Unemployment

That's right Joes and Janes unemployment has reared it's ugly head in this Joes household once again. I say again as it struck for the first time right before Christmas when my lovely wife had her knees chopped out from under her from this dreaded beast. Listen close my friends as you will see that this beast has a sense of humor. You see my wife received a car allowance for work but the car had to be no older than 5 years. Her van was approaching that limit so we went out in Nov and found a cute little 2008 crossover on close out and bought it for her. 2 weeks later the beast struck. It rolled in and with a whip of it's long tail and a snarl on its face down she went. But on the bright side we got that nice new car payment going for us. The beast was howling in laughter as it left. So as my wife try's to grow her new knees and get back on her feet I am commuting 45 min each way to my office. The commute is long but the beast can not keep up with me as he tires and has no stamina to catch me. I turn the radio up and laugh at his pitiful attempt to lay his claws on me. But I became to cocky. I figured I had slain the beast. I was way to fast and smart to let him get to me. You see my same position opened up in one of our offices that was just 15 minutes from home so I transferred. Blinded by my cockiness I did not see the beast curled up and laying in wait for me. Last Friday ( 3 weeks since my transfer) the regional manager shows up and tells us they were shutting down our location. Out of the corner of my eye in the parking lot the beast was dancing and laughing and howling at the top of its lungs. They were not shutting down my previous location and had I not transferred I would still have a job. Well played beast. Well played. So I did the only thing I could do now that they did not want to play with me anymore, I took my Rolodex and my stapler and I went home. But hey on the bright side I still have that new car payment going for me. Let us keep our heads held high and hang in there my friends. We must prepare to hunt the beast down. If we all keep plugging away in our hunt we will eventually be successful in chopping off the head of the beast and he will smile no more. So pull up a chair and hang out for a few. Check out some older posts or enjoy the new video bar. Hopefully it will provide a few laughs and help you prepare for your own battles today. As always let me know what you think and hit a sponsor on the way out as a guys gotta eat.