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ive lost it

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nightowl · 21/05/2004 00:12

my job is gone...lost. what on earth do i do now? on maternity leave at mo. i feel awful. that job was my life....ive been there forever.

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colinsmommy · 21/05/2004 00:15

Oh, nightowl, I am so sorry. No advice, just a big amount of sympathy.c

colinsmommy · 21/05/2004 00:17

What did you do?

Yorkiegirl · 21/05/2004 00:19

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colinsmommy · 21/05/2004 00:25

I mean what was your job? It didn't look right after I posted.

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nightowl · 21/05/2004 00:34

the company has gone under. not only was it a decent enough job but i had so many good friends there and it kept me sane! ive been on anti depressants since i had dd due to a lot of bad emotional stuff but the thought that when i got back to work i would be better kept me going...everything just lately has come crashing down around my ears. im not a person that can accept endings...its like a bad dream. i know nothing else...i have qualifications is business but ive been there ten years and i dont want to go

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survivour · 21/05/2004 00:41

You poor thing nightowl, is there anything we can do for you, other than lend an ear??????

colinsmommy · 21/05/2004 00:42

I'm so sorry. I understand partly how you feel, because before my son, my work was totally my life, where I found my husband and all of my friends. I still feel at loose ends sometimes, without my job, like it was my job that really defined me. I don't do well with closure, either. Hopefully your qualifications will lead you to someplace else that is just as good, if not better. Will be thinking of you.

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nightowl · 21/05/2004 00:51

thanks xx i just wish it hadnt of happened. i know its sentimental rubbish aswell prob but thats where i met ds's dad and when i was younger i had nothing going at all for me, no qualifications, nothing and these people gave me a chance. i feel sorry for them aswell which makes it worse. i know we all hate our bosses at times but theyve been generally very good to me and i think i would have amounted to nothing had it not been for them. sorry for ranting...i know i cant change things, just needed an outlet.

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colinsmommy · 21/05/2004 00:56

No, no, no its not sentimental rubbish at all. If your friends are there, and has been such a big part of your life, that is every reason to be upset. You need to rant. I wish it hadn't happened, too. You were very lucky in finding such a good place that you were happy in. I hope you get lots of posts tomorrow when people are awake. Lots of love from me and Colin, even thought he doesn't understand.

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nightowl · 21/05/2004 01:00

ahhh! bless you and thanks...i wouldnt imagine too many people will understand how i feel because a lot of people hate their job, but still...at least ive let a bit of it out now xx

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colinsmommy · 21/05/2004 01:07

I have to say nightowl, that I am so impressed with you. I know how you must feel, yet you are helping and sympathizing with Whattodo.

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nightowl · 21/05/2004 01:15

ooh! im all embarrassed now!! i dont like to see anyone hurting....im a softy really

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colinsmommy · 21/05/2004 01:37

You keep giving your wise advice. (Am peeping in on the thread. I never sound as good as you are. give Whattodo my sympathy. Not good at advice, just sympathy, too afraid to break in and say the wrong thing) Husband got home, time to make dinner. Hope you feel better tomorrow. You already sound better.

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nightowl · 21/05/2004 01:41

i think i always say the wrong thing!! i just try my best!! thanks for listening xx it is appreciated.

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nightowl · 21/05/2004 01:42

dinner? take it you're not in england then

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colinsmommy · 21/05/2004 23:37

Nope, the state of Oregon. Are you around nightowl? How are you today?

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nightowl · 22/05/2004 00:29

im still waiting on a phonecall from my boss tomorrow to let me know if i have a job in the new company but its looking bleak to say the least wish me luck xx

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colinsmommy · 22/05/2004 01:37

Lots and lots of luck.

Sorry, baby took a nap, and mommy was tired too, so we both slept quite a bit this late afternoon.

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nightowl · 22/05/2004 01:49

luck is the only thing i have left! thanks xx

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colinsmommy · 22/05/2004 01:54

Let us know how it goes.

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