10 Things Not to Do the Day After You're Laid Off

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and was never allowed where I grew up.
Only working class people ever get laid off.
Working class people should always be working at something, at anything.
There is no job that is so important that a working class person cannot do without.
When losing one job, a working class person should not reach home without finding at least one other type of work to supplement the other part time job.
When all other attempts at multiple jobs fail, the working class person goes to work for him/herself doing whatever needs doing--and there's always plenty of that.
That's called self employment and as Judge Judy often says, collect cans if nothing else.
There are many stories of people that bless the day they were laid off and forced out of their comfort zone--security zone that is--and found out there was a whole world of opportunity out there when they began actively searching for it.
Been there, done that.
Good luck and God bless us all!

HillbillyBill of TN 9:36AM October 29, 2008

and was never allowed where I grew up.
Only working class people ever get laid off.
Working class people should always be working at something, at anything.
There is no job that is so important that a working class person cannot do without.
When losing one job, a working class person should not reach home without finding at least one other type of work to supplement the other part time job.
When all other attempts at multiple jobs fail, the working class person goes to work for him/herself doing whatever needs doing--and there's always plenty of that.
That's called self employment and as Judge Judy often says, collect cans if nothing else.
There are many stories of people that bless the day they were laid off and forced out of their comfort zone--security zone that is--and found out there was a whole world of opportunity out there when they began actively searching for it.
Been there, done that.
Good luck and God bless us all!

HillbillyBill of TN 9:36AM October 29, 2008

This is a very helpful and thoughtful post! I agree with the necessity of finding something to do while you're looking for a new job. Inactivity can really rob you of a lot of joy in life.

Erika with Qvisory of WA 8:29PM October 28, 2008