I expect to be without a job sometime in January. I'm not thrilled, but I should get enough severance pay to carry me through for a while. Also, I'll start receiving Social Security in March.
Social Security is enough to pay for my rent and utilities. My aim after that is to get a job as doorman in my building. That pays enough, provides health insurance, and has a short commute.
I'm not unhappy about that. I've had enough of my present job. The nature of map making has changed drastically in recent years. It's now automated. Maps can be created by software. They are not as good, but the economic advantages of using this software are great.
Still, if my company were not losing money, I would be assured of employment. That is not the case. In this economy, maps are a low priority purchase. GPS units are dropping in price.
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Date: 2008-11-15 08:00 am (UTC)Social Security is enough to pay for my rent and utilities. My aim after that is to get a job as doorman in my building. That pays enough, provides health insurance, and has a short commute.
I'm not unhappy about that. I've had enough of my present job. The nature of map making has changed drastically in recent years. It's now automated. Maps can be created by software. They are not as good, but the economic advantages of using this software are great.
Still, if my company were not losing money, I would be assured of employment. That is not the case. In this economy, maps are a low priority purchase. GPS units are dropping in price.
So it goes...