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dh was laid off two weeks ago from what we thought was a secure job with the catholic church. there were 20 folks throughout the diocese laid off...quite dramatic for an area with not a lot of catholics and a struggle to ever attract well-educated employees in many fields. there were people with decades of experience and advanced degrees let go.
i work for our parish as the director of religious education and social justice programs. i love it. it is pretty much church non profit work, pays well, and offers a ton of flexibility. our pastor has been incredibly supportive--i am substitute teaching full time for two weeks in our parish school and dh is filling in on office work. after these two weeks, however, we are going to have to leave our town to stay with my parents--unfortunately it seems that many social ministry programs and non profits are taking a financial hit, so there aren't a ton of jobs to choose from right now. fingers are crossed for a good lead, but until then, we, who were totally self sufficient with two great jobs and dh in grad school two weeks ago will now be living with my parents. ugh. thankfully we were renting until dh was done with school. so no house to sell. he will have to take time away from school though.
i'm just really disappointed to leave my job. we have babe 2 on the way in the spring, and our pastor offered me paid maternity leave (not offered by our state) and increasingly flexible work arrangements. i have doubts about finding something so family-friendly in the future, and love what i was doing. a job was basically created for me here.
not to mention the stress of having 2 weeks to move 3 hours, two full time working parents instead of one, dh job hunting, both of us dealing with the emotions of a sudden layoff (from the church in which we practice our faith), the thought of moving home as an adult, losing our health insurance in march/saving for COBRA, leaving our midwife/support system, and add this to the joy--dd has been puking since this morning!
i'm trying to remain thankful that we do have a place to go, with my parents who are wonderful. i know that many people don't have support like we do when a layoff happens. but i'm just sad.
i work for our parish as the director of religious education and social justice programs. i love it. it is pretty much church non profit work, pays well, and offers a ton of flexibility. our pastor has been incredibly supportive--i am substitute teaching full time for two weeks in our parish school and dh is filling in on office work. after these two weeks, however, we are going to have to leave our town to stay with my parents--unfortunately it seems that many social ministry programs and non profits are taking a financial hit, so there aren't a ton of jobs to choose from right now. fingers are crossed for a good lead, but until then, we, who were totally self sufficient with two great jobs and dh in grad school two weeks ago will now be living with my parents. ugh. thankfully we were renting until dh was done with school. so no house to sell. he will have to take time away from school though.
i'm just really disappointed to leave my job. we have babe 2 on the way in the spring, and our pastor offered me paid maternity leave (not offered by our state) and increasingly flexible work arrangements. i have doubts about finding something so family-friendly in the future, and love what i was doing. a job was basically created for me here.
not to mention the stress of having 2 weeks to move 3 hours, two full time working parents instead of one, dh job hunting, both of us dealing with the emotions of a sudden layoff (from the church in which we practice our faith), the thought of moving home as an adult, losing our health insurance in march/saving for COBRA, leaving our midwife/support system, and add this to the joy--dd has been puking since this morning!
i'm trying to remain thankful that we do have a place to go, with my parents who are wonderful. i know that many people don't have support like we do when a layoff happens. but i'm just sad.
