Economic Downturn in Sharp Relief

I just heard that two of my friends and former co-workers were laid off yesterday. It just brings the economic situation into sharp relief. And it bums me out too, both for them and for what it might bode for me in the future.

We’ve been hanging on, layoff through layoff, wondering if it was our turn next or if we could hang on by our fingernails. For my two friends, their fingernails gave out.

But what makes all of this so much worse is that as the economy continues to spiral, the jobs seem to getting scarcer. So now that I’ve decided to hang in there, it seems like it’s an all-or-nothing proposition. If I don’t make it through the layoffs, then there won’t be any jobs left by the time I hit the open market.

Which then begs the question, when will we see the end of this? All I can say is soon, I hope. And I hope my friends are able to find employment. But just in case, I think I’m going to sharpen up my resume and start looking for openings that might come up.

~Doug