Newly unemployed with ??

scout59
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:43:30 +0000

Thanks for the suggestions and the sympathy.

I WISH I could defer compensation, but HR has already nixed the idea - looks like the severance will be in a lump sum distributed before the end of the year. And yes, DD is an only child, which does ease the finances a bit.

For latetoschool and VeryHappy - my previous career was as an organic chemist, which really narrows my choices in this geographic area. I am seriously considering teaching high school chemistry as my next career (hence the retraining, to get my certification.) My state has fairly strict certification procedures. One option - the one I’m favoring - would require a stint as a full-time college student myself at some time. The financial aid aspect of this sounds encouraging!

I am still interviewing for tangential-type jobs and may luck out. (Thanks for the pep talk, VH!) Something in me really wants to be a teacher, though. I’m keeping my options open… How ironic would it be if my daughter and I were “freshmen” at the same time!