ahhhh…life

well. yesterday was a hard day for many people i used to work with. aol had yet another round of lay offs (click that link, better then you think), though i doubt they will be over anytime soon. the columbus office was pretty much shut down, as everyone was let go cept for about 50 people who as i understand are on a “transition” team until jan 1, when the whole office is shut down. bad day for cbus, but it reminds me of actually how good life can be. aol was a good place to work. had it’s bad points, some terrible management at times (those i directly worked with will know who i’m talking about) but it had good benefits and a relaxed place to work (mostly) for me for 8 1/2 years.

but today i realized how great it is to work at home and how lucky i am. the fact that it finally rained here in n.c. for the first time in like 3 months. i could go out and fix a problematic gutter in the middle of the day and see what the problem was in the rain. that and play in the mud. gotta love that. i can also take a day off if i want, tell someone to go to hell if i don’t want to take a job from them and have a messy office if my wife would let me.

anyway. everyone there will land on their feet and be better off in the long term. i kept talking about leaving and year after year i was still there. it was easy to be comfortable. go, do the same thing everyday. not a great deal to worry about. now i have the experience and knowledge of how the business world works and how to actually work with it while steering completely clear of it. i’ll stay my own boss, thank you every much. i wish those who lost they employment yesterday the best and those who may in the future be in the same boat to not worry, enjoy the severance and make the best of it.

peace. BR