It's official. Got laid off yesterday. I get wages in lieu of notice untill sept 15th, then I get severance pay for 6.8 weeks after that. also my unemployment starts on sept 15th as well.
The plan Cathy and I have is to use the unemployment to live on and save the severance package to use to move on. We're planning on moving to Boise in November. (that should be when we have all the severance pay in the bank) I'm arranging for a trailer to be dropped at our place on Nov. 9th, we'll load it up and it'll be picked up the next day. We should be on the road to Boise on the 10th or 11th, arriving that weekend. we'll find a place and have our stuff delivered there. Then I find a job and we're all done. I'm calling it "operation B.O.B. (boise or bust)
It was kind of a bummer day......nobody I know enjoys losing their job, but it gives us a chance to get out of El Paso. JT is planning on moving himslf and Alana to Tacoma WA. after he gets his income tax return this spring.
when life gives you lemons......make lemonade :) we're fixin to make a big ole batch of it too.
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Good luck Ray & Cathy see you in a couple months
During times like this, guys, attitude is everything. Good Luck and God Bless.
Good luck you guys :) I bet it'll be nice to get out of El Paso and nearer to family, though :)
And I always thought it was "If life gives you lemons, ask for tequila and salt". Maybe its just me :p
"nobody I know enjoys losing their job"
Oh, I dunno. We did a little celebrating when Brian lost his last year ... and he didn't even get unemployment outta the deal. They screwed him over baaaaaaad. We were very glad to have him no longer working there. (Funny how losing a job and raising a family of 5 on no income was a good thing, huh?)
Anyway, it will be tough, but the life changes worth making usually are. Hang tight to each other and know that all things are as they are meant to be.
And repeat our mantra ... "Work is highly overrated." ;-)
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