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getagrip_already

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1. yeah, 4 out of 5 people in my household are out of work but luckily my wife is still working.....
Sun Mar 22, 2020, 03:06 PM
Mar 2020

It's a remote project anyway so it hasn't been impacted yet.

I am in the middle of an interview cycle and so far it's looking good. I got a good package but have to pay for cobra starting in april. That hurts. But at least we have health insurance.

The kids are out and haven't found any options yet, although I think are too shellshocked to look aggressively yet.

I'm actually close to retirement, and considered it, but with the markets collapsing the money we have invested could just disappear. Even cash accounts could get wiped out if the investment firm goes under. Nobodies 401k's are federally insured.

Could be working for a looooong time - if I can find work that is.

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