Down the Rabbit Hole

Down the rabbit hole is where our modern consumer society is headed.  The Mad Hatter and friends are running the show down in Washington, and the Cheshire Cat keeps grinning away while everything disappears, including himself.  Decent paying jobs are fast disappearing, and the wise woman will get herself out of debt.

Speaking of debt, today, I was laid off from my job as a staff member in a call center.  The gross margin is looking very bad and so all the low-bucks on the totem pole are gradually being let go.  The keepers don't get a raise, and have to take over the work of the people let go without compensation.

I count myself fortunate.  Because I'm part of the first group being let go, I'm actually going to get a small severance package.  I feel bad for the people who get termed down the road.  It's not going to be quite so civilized. Jobs are being outsourced to the Philippines, and elsewhere.   But no worries.  I'm prepared.  

Dinner on the hoof right in the backyard!

Well, that's my two cents worth.