But I want to highlight a couple things I learned by being laid off. It was unexpected, shocking, surreal, and enraging. Here is what it taught me:
Maintain your teeth
Use the flex health plan
Have you opted into your employer’s flexible health savings plan? Here’s why you should.
But the cool part is that only about $1,500 had been withheld from my paycheck by the time I was laid off. I was a bit worried that we’d have to pay the difference from my small severance pay, but we don’t. The employer bears the risk that you’ll leave the company in the hole with your health savings plan. Neat, isn’t it?
Keep your resume updated
To make my resume 100% ready for use, all I had to do was add the final date of my previous employment. I also made sure that my list of duties was accurate and updated.
Think about addresses
As an attorney, I’m a member of several professional associations and the Virginia State Bar. They all require contact information.
When I registered with these groups, I gave them my work address, phone, and email. But I see now that it was a mistake. One of the first things I had to do was update all this address information.
Back to work…
That’s what I’ve learned so far. I’m trying to take this life change in stride. A door has closed, but God’s opening up many others.
And now I have to do some work for clients. That’s a good thing!
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