Punt

When things just don't seem to work out, the best thing is to drop back and punt. I spent many years driving to Wilsonville to work and I thought I would retire from that company. Things happen, views change, management makes decisions you don't necessarily understand. So, I became unemployed. I was out of work maybe 2 weeks and secured a job with a local company here in Salem. Two years later came the layoffs. I was given my notice and tried to get my ducks in a row to be RIF'd. My layoff date came, went, and I was asked to stay on longer. Now my plans were all out of whack. With my second layoff date fast approaching I applied for a position within the company, and got it! This position was the one I had dreamed about for years. It was the position that I had encouraged my Wilsonville employer to consider. A sounding board and assistance person for customers...customer service to the highest degree. Of course, this is all written in past tense because in November 2009 my position was absorbed into another department and again I became unemployed, laid off, RIF'd. During my pre-layoff time I enrolled in school and that was what helped me through all of the ups and downs of the waiting, wondering and not knowing how things would end up. In December 2009, an opportunity to use my new education presented itself, quite out of the blue. A nice office, with nice people in the throws of moving locations and combining offices. A newly redesigned work environment that was stunning. I tried hard to meet their requests and ever changing direction. I must admit I was pulled in many directions and sometimes wondered what direction they were actually headed. Now, I am once again unemployed. I'll try to remember that it is not a good thing to ask too many questions. So, now, I punt!