Great job getting hired so quickly! I have to say, I live in a tough town.
My company has had 3 layoffs. We've had money troubles. We now have money "for a couple of years" and new investors who really believe in us, have a 5 year plan, etc. Great!
Morale is low. Haven't had a raise in 4 years. People will get more money occasionally for a promotion. People are quitting. We laid off one guy. Then someone else quit. So we are hiring back the first guy. At a higher salary than he left. But then his current company countered. So we had to go higher. Now, I like this guy (I originally hired him), and he's great, and I'm happy to see someone else get more money. But it does sting a little. (okay, a lot)
Honestly, I've been looking around a bit, not terribly seriously. I have a former coworker job hunting and she pointed out how hard it is to get a job after 50. She took 6 months on her last job hunt. Her current company is probably shutting down within the next year. Her husband got laid off the week before she started her last job. And he's still unemployed, 1.5 years later. It's tough out there. With all of this I waffle. I feel like I should job hunt and get paid what I'm worth, and if I don't, it means I don't value my work and my time.
On the other hand, I'm frugal. I can just hunker down, put in my time (and really I've decided to chill out a bit and spend time with my kids more), and try to be more "Type B" about it all. But that's hard, because I'm type A.
Anyway, I really am happy to see people get jobs that quickly.
