We still haven’t
told Mimi and Boo about my recent unemployment, which is going on to week two
soon. Mimi has caught on I think. She senses that it is strange that Papa is
walking with her to school every morning now and spends his day “working” at
the public library. However, it is true that I am working at the library since the job
search is a full-time job. Further, we aren’t eating out two or three meals
during the weekend any longer and trips to Target complete with mystery bag
toys are gone. It’s only been about two weeks though… At some point they are
going to find out.
Mimi, at the tender age of
10, gets really upset about things and I can imagine her being really scared
about my unemployment. Worse yet, I can imagine her fear transcending to
seven-year old Boo (especially because Mimi is a bit of a drama queen and
overreacts to things). In that sense, the scenario would probably involve Mimi
telling Boo that Papa has lost his job, we will be kicked out of our apartment
tomorrow and we will die of starvation outside in the freezing cold next week.
Natsu and I will consult and discuss a good time and manner to let the kids know the news.
This morning I told
one of Boo’s classmate’s father about my situation when he asked me about my
job. It felt weird coming out of my mouth, like someone else answered the
question. The whole reality of being suddenly unemployed still seems like somewhat
of a bad dream- one that I’ll awake from soon once I get a new job.
The father sympathized with me and described when he went through the
same type of unemployment a few years ago. The more people I talk to, the more
common I realize downsizing is.
Finally, I got the
fastest job rejection I’ve ever received. I applied for a company attorney
position around 11:26am today and… got the rejection at 11:36am! At least I got
closure. Of the 37 applications below, so far I’ve gotten 3 rejections and 1
interview so far.
Day Thirteen Lessons:
1. Being Let Go is Far More Common than You Think
1. Being Let Go is Far More Common than You Think
2. A Rejection Received for a Job at Least Provides Closure
Total Contacts Reached Out To: 37
Total Applications: 35
Total Contacts Reached Out To: 37
Total Applications: 35
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