I've complained before about DH's company: the long hours, the low pay, the constant threat of termination, yadda, yadda, yadda. I was thrilled that we were going to be moving in another six weeks or so because it would mean a change for him.
Well, the change is coming sooner than that. He's one of just three people to get laid off today. He gets a whopping two weeks of severance, and can't really apply for a new position here since we're leaving soon. So money was already going to be tight, and then we lose at least a month of his pay. And the kicker is that those assholes knew we were leaving. They could have just not replaced him when he left. But they decided to give up six weeks of his work to save paying him for the last month, by kicking him out the door today.
He's frustrated but understanding about it--he thinks, "better me than my coworkers, I was leaving anyway". I'm fucking furious at them. On a more selfish note, I'm turning in my thesis today, I defend in another ten days, and this is the last thing I need. I know this also means no celebratory post-graduation trip. And I'm trying to figure out how I'm supposed to show up at the end-of-the-year festivities for all THREE of my activities tonight with a smile on my face. And I'm worried about the status of my own new job since there's some paperwork BS that is going on that could keep ME from starting on time.
So yeah. This is me, sitting in my office, flipping the eff out. Screw today.