Easy Change

Today I ran into an old friend from a previous job. I think that given the state of things, now more than ever, it is important to maintain the network of past colleagues. Unfortunately, I haven't been taking the time to do that, but it is definitely something that I want to do. If you have a group of people at your workplace, it might even be worthwhile to start some sort of regular meeting with them outside of work so that as people leave and move on to other pursuits that everyone can stay in touch. I have done this with the people from one job and I think that it is very helpful.

I'll confess, that now, as we are easily in the midst of a down economy (some would say we're coming out of it), it is easy to become somewhat down. For me, this has not been a simple matter of just putting my head down and becoming more of a hard worker. Instead, this has made me realize a few things. Perhaps you have had these observations as well, in which case this will be somewhat of a confirmation of your ideas. First, this economy hurts more than just the people who have lost their jobs. In many ways, this down economy hurts the people who still have jobs in several ways. First, in families that are usually dual income homes, there may be a sole bread winner now. This adds to the stress for that individual where there is fear that there could be a job loss. Second, in all situations, there are people who are still working at some companies where there have been layoffs etc. As a result, there is just as much work but fewer people to do it. In fact, due to hiring freezes ...