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A little help from my friends...Update 7/14

I am so sorry!! I can't even imagine how you are feeling or what ya'll are going through right now.
 
Kat, I'm so sorry that you guys are going through this. It seems so unfair that the company would uproot you for his job and then lay him off. That is ridiculous and I'm angry for you! I hope great opportunities are just around the corner for your husband!
 
Oh Kat... that's awful... I'm so sorry (((hugs))) and lots of prayers for you guys and that maybe he'll find a better job somewhere near you... that just doesn't even make sense what they did :(
 
Kat, first off I want to say I'm so sorry you and your husband have to go through this. And please don't apologize for being grouchy....which I don't think you're being anyway. To say you're very upset is an understatement, and you have every right to be upset. It's important that you talk about this if you want to. Get it out. Vent away. We all have great ears and big hearts. That's why I love this place.

I also want to share with you that I lost my job in May. I had been on a leave of absence from my full-time job since November because of a chronic pain condition, and my employer finally sent me to one of their doctors for a second opinion of whether I could return to work. This doctor would not clear me to return and my employer promptly let me go. (I'd worked there for 10 years btw). The kicker is, I'm a single mom so losing my job means no income to support my family. And because of my disability, I really can't look for work so I'm in a real lose-lose situation.

But...I'm not telling you this to compare my story to yours or to try to play that game of "I've got it worse than you." I just want you to know that I'm there. That I truly understand your pain and fear. And let me tell you....you guys ARE strong enough to get through this. Sometimes you just have to lift things up and let them go. Don't ever give up. Take action where you can, but don't kill yourself with the stress and fear. Try to have faith and let it run the course it's meant to take. I truly believe that good things almost always come out of bad things. And even though we don't see that light at the end of the tunnel while we're in the middle of the bad situation, we need to just have faith and trust that it will work out. Because it does. And it will. Know that at some point you will look back on this time from a place that is much better than where you are today.

Kat, you and your husband will be in my thoughts. And remember, talk about it or vent whenever you need to. We're here.

{{big hugs}}
Kim
 
I'm am so sorry to hear this Kat. That really is awful that they moved you down there and then pulled the plug. I'd be spitting nails too. I sure hope that this just means there is another, better job out there for him that is close to your new house and that you guys can finally settle in and have endless amounts of good things happening without stress. You've been through so much lately, so you should be good for life! Sending prayers for peace and another better job waiting in the wings. {hugs}
 
Kat said:
I'm afraid it was more bad news for us. I just don't get it.

He works until 7/20, he gets 60 days severance pay. They are working to find him a job in another part of the company (which will be the same roller coaster every day of how long it will last)... it requires travel 50% of the time... the position hasn't opened up yet. The other position is at the DFW airport and that's nearly an hour drive, he does NOT want that.

I honestly have no idea what to think or what to do. I am just seeing red right now. To uproot someone and their family from their whole life with the promise of a job when you know this is going on in the company, it's just total crap.

Sorry to be so grouchy, I do appreciate everything.
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I'm so so so sorry :(
 
I'm so sorry, about your kitty and about dh's job. I can't believe the company would be so irresponsible to play with peoples lives that way - get you to move, then lay you off.

And Kim - so sorry about your situation. Did your company have long-term disability that you would qualify for? Here in Canada the company would have a wrongful termination lawsuit if they did that.
 
HeatherB said:
And Kim - so sorry about your situation. Did your company have long-term disability that you would qualify for? Here in Canada the company would have a wrongful termination lawsuit if they did that.
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Thanks Heather.:beat Yes, the company has long-term disability. I applied and the insurance company denied it. I'm still working on appealing, but it's really hard to get any kind of disability here for fibromyalgia. Insurance companies want hard data and proof, proof, proof before they'll grant disability. Unfortunately, there is no test that shows a person has fibro, nor is there any test to objectify a person's pain level. My rheumatologist fully supports me, but again, that's not proof. It all really sucks, but I'm trying to take the same advice I gave Kat. So I'm taking it one day at a time and enjoying the fact that I now have lots more time to scrap.:giggle
 
I updated the first part of the thread!! :)
 
Ooooh! That is awesome news, Kat! Is this a more stable team? I hope so! You've had enough worries for a while!
 
Kat said:
UPDATE 7/14....
Scott got approval yesterday to switch to a new team within HP. So his WFR (work force reduction release) is withdrawn and he is officially back with a job. It's a huge relief!! Thanks for all your prayers and help and advice. AND... he let me get a new laptop... so happy to have things coming back together and hopefully that's the last of our bad luck for a while. :righton
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:yesss That is wonderful news Kat! My :heartlub feels happy now. :tacklehug

And congrats on the new laptop. You deserve it!
 
That is such awesome news Kat! I'm so happy for you to have some good news!! :)
 
kat, so glad to hear about his job change!! what a huge blessing and relief!
 
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