Sarah Gone Wild

Posts Tagged ‘craptasia’

Today is a weird day. Bittersweet is the best word to describe it. I’m so happy I have a job still, but it’s very sad to know that I won’t be seeing many of the faces I grew so accustomed to seeing on a daily basis anymore. Friday was a sad day. Due to the financial strain of our failing economy, the owner of our company had to make some hard decisions. Those decisions resulted in the closing of one company and the opening of another. Basically, everyone was fired and only a few re-hired. I was one of the lucky few. Times are tough. I feel terrible for those who were let go, and can only hope that the few of us who remain will be able to make it through the next few months. I’m incredibly grateful to be here.

Here’s hoping the next president can figure out a better solution than a $750 trillion (okay, billion…I rounded up an -illion) dollar bandaid that barely begins to cover the gushing wound that is the American financial sector. In the meantime, who wants to go on a half million dollar spa retreat? Oh, that’s right. I haven’t been the one handing out subprime loans and getting the country into this mess. I don’t deserve a weekend getaway. Yet…