The Finality of It All
April 29, 2008 — plwalkerThe severance package pay arrived in my bank account yesterday. It made my layoff seem so final. I didn’t realize until today that the payout for my pending vacation had also come. So I’m now officially unemployed and I don’t have any income (asside from unemployment).
The total amount is nice, and if Uncle Sam sends that money he keeps promising, I will likely be OK with no changes through September. Of course, if I’m not working, we will definitely be cutting back. That will let us last longer, maybe through November.
That, of course, is worst case scenario. Far before then, I would take a job doing something to have an income. Hopefully it will not get to that point. I hope to get a job before the end of June, but that may not be the case.
In any case, finally having the payout has generated some unexpected feelings. It just seems so final.
CC
May 1, 2008 at 11:16 am
Your feelings are accurate, the final payout is final. I received 63 weeks pay for my 22 years of service at the Philadelphia bank where I worked long and hard. It was paid to me bi-weekly. That was the fastest 63 weeks in my life. My advice is to get a job now, even if it is a part-time job. It keeps the money coming in and takes your mind off of the fact that your previous employer is doing just fine without you. That was the hardest thing for me to understand, how could they do as well without me? They do, believe me. Good luck.
May 3, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Fortunately, this was a lump sum payout, so we are going to be OK for a while, but the finality was stronger than I had expected. It didn’t last very long, and I think (hope and pray) that it is gone.