I had a friend back when I lived in Philly who was an IT guy for the now defunct Conrail. When they announced that the company was going to be closing, people left in droves (duh!), and it got to the point where my friend was offered TWO FULL YEARS severance pay if he would stay to turn off the lights, so to speak. He took the money and used it to put himself through law school (he was 40 at the time), and he is now working as an attorney.
Now, I tell this story, not because your company is closing, which I realize it isn't; nor because I think you want to be a lawyer, which I highly doubt. I just bring it up, to point out the possibility that if you stick out the stress, you may be able to milk it for some serious reward. OTOH, I'd definitely be polishing my resume if I were you. I'd be happy to help you with that if you want.
Yeah, I'm leaning towards trying to stick it out as long as possible and get the severance package. I'm doing really well so far under the pressure, and look like a shiny golden hero for taking on the work of three other people.
I figure if I know when the end is coming, I can have a new job lined up as close as possible, and then dump all that severance money on the mortgage.
And if the end doesn't come, I emerge as an indispensable asset :)
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Now, I tell this story, not because your company is closing, which I realize it isn't; nor because I think you want to be a lawyer, which I highly doubt. I just bring it up, to point out the possibility that if you stick out the stress, you may be able to milk it for some serious reward. OTOH, I'd definitely be polishing my resume if I were you. I'd be happy to help you with that if you want.
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I figure if I know when the end is coming, I can have a new job lined up as close as possible, and then dump all that severance money on the mortgage.
And if the end doesn't come, I emerge as an indispensable asset :)
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