Let's Commiserate

After I saw the movie Julie & Julia last week I thought I would attempt a Blog. Not sure why - definitely not to become famous or write a book; perhaps out of agonizing boredom from not working since April with no interviews or job prospects of which to speak. My hope is that others who have been laid off either recently or over the years will be willing to share anecdotes, stories or just downright horrible experiences about your jobs and/or bosses or coworkers that will make us laugh and realize the absurdity of it all during these difficult economic times.

In 2000, I was laid off for the first time in my life after working for 17 years at the same organization. To my shock I was eligible for 7 months of severance and had tons of left over vacation time. It was fun while it lasted. This gave me an opportunity to research other career options so I decided to take a Voice Over class in the City. That was one of the best periods in my adult life. However, since 2001 I have had so many jobs that I need to look at my resume to recollect most of them. From 2001-2006 I was contracting and temping so was able to accrue quite a list of positions since I was either hired short term or the organization went out of business (try to explain that to a potential employer on an interview - they will cross their eyes in disbelief) - even some of the temporary agencies I worked through went out of business!! However, that did give me the opportunity to hone many on-the-job skills as well as get some voice over work.

This is starting to sound like a job interview so I think I'll stop. Now that I've written a brief synopsis of my work history, I will be able to start with my job experiences and anecdotes on another day. Excuse me while I refer to my resume.