JOB LOSS - AN EMOTIONAL TIME

I was fired once. I thought everyone in the company was obviously sleeping with the boss!
Many people lose their jobs around this time of year by choice, or by firing, or retirement, and depending on the circumstances, it can be emotionally devastating. Because most of us need a steady income to live on we often can’t afford to take time to stop and reflect on the effects job loss can have on us.
Our working life, and particularly our attitude towards it, reflects a large part of who we are. It involves pride, commitment, disdain, sacrifice, skill, talent, and love. It’s where we spend much time with a mini-cosmos of diverse personalities, most of which are needed to create an effective team. Friendships are formed, enemies are made, and we are tested daily by people, machinery, technology, time, weather, and most of all - ourselves.
Writing about job loss, from the moment we knew it was inevitable to the time we secured a new job (or not), can sometimes help us come to terms with our shame or gratitude, our grief or relief that occurs at the end of this period in our lives.

A question about job loss to ponder:
“Did the job loss have an impact on my relationships?”

Here are some prompts to expand your thoughts:

family, friends, colleagues, neighbourhood, memberships, community

There were many reasons I was fired from that job and today I don’t believe any of them were related to ‘the boss’ or to ‘the forty eight staff members’.


Lesley
Ghostwriter/Coach