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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$0! Yahoo. [/quote]

Be glad.  I got a pink slip for my year end bonus.  I'll be unemployed on January 4.

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I'm sorry, PP. I wish you well. [/quote]

Thanks.  Fortunately, we are much better off than many, so we are going to be okay.  My wife makes about 5% less than I do, so  we can cover the mortgage and the basic expenses.  We have 6 months of full expenses in liquid savings, and from a previous time like this, when I was out of work for 6 months, I was able to shop more intelligently and did all the cooking and it only cost about 1/4 of our emergency savings for that six months.  I'll go back into house-husband mode if I don't find a job within the next 6 weeks.

Fortunately, I've been a contractor at my agency for over 24 years and have a lot of skills that are important for the agency.  I have had one interview and have another tomorrow from internal leads and I doubt I'll be unemployed for more than about 6-8 weeks at the longest.  We can handle that pretty easily.

I only shared this to help those who are complaining about small bonuses put their situations into perspective, but there are probably many who will never [b]grok[/b] that.

Happy holidays to all. [/quote]
I've never heard that term before. Thanks for that, PP, and good luck with your job search. Happy holidays to you too![/quote]

Just thought I'd follow up.  My last day of work was January 3.  Today I received two offers from two different contractors at my agency.  The one that is currently more favorable includes a 22% increase over my previous salary.  I'm taking some time off to give myself a break and do some things for my family that will help relieve some stress for us and will start the new job at the end of the month.

We also just refinanced and we don't have a mortgage payment due until March.  Happy New Year to me.[/quote]

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