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I've been having serious medical problems and some rather traumatic personal problems over the past three months. I live alone, with no family or friends for 1100 miles. The only thing keep me here is, you guessed it, work. And for the past three months, my work has been REALLY slow and my job has devolved into more of a glorified secretary position than for what I was originally hired for.
My mom and my son have been begging me to move back home for years now. Well, I started doing a long-distance job search about three months ago, with no luck. So today, I wrote a memo to my boss, basically outlining why it was good for the company, the department and for myself why the company should eliminate my position, thus allowing me to a)receive severance and benefits for a short period, b)file for unemployment and c)move back home as soon as my job was eliminated.
I have NEVER asked to be laid off in my life. I have some money saved, and would be eligible for unemployment. I would be staying at my mom's until I found another job (already have three companies considering my resume in my mom's area). I have minimal bills (car payment and insurance, no credit card debt). So money isn't really the problem. But I am scared to death! I mean, I REALLY want to move home, desperately, for lots of reasons. I was hoping I would have a job offer before I moved home, but it's become obvious to me that no one is going to hire me, because I'm a)already employed and b)living out of state. I've had interviews where I SHOULD have gotten the job, flown there at my own expense, and still haven't gotten it. So I think this is the only choice I have, if I really want to move home, which I do.
Please tell me I just didn't do something incredibly stupid. My heart's going about a million miles a minute at this point.
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