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I feel like you were writing about me and my life! I am looking forward to reading more about you and your survival in your future articles. We are all in this together and helping others to help themselves is a marvelous endeavor!

Excellent article. I can't wait to read more about your story.

well i must say i really enjoy your article. me myself im at a standpoint in my life where i really don't know what i want to do. i tried going to school on line to further my education but after a while became very bored with it so i stopped going. some people think temp agencies are bad because they don't really have any benefits. but im here to tell you i have been working with temp agencies off and on for the past ten years and it is the best thing i have ever done for the simple fact that i have picked up a lot of skills by doing so. the pay sometimes has not always been that great, but for what its worth, i have become very marketable in the workforce. i have been getting either emails or phone calls about jobs all the time just because of the skills and the experience that i have listed on my resume which range from accounting, payroll, high end customer service jobs, human resources, insurance, ive become an expert at microsoft office products which is what alot of companies are looking for, an excellent multi-tasker, problem solver, and love to take on new challenges. Sometimes its just a matter of finding a way to make yourself marketable in more than one field. I have been doing clerical work for over 10 years now and have found that this is one field that they are always looking for employment just like hospitals look for nurses. clerical could mean a variety of things which most of time depending upon what type of position it is especially administrative assistants usually have a variety of duties they are responsible for on a daily basis and if you like challenges or meeting deadlines, this is a good field.

Thank you for sharing. I lost my job after 12 years and the same feelings I experienced. Having the world at my fingers as long as I was with this specific company,. Now I'm homeless, jobless and pennyless. Yet I have my pride and dignity and I won't let it get me down. I'm in the job market looking for a compatable position and so surprised that even with testing at the top 90's that they don't even have a temporary job for me. People keep your jobs and appreciate them. But save your money and plan for a loss of wages. It's not a pretty picture to have to rely on family but they are their and you have to accept the help.

Madeleine, What a statement !! " Managing your Career" should be a required course taught in both high school and college. This world is changing and we better learn that quickly. As a nation of people, including myself, we don understand the importance of seeing that "less is actually better" Almost everyday, I see the excess that I have created in my life and it makes me sick to my stomach. When I look at the number of shoes, nail polish, clothes, max out credit cards etc...............what can I really. The evidence of overspending, gluttony is there. Well, I am making a CHANGE in my life for the better.

Keep up the good work. Thank God for what you are doing. As a nation of people, we must come together and put government BACK into the hands of the people. As an African American woman, I see the importance of how unity can bring these companies to their senses. The Alabama bus boycott did it. We need to come together as a nation of people and rise up against the folishness companies have done to people.

Take care and I look forward to seeing more of you in print.

Sincerely,
Virtuous Woman

Thanks Madeleine,
Unfortunately we do lose alot to realize what little we do have means the world. I was far from the top (an E-5 in the Navy), and was bringing home more than my husband also. When a decision came to have my family together or my career at the time, I chose my family. It was the hardest decision I think I ever made. Now, 2 years later, we're raising 4 kids (ages 12, 10. 2, and almost 1) on a single income of less than $2500/mo, and my only regret is that I was too busy doing my job and not investing in my career in case I no longer had that job. Now I'm trying to get a degree while raising my 4 kids, but I wouldn't trade it for what I had! Family is stability, everything else is replaceable.