Current location:	Home
Current mood:	anxious
Entry tags:	axe, economy, job, severance

The axe has fallen.
Well, it happened. Given the current economy, it could be seen from miles away, but the reality really strikes when one gets the documents from HR.

They will not be renewing my contract, so I'm headed back to the 'states at the end of June. It has been an amazing three years. Time has also come to hit the pavement for the first time in over a decade... in a significantly worse job market. I'll probably be busy until end of July, and then be somewhat occupied still if I haven't found anything by then.

Severance will keep me afloat until about year-end, and boy am I regretting buying my condo.

If anyone has job tips, let me know. I'll mostly be poking around in the SF area, but I'm open to coming back to Japan.

In the mean time, I need to get my readers up to date on the recent happenings... stay tuned.

...oh, almost forgot.

I will be in the 'states on my home leave/job hunting trip from 4/25~5/2. Friends in the SF area might be visited on by unfamiliar visitors from far away. We were originally planning a NY trip in there somewhere, but it turned out to be too expensive and too much of a hassle. We may replace with a LA trip. Stay tuned.