what about the desk?

we've all heard about that list. you know the top ten stresses in life. loss of spouse, loss of child, loss of job, moving to a new place, so on and so on. well, i have a friend that has experienced number three on that list, not once but twice in the past three years.

she had a great job that she had for over seventeen years. one day the projects that she had been working on no longer existed so they no longer needed her services....kaput.....poof......one day the desk that she had been working at for all those years sat idle, no one to sit their coffee cup on it, no one to use the phone , no one to use the computer that sat upon it's surface. how do you think that desk felt? no one ever thinks about the abandoned desk.

my friend is very good at what she does and she eventually found another job. not immediately though. it was tough and she's not a kid. believe me, age discrimination is alive and well. so, it was a struggle but she prevailed.

the company that she went to work for kept hiring people, people they didn't need. she used to say, "We don't have enough work for all the people they're hiring." she could see it coming, and sure enough, a few weeks ago they had a lay off, and guess who was told to go home. yep, that's right, my friend. go home, we don't need your services anymore....bye, bye.

once again, her poor desk had to say good bye to her, meanwhile, my friend is at home cleaning the toilet, pulling stuff out of cabinets and organizing everything in the house, vacuuming, and dusting like her life depends on it. the whole time, her desk sitting alone, wondering where she is.

this morning she has an interview. do you think they will be smart enough to hire her? i don't know. i hope so. she has managed not to curl up in the fetal position so far, which is more than a lot of people could do.

go get 'em girlfriend. i'm thinking of you.