bad monday
Well, Tom was just laid-off; and he is very depressed. He is going into the office this morning to pick up all his stuff and download his files.
Needless to say, he was very very depressed all weekend. Because his boss is an asshole and actually e-mailed the news on Friday evening. WHAT. AN. ASSHOLE. Poor Tom. He works so freakin' hard you have no idea.
I know we will be ok with my salary (despite having to cut back on lots of things). And I give him all the encouragement I can, and I tell him it will be ok.. But what can you really say? I know what it is like to be out of a job, of course it will get a person down, and he is very down. I am just trying best I can to cheer him up... but, it just sucks. I really can't make him feel better but I try and try. My poor Tom.
Of course I am not going to bring up my trip to R's b-day anymore... yes, it's a pang... but I have to think about Tom now. How could I bring up something like that when he is going through this, how selfish would that be? And, obviously, R. will understand. I will just have to sweep it under the rug.
And we are lucky -- we have somewhere to live, we are happy together, so that is all that matters. I have all the future to travel.
6 comments:
Thanks for the note doll. I was mildly proud of myself for having some self control for once.
So terrible to hear about Tom being laid off. Such a blow to the ego, for sure. I guess better now due to the economy than some other time due to him personally? ugh. terrible all around. maybe he can free lance or something? I don't even know if that applies necessarily.
will keep my fingers crossed for him.
xo.
Oh My God, that sucks! Another victim of the economy. I hope he finds something else he really likes very quickly.
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope T. finds a job soon. You never know, it might turn out to be a blessing at a later stage, but you're right to be focusing on the brighter side of your lives together though. ::Hugs::
Ugh, that really is terrible! His boss has to be a heartless asshole to send an e-mail with the news on Friday evening. WTF? It's not fair when this happens to someone who works so hard and is really good at what they do. You're doing all you can do by trying to keep his spirits up. I'm sure your support means a lot to him. You guys will be okay!!
Sorry, that IS a bad Monday. Hopefully the silver lining will appear soon. I don't know what industry he's in, but there are always jobs appearing at random, somewhere. In the meantime, my advice is to give lots of quiet hugs.
Sorry that you guys are going through this. At least you can take comfort in the fact that he is not alone. Try to take it one day at a time. xo
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