I've just been posting life stories and rants, nothing nerdy. Oops?