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 has a marketing team. A very good one at that.
But there is a bright side here. I will say that the organization that bought out the company I worked for was generous. I have nothing, but positive things to say so I am going to keep with that theme. It is time to move on. Time for the next gig. The next challenge. My options are wide open and I am incredibly grateful to my former employer for giving me the opportunity to grow and get into the marketing field. I have learned a ton in the last three years and am ready to use that to find a great job.
So it's time to get to work......finding a new job.
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