Today marks the last day at my fulltime job. This economy has hit everyone pretty hard. We have already had one set of layoffs in the end of 2008 and just had a second round of layoffs in the begining of Febuary of 09. To say the least, it sucks. The company downsized a significant amount of people and I had to see some great friends/co-workers/engineers go. Fortunately for me I was given the option to stay on for another month to help with a big release we have been trying to get out. This gave me some to figure out what I was goign to do, update my resume, pay off any bills I had etc.

A lot of people in my place I know would be freaking out right now and frantically trying to get a new job in this economy, but I’m not too upset. I have felt “stuck” in my position there for quite some time and I was doing everything I could to possibly find a better fit for me within the company. The work that was given to me was very boring and none of my day to day tasks really challeneged me or made me think and overall I was very unhappy. 

For me, getting laid off right now is a blessing in disguise. On one hand I’ll have to watch my budget a lot closer, but on the other hand I get to focus more on what I enjoy doing and attempt to make a living out of it. I am really looking forward to my time off.