How do you lose your job at a running store? Let me tell you how - it gets bought by a bigger running company. Part of me wishes there were some epic story I could tell, but sadly no, I got laid off in the calmest and most professional of fashions. I found out that I lost my job a week ago and in that week I am near certain I have run the table of emotions. Relief - because I have known something was up at work for a few months now and I am glad to know where I stand. Anxiety - What's next? Confusion - geez, didn't think I would be applying for unemployment benefits. How does ObamaCare work again? Frustration - I truly liked where I worked (most days) and I was excited to be part of the company's future. Mostly I feel this sense of being marginalized. Being told that you are not needed is unsettling. That's been the toughest portion of this process. Seeing a business moving on without me. And I get the business portion. Their company already ha
General musings from a guy who wears blue jeans and white t-shirts.