The Philadelphia Inquirer had it right on the front page: The ax falls, and then what?
Well into 2009 it's still happening - people are getting fired as businesses work to stay about the drowning mark.
The "second in an occasional series" by Inquirer staff writer Alfred Lubrano details how Dan Perry arrived at 7:25 AM for work and by 7:35 AM he was on his way back to his car, the possessions of his desk in-hand.
After receiving the "gut-punch" of being fired (let's not pretty-it-up by calling it "let go"), Perry looked up to the sky to ask, "What just happened to me?"
Believe me, it's a moment that will be burned into his brain for the rest of his life.
No one goes through a moment like that without have a burned-in impression left.
"The married 40-year-old executive with two teenage children was filled with a cold dread."
Notice what that said:
1. He's not a kid.
2. He was in a good position.
3. He's married.
4. He has teen aged children. Children old enough to fear what will come next and, perhaps, harbor feelings that their dad is a failure. Children who will remember their own fear for the rest of their lives. And, depending on how Dad handles everything, they'll think about him from this moment forward in a very different way.
And that's what HE was thinking too: failure. It's hard NOT to think that at a time like that.
Even the most hard-hearted who don't let other people determine their self-worth feel that they must have done something wrong. "OTHERS are still working, so why did they fire ME?"
13.2 million Americans now unemployed. Out of work. Wondering what they'll do next.
And multiply that by their spouses and children, and the number of affected people quickly rises to 50 million persons directly affected in this dismal economy.
What will they do? Where will they turn. And if they can't find a "job," can they even begin working at home without someone helping them get started in the right direction?
There are places that can help get you started at home. LOTS of Work at Home Moms locations but not many for Work at Home Dads (who have been greatly affected recently - some say that 82% of recent firings were to men, many of whom are Dad providing for their families).
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