The day we've been anticipating without any joy has finally arrived: Chip is no longer employed. They called it a layoff and blamed the good Gov'ner ($150 million loss in revenue next year made ZPS a "bit" nervous), so it went much better than it could have, but it's still a blow to our finances as well as Chip's ego. He's been uplifted by several people for whom he served in the way of references, but after 8 1/2 years of working together, two people in his department didn't even acknowledge that he left and the other 2 didn't even say goodbye. These were people Chip considered friends, at least up until a few weeks ago...
The good news is he's already had a couple of calls from resumes he sent out, so we wait again for something to REALLY pan out. There are just so many things to consider:
Q)with the MI job market, where else in the US should we look?
A)Florida appears to be very low in unemployment and Chip is enamored with the climate, so that's choice #2, then Nashville, New York, and who knows where else?
Q) should I look for a job? Full-time or part-time? Here or in another market?
A) I don't know the answer to these - you tell me! (even though I am looking around here; there are many more opportunities for me here, but I'm not "good for" as much money...)
Those are just a sample of questions. There are so many more to consider, and it overwhelms me when I try to answer more than 1; sometimes even 1!!!
So now that the shoe has dropped, we wait for the other one as we put our lives in the hands of One Who Knows What Is Best.
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