http://blog.mamashealth.com/2009/05/19/sometimes-down-but-never-out/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.mamashealth.com/2009/05/19/sometimes-down-but-never-out/#comment-50 A Friend Fri, 22 May 2009 06:27:22 +0000 http://blog.mamashealth.com/?p=198#comment-50 I'm probably a little older than you so I what I'm saying about being laid off comes from experience. I had what was considered a good, stable job back in the 1970's. I worked at a steel mill and for a young man, I was making very good money. Everything was great until the day the foreman called a meeting and said the second and third shifts were being shut down and only those with the most seniority would keep their jobs, which didn't include me. To make a long story short, I know about being laid off. I know that it hurts. But I know something else, too. It's not the end of the world. During the time I was laid off, I went back to school and got my degree. That was the best thing that ever happened to me. It took me four years but I got another job and never looked back. The economy will get better and employers will start hiring again. You have to go into survival mode and above all, don't get down on yourself. Stay positive and you will survive and come out ahead. I’m probably a little older than you so I what I’m saying about being laid off comes from experience. I had what was considered a good, stable job back in the 1970’s. I worked at a steel mill and for a young man, I was making very good money. Everything was great until the day the foreman called a meeting and said the second and third shifts were being shut down and only those with the most seniority would keep their jobs, which didn’t include me.
To make a long story short, I know about being laid off. I know that it hurts. But I know something else, too. It’s not the end of the world. During the time I was laid off, I went back to school and got my degree. That was the best thing that ever happened to me. It took me four years but I got another job and never looked back.
The economy will get better and employers will start hiring again. You have to go into survival mode and above all, don’t get down on yourself. Stay positive and you will survive and come out ahead.

]]> http://blog.mamashealth.com/2009/05/19/sometimes-down-but-never-out/#comment-39 everso Tue, 19 May 2009 17:53:00 +0000 http://blog.mamashealth.com/?p=198#comment-39 Being laid off has put a new meaning to the words "I am jobless or I was let go." True, it takes a toll on you and your family, but there's always a light at the end of the tunnel. Most of the time, change is good. You never know why you were the chosen one, why you were told that your job was being terminated, or why, with all the work that still needed to be done, that you were the one that was let go. As you quote Michelle Obama, Our first lady, "Think of the people who paved the way for you, and those who are counting on you to pave the way for them. Never let setbacks or fear dictate the course of your life." In closing "Change Is Good" Blessings to you! Being laid off has put a new meaning to the words “I am jobless or I was let go.” True, it takes a toll on you and your family, but there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. Most of the time, change is good. You never know why you were the chosen one, why you were told that your job was being terminated, or why, with all the work that still needed to be done, that you were the one that was let go. As you quote Michelle Obama, Our first lady, “Think of the people who paved the way for you, and those who are counting on you to pave the way for them. Never let setbacks or fear dictate the course of your life.” In closing “Change Is Good” Blessings to you!

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