Finally Friday

This has been a long week.

We had some crazy weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, complete with ice and road closures and such. Houstonians DO NOT know how to handle real winter-type weather. I even got to stay home from work on Wednesday! Poor husband did not.

So then on Thursday, my entire department got called in for a mandatory meeting. I assumed that it would be about the weather, and how to code in our time off for Wednesday, etc. I was wrong. Apparently, our company has decided to shut down our service center, in favor of a mix of centralization/outsourcing. So the announcement was that we'd all be losing our jobs within the next year.

This was a total shock; we had not heard a single rumor! This is even more surprising, considering that nearly all my coworkers are female, and the rumor mill works OVERTIME around here generally.

So my last day will be August 15, 2007. I've never been in this situation before: knowing exactly when a job will end. I'm not that upset about it, honestly. I had never intended to stay in this job for very long... but I had intended to stay for a while longer. :)

I dread jumping back into the job search process. Justin and I talked last night about how frustrating it can be, especially when you aren't able to clearly articulate your job objectives, which I'm not. I don't really know where to start.

I'd appreciate your prayers... also, if you have any contacts or ideas for me, throw them out there!

Love, Corrie