Well…I have spoken of it in my past posts, but it is time to bring it up again.
If you can remember when I talked about how bad the economy is and how companies have been laying off people here Central Florida. In my industry of financing auto loans, we have seen a dramatic decrease. And then the only people able to shop for a car are those people with challenged credit that have no choice. It is just plain scary out there and who knows how much longer this will go on.
On Monday the 24th my company announced that they were closing down five branches in the Florida area. What did this mean for me? Yes, that is correct; I have officially been laid off from my job for the first time in my life. I have never been laid off nor fired before. It is the worst feeling ever and I can’t imagine having to go through something like this more than once in my life.
I am my only source of income and that freaks me out right now. While others may have a spouse or family member that can help them if need be, I have myself and only myself. Although I am sure my friends would help if they could, I would never ask for it. Luckily for me I do practice saving, but it is not enough to hold me for months on end. A friend of mine lost her job the first of February and she is still looking for a job. That scares me for sure.
It is hard looking for the job of your choice when you do not have the college degree to back you up. However now that I am in school, I can put it on my resume and people admire that. I believe it will help me along with having my back-ground experience. If only I was finished, it would be great, but I am not. In the end all this does is make me strive harder to complete my degree with Rasmussen.
Keep your fingers crossed for me, as I journey down the path of finding a new career.