jobless.

yesterday, i found out that my close friend had lost her job. It made me think of this UFT letter that I received the other day. The writer was talking about how at a conference the other day she asked the people there if they knew someone who had recently lost their job, more than half the people in the room raised their hand. The letter goes on pleading for me to take some sort of action, I am unsure what exactly because I only read the first paragraph. However, it got me thinking. I wondered about my own job security. At the time, the increase in unemployment had left everyone I knew unharmed, until now that it is.

I was chatting with her online about an article she wanted me to review. She just nonchalantly threw it in like it was a minor detail. I was surprised. She recently started working for Christie's auction house and truly enjoyed it. She moved into a pricey apartment in Brooklyn. As she told me this, I just felt so bad for her because I really have no idea what I would do if I was let go. It nearly worse than getting fired because you actually had no fault. You just lost your livelihood because of circumstances completely out of you control, utterly unfair.

Being in education, I am better off than some, however i am still aware that I was am new and would be one of the first to go with all the budget cuts. However, working with the population I do, it seems like classes will grow every year.

It just made me sad, sad for her and all the other people who have lost their jobs.