I haven’t blogged about this yet. No real reason other than it’s literally taken me a couple months to process and deal with it.
My husband was laid off.
I never thought we would have to deal with this. Maybe I am totally naive and stupid for thinking this, but I truly thought his job was fine. But I guess I was wrong.
I didn’t handle it well. I went through a crazy amount of emotions. One day I was OK and basically with the attitude of “it is what it is” and the next day I was sobbing over everything. The one thing I couldn’t get over was the fact that I had to get a job. It wasn’t the fact that I had to work as much as it was that I liked being a stay at home mom. I like being involved in my kids classes; I liked knowing everything that was going on; and by getting a job, I really felt like I was having everything ripped away from me. The first job interview I went on was for a daycare. I literally felt (and probably looked) like I was going to a funeral. I did not want to be there. I was interviewing for an assistant daycare teacher position, but was offered the lead teacher position. I had to turn the job down because the pay was very low and I wouldn’t make enough to cover what we needed covered…let alone all the gas to get there.
Every interview I went on after that, with the exception of one, I was offered a position. That was a huge confidence booster for me…someone who hasn’t interviewed basically EVER and hasn’t worked in years. But I kept turning jobs down. I know some of you would think I was being selfish or foolish, but they weren’t the right fit. It can be argued that I found something wrong with each one because I just plain didn’t want my life to change, but regardless…I’m glad I held out! Because today I went on a totally awesome interview and was offered an amazing job!
So ladies and gentleman, what I am saying is this…don’t settle. Sure I was down to the wire. I needed a job. But I held out and was able to get the perfect position for me. I can’t wait to see what the future holds!!
Have any of you dealt with a lay off? How did you handle it?
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