Today is the last day of work. I've known this for 2 weeks and still haven't claimed unemployment.
We all have our final checks and are cleaning up final projects, I got my PTO time but it was only 11 days, I had miscalculated my anniversary date - I'm just a few days short - typical!
I think we would be sad if we weren't so busy. I have been burning CDs all day and archiving past and present projects that hopefully, I can work on as a freelance contractor.

Things I won't miss:

the drive to work and home

my dying keyboard

Things I will miss:

the people

Unemployed

So, now I'm unemployed and still 6lbs from my goal. What a difference a few days makes.

On Monday we were all told that the company I work for would cease doing business after June 30th. They are trying to close shop without claiming bankruptcy. So, after watching many of my friends get laid off, here I am in the same boat.

Work is weird at the moment, the company has been run into the ground. We're not even sure if we will get our last pay check and everybody is pretty sure there is no money for PTO - that's a shame 'cause I have 20 PTO days. I am also working on projects that won't finish before the end of the month, and the clients don't have a clue. We have no idea what will happen to their projects or the up-front money they've paid. It's just a mess. Not sure if I should bother showing up next week...

Oh well, I'm thinking positive, they say that when one door closes there is another door to open, I just have to find that damn door! :-)

Triskaidekaphobia

It's Friday the 13th and even with a little triskaidekaphobia, I'm quite positive. Well, I'm still employed, and I'm 6lbs from my goal :-) We'll just ignore the fat percentages, one mustn't be too hard on one's self!

The rumors at work are now leaning more to bankruptcy for the company. I still think if we could sign a few of the deals in the sales pipeline we'd be able to limp along a little longer. I'd even go without pay for a month if it meant that it would save the company for another 6 months; job prospects are dire and unemployment won't last long.

I'm really getting into my stained glass. I love the design side and the feeling of accomplishment when it is complete and looks good. If only I could make a living selling my glass...

The company I work for is having cash-flow problems. There is work, but no money, Rumors are flying at work. Will we get laid off, will we be furloughed, will we get hired back as contractors??? The shit will hit the fan pretty soon as the top guys have met behind closed doors all week. All factors indicate that we are probably at the bottom of this economic slump, so it will be sad if the little company I work for just couldn't hang on long enough.

My friend gets married this weekend. We met in '98 not long after her divorce, and worked together on a huge online training project for a client in Texas. She was so anti-marriage and could only partially agree with it if kids were involved. A couple of years later when we were both working for different companies she called to see if I knew of any open positions. My boyfriend at the time (now husband) had a friend he'd known for almost 10 years who was president of a big technical training company. They were looking for someone to manage/program/market their website. Bingo, my friend was in. She went for a couple of bike rides with the president, it looked as if they may date, but nothing came of it. Two years later the company was sold and the president took his share and decided to go on to other ventures. They started seeing each other, the relationship became quite intense, within a few months they were engaged. Marriage -phooey! This weekend the friends we introduced, who had such a bad taste in their mouths about matrimony, will tie the knot. She'll change her name, and they'll ride off into the sunset legally bound, again!