I have lurked for over a year, and posted my share of responses to threads, and even started a handful of threads, but I have not really engaged with folks on this board. I have added my show of sympathy to folks who are going through tough times, I suppose, but not much more.
But now, I am scared, and I could use some support.
The short of it: I have a job that pays a lot but requires a ton of hard work, but with the economy, my company is really hurting. I will find out in the next 2 - 3 weeks if I will be laid off. I have not overspent myself into extended credit hell, or anything remotely close, but savings are thin and I am the breadwinner for my family - what am I going do?
Waiting is so painful - I have started networking, but the economy is so tough that I am hearing the same thing everywhere I turn “yeah, we’re going through that here, too”. My wife and I want to use this as a chance to re-think our priorities, and maybe ratchet things down a notch, but at this point, I feel painted into a corner - like I would have to take any job that came my way.
I know that other people are going through much more physically, mentally and emotionally difficult challenges across the world, and so I need to maintain perspective. I am trying. But as a close-to-40 man just starting to realize that time is limited, this is a very tough time.