Monday, January 05, 2009

Redacted

As some of you may know, I have recently been "Redacted from the Payroll" (i.e. laid-off). As the economy is in the tank, I am trying to mentally prepare myself for what might be a significant period of unemployment. I have come up with a set of rules to help me not go insane (and piss off the wife and drive everyone crazy). I'm looking for more advice from other people who have been through this to make it go as smoothly as possible.

So far, here are the rules:

  1. No Sleeping all day! I may not get up at 7AM, but I will be up by 9.
  2. Shower EVERY DAY!
  3. Shave at least 3 times a week.
  4. Work out every work day (M-F). I'm hoping this will burn off all the excess energy and annoyingness.
  5. Get dressed every day. That means outside clothes... not just PJs.
  6. Treat job searching like a job. Work on it every day.
Since most people in corporate America get laid off at least once in their career, I'm hoping for more advice from you as to how to best deal with the situation.

Thanks!