Vent: Husband lost job today with no warning

[Melinurse]

So about 2 hours ago my husband and I sat down to lunch and were watching the noon news cast. Suddenly they announce lay off/ job closings for Harley Davidson. My husband looks over and tells me everything is ok because he has not heard anything. Well after commercials they announce which sites are closing and one is the one he works at. So he is scheduled for 2nd shift today, I assume they'll be telling him and the other employees the news. I just wish we had known before being blindsided by the news. It really has not sunk in yet.:stone At least I know we will be ok but I feel so bad for those who won't be ok.

[truern]

Update: He came home last night with some good news. He is definately being laid off but his plant does not close till October. He also has decided to go back to college and pursue a sports fitness degree. ( which he has been thinking and talking about for several months ) :) Thank you all for your words of support, it means alot to me.

Like mentioned though, it would have at least been better to have a warning of some kind before hearing it on the news. They could have said something on Monday at the very least that there were plans to close or consolidate some sites and it was unknown which ones. But hey, it's all good. At least I have a great job, he has till October, and he gets to pursue his dream in sports fitness.

Silver linings and all that

Good for him...I wish him much success in following a dream!

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

So sorry to hear about this! My husband has been laid off twice in the past 5 years. Kee p strong and depend on each other, family, and friends during this time.

otessa

[tclema]

Oh wow, my husband debated about getting out of the Military last summer and then decided to stay in. So far he didn't have to deploy again, he already did 2 tours, and right now he is taking care of Wounded Warriors, but we never know.

I am so sorry for everyone that gets laid off on such a short notice. Or no notice at all.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

In one way I am glad things have worked out for you and your husband as it is a shocking way to find out, they would have know long before it made the news but at least it has given him the push to go for something he has been thinking about and you have several months to save

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

I told him he could stay at home and I'd take care of the bills and stuff but he is very proud and would prefer to be " the breadwinner ".

I can completely sympathize with him in this. Not working during nursing school has been increasingly hard on my male ego. And when my wife comes home, dead tired from a 12 hour shift, it's particularly hard. My wife has been great about it...in fact, it was her idea for me to not work during NS...and her support (both financially and emotionally) has helped greatly.

[Satori77, ADN]

I am so sorry, and what an awful way to find out. I am glad that he still has a job until October. And I wish him good luck on his new degree.

My husband is an electrician and there have been layoffs at his company. I worry about it all the time. He has a good income, and our benefits are through them. He makes about twice an hour that I make, no way would we make it on my income alone. That is definitely one of the reasons I am trying to go to nursing school. No job is recession proof, but it is safer than most.