When I was fired, job-hunting became my new job. Here’s what I learned
He found out only when he came home to a fancy dessert, and he was confused. We’re still in kollel. We don’t do takeout. And I’d just lost my job.
I’d been looking for a new job for a while — work had become a toxic environment, and it could be felt even remotely. I worked from home and though I liked what I did, I dreaded turning on my computer in the morning. Plus, with the new direction the company was taking, I knew it was a matter of time before I’d need to quit because of halachic issues.
So when my department was laid off, it felt like a clear message from Hashem that I was taking the right direction in moving on, and being laid off meant that there was severance and unemployment insurance, so I had an (okay, fraction of an) income while I was looking for a new job.
I took a day to celebrate. And to buy a computer; mine belonged to work, and I had to return it.
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