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by: Jack

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:50 +0000

I am saddened for you Heather. In many ways you remind me of my late sister and like with her I rejoice when you have good news and share your loss when you don’t.

by: Heather Corinna

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:05:38 +0000

Alas, I asked if I could just buy in to their group policy, and the answer was that they can’t do that.

by: feral sparrowhawk

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:43:48 +0000

I’m terribly sorry about this, but when you posted about a “catastrophe” and then the site went offline for several days I started thinking about possibilities, and something like this is about the mildest I came up with, so I have to say I’m feeling pretty relieved at the same time.

The medical sounds like the worst part of it. Is there not some sort of salary sacrifice they can pull where you actually pay for the health insurance but it goes through their books?

by: Heather Corinna

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:30:53 +0000

Bob: I don’t really need one right now, since I am still working there, just in another department and without the hours we had planned for. But yes, I’ve no doubt that at any number of staff I have worked with there would write me a letter of reference were there anywhere else I could actually do the counseling job. Alas, there really isn’t.

Athena: I don’t see myself not running Scarleteen any day soon. For one, no one else has ever wanted that job, but more to the point, I still very much do. It’s just often a financial feasibility issue, and I don’t see myself not needing at least a second job any time soon.

M: Thanks, and agreed.

Lisa: I like to think things will improve, too, but after the last election, I guard my optimism.

Chris: Thanks, babe.

by: Christopher

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:31:51 +0000

arrgh. So many people there likely need your gift for listening and soft direction, too.

by: lisa

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:31:19 +0000

Aw, girl- I’m so sorry. It’s never easy to be close to a goal or treasure only to have it snatched away by circumstance. It’s good that you still get to do the work to some extent, though. These are trying times for a lot of people. Hopefully something will change come November… or at the very least, hopefully it won’t get any worse.

by: M

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:37:12 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear you got laid off. I hope their financial situation improves pronto and you can get back to work.

I completely know what you mean about the hard work= success mindset. I come from the same background, but unfortunately, it’s an ideal, not a definite.

by: athena

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:29:49 +0000

I remember using scarleteen when I was 15 (which was so not as long ago as I wish it were), so I think it’s rather awesome that you do anything there. I’m sorry you got laid off- it’s a really tough economy right now and that sucks.

by: Bobolink

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:12:36 +0000

I know what it is like to be laid off through no fault of your own. I have had employers sold out from underneath me and two others move to the United States. There is really nothing you can do but work your way through it. The upside is that I have always gotten a better job then the one I was laid off from. You now have a work track record in Seattle and being laid off can never be held against you. Can you get a letter of reference?