The debate...

Now here comes the issue of whether it’s only the money that matters. More often than not it’s more than just the money. The social stigmata attached with being unemployed is huge enough to deal with. One good thing companies follow while deciding the firing dates is the fact that more often than not it’s a Friday. Imagine a person getting up on a Wednesday, getting dressed up and realizing just about when he is to turn the ignition on, that he was fired only the day before. At least on a Saturday the feeling is a little reduced, coz you weren’t anyway going to work. But here we are getting a little away from the initial point that how one takes the entire decision, taken by someone who doesn’t even know who you are, how you have performed, about firing you.
Initially when I came to know about the severance package paid in our firm, there was a sudden excitement!! Would you believe getting fired, suddenly began to sound exciting. Thoughts of pre-paying the home loan, a Europe trip began to form in the mind. But what after that? Will I be able to cope up with hours of boredom stuck up at home? And will the social stigmata of being unemployed….be too much? The burdens of the loans that are on the head…the impending wedding bells….have heard a lot about all set marriages being put on hold because of the recession. Being a banker, which was a privilege a few months back suddenly, becomes a disqualification for being a groom! Yet another silver lining!! The good thing is, being single helps!! And here in a situation like this it sure comes as a benefit!!...no dates, no money spent on wooing someone….and better still…no relationship…no expectations!! Another way of justifying my single status.
A good bargain would be to get fired and get a job in the first month!! Not only does it leave you richer but also re-instates the steady cash flows to keep going. The severance package would be more than the bonus you would expect in atleast another 2-3 years. So you end up a winner. But still wishful thinking!! Isn’t it?