Re: laid off

["Karen Neeb" <karenneeb -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Martha,
I've been laid off twice in the past 2 years--the last time was just in 
January. The most important thing is to not take it personally. These are 
business decisions that have nothing to do with you (and may also seem to 
have nothing to do with logic or common sense).

Try to enjoy and take advantage of your time off: visit friends, see a movie 
in the middle of the day, clean your house thoroughly, do everything you put 
off because you don't have enough time. I know many people will tell you 
that job hunting is a full-time job, but don't worry yourself silly about 
finding a new job. Both times I've been laid off, it's turned out to be the 
best thing that could have happened; I just didn't know it at the time.

Even one tech writing job and a side contract should be plenty of 
experience, as long as you sell it the right way in your resume. Have 
several other people who know your work review your resume .

This happens all too often, unfortunately. You are not alone.
Good luck!

Karen
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