Oct05
Compromise
We have a fairly low unemployment rate in our county, with various manufacturing plants in the area. I drew unemployment for a few months back in 2000, when the manufacturing plant that I had worked at for 18 years shut its doors. Long story — it was a family owned business, our family. David’s mom and dad. They sold it to this guy from Texas in 1997, and it only took him 3 years to run it into the ground, and take the county for several hundred of thousands of dollars. We saw it coming, and yet, a handful of us rode it out to the end. I actually was glad I could draw unemployment for a few months, just to take a breather before getting back into the work force. But. It didn’t work that way. Less than a month in, I slipped on ice and broke my arm. So, I spent most of the time recuperating. And then it was back to the grindstone. I actually thought I was compromising — I applied for a couple of part time jobs … thinking I could just work part time. But as it turned out, they both hired me, and its been full time employment ever since.