Out of a job

My wife officially got the word today that her job with the accounting firm has come to an end: tomorrow will be her last day.

We've known this probably was coming for the last few weeks. She has still been doing some work for them, but it has been getting more irregular and scaled-down lately. As well, it's been a difficult place to work and keep in good spirits. She never was given regular duties and authority; instead, all she ever got was piecemeal work that would last a day or two. It was like being a permanent temporary worker.

This way she can file for unemployment and have some money coming in while she looks for something new. She's also been polishing her computer skills. She passed a proficiency test for both Microsoft Word and Excel for a city job she's applied for.

Being out of work is never fun, but even with that there's a bright side.

For the first time in years, she can spend Christmas vacation at home with the boys!

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