Thanks. Its just a one day at a time thing now. Tomorrow I have that meeting....I will get a Letter which is being placed in my file. I will greave it....Greivance....and follow the work plan put forth. I willl continue efforts to get myself physically and mentally Fit. I will also keep looking for another job. A lot is just not going to get Better. I wasn't kidding about the stress and the craziness...every job has Some....Mine is no exaggeration....I'm on that slightly under 60 bubble....and topped out...in salary...so....I'm in the bullseye....
Comparatively speaking, nobody knows what you're dealing with better than yours truly; FYI, I turned 59 last Friday. My last 12 months haven't been fun, either; I was re-org'd by the new owner of my long-time employer (18 years) in March 2015.
I was fortunate.....at least I thought I was fortunate.....to find something new (with a competitor) shortly afterward in May. But I got a phone call from my boss on a Friday afternoon in mid-August that he was lowering the boom on me because "it just wasn't working out" (his opinion not mine). Of course, deep down inside, I knew he and I were of a different species from the day I first met him.....but as an unemployed individual, could I be "blamed" for having taken the position to begin with ??
Anyway, so I was out of work again at Labor Day with zero prospects and no medical benefits (not good considering I'm an insulin user). And at 58 years old, I was looking for another new corporate position in Q4; a situation some distance from ideal. Then, just before Christmas, I came across a
possible opportunity (listed on Indeed.com, of all places).
Happily.....and incredibly fortunately.....I was back to work the first of February. I was equally fortunate to have joined one of
the best companies in my industry.......though at a fairly notable decrease in salary (and loss of my past fleet vehicle)......with a workforce where I'm almost the
exact median age. So all things considered.....and given the overall circumstances.....I resurfaced probably about well as I could have hoped.
I don't claim to understand your personal or professional situation beyond what you've posted here, and my situation obviously has no parallel to what you're going through. Still, use my story to recognize that everything isn't necessarily
all doom and gloom. That's because, at the end of the day, the only one you can
truly affect is yourself.....and only
you can manage how you react to the negativity. And believe me, I'm not judging you.....I spent enough time judging myself when I was on the sidelines. I'm simply calling it as I see it.
For the record, I have $50K worth of student loans coming due now that my two kids have just graduated. Please consider that when you personally evaluate the size and weight of the anchor currently around your neck at your age. Things indeed may not be quite as bad as you think.
And, allow me to wholeheartedly recommend you take whatever opportunity this situation presents to improve your
physical self, which I regrettably did
not do while I was out.
