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Its been awhile...

April 29th, 2009 at 09:10 pm

Some of you may remember that I said that my job was probably secure so long as my firm didn't go under. Well, the firm is now just the owner and his paralegal (the office manager and one of the attorneys are there a little longer than the rest but that's about it). So as close to going under as a small firm can get (and who knows if it can last even at that reduced size).

So officially I am laid off as of April 30th but am currently at home burning through my PTO (otherwise they might not be able to pay it). I was on my vacation when everything suddenly went south but fortunately I received a call from a former coworker hiring me to basically be part of a new firm composed entirely of my section of the firm. So I still get to work with the people I enjoy working with.

However, since things went south a little faster than people were planning on, we have anywhere from 2-6 weeks before the new firm is up and running. That should give me plenty of time to work on the house. In a week or so I should probably have a more definite idea of what is going on.

I am just glad that we had my husband switch jobs earlier this year. He is already making more at the new job than he would have made at the old one and he is happier to boot.

I still need to paint the kitchen (seriously, this seems to be my avoid at all costs job, I have done tons of other things, I just don't seem to want to start this one) but the windows are in and boy is it a difference. Given that we have no A/C, they are going to be a godsend this summer. With the new windows in, the house only heats up if I open up the door and let the sun beat in on the floor.

Well, I have a room I want to finish rearranging so I am off and running. As to our finances, they are in good shape though the loss of 2 months income will result in a slow down of our pay off but life happens. My scenarios always were more optimistic than reality but that is why they are called goals.

6 Responses to “Its been awhile...”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    I'm sorry to hear of the layoff, but how fortunate to have potential employment in the near future.

  2. Ima saver Says:
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    I am sorry about your job loss too. Glad your husband has a job that he really likes.

  3. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Sorry to hear about the impending layoff, but I am glad you have something else in the works pretty quickly.

  4. north georgia gal Says:
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    How nice it must be to not have to panic when faced with a layoff!!!

  5. monkeymama Says:
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    I am sorry too, what a bummer. Hope it all works out!

  6. gamecock43 Says:
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    Wow. that sounds like quite the smooth layoff. One job to the next with a vacation in between! You go girl!

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