Getting laid off is interesting to say the least. I got laid off about 2 weeks ago from my job as a help desk technician for a world wide company based just outside of Boston, MA. I'd been planning on staying with the company until November of 2002 since that's when my stock options would have vested. After that, I was going to focus on getting into law enforcement since that's what I really want to do with my life.
So, here I am one year short of having my options vest which doesn't bother me much since the stocks are in the toilet anyway. I've lived in MA my whole life but would love to move out of this state so I figure that this is my chance. I'm going to try applying to a couple of different police departments in NH, VT, and ME and in the meantime work another IT job (if I can actually find one) or an armed security job until I can get into PD and then move out of this state.
As for my days... They're pretty dull. I'd much rather be working right now rather than sitting around the house, but I've got some decent severance in the meantime so I'm all set for another month or so.
If anyone happens to know of some PD's that are hiring or are going to be hiring in a gun-friendly New England State than I'd love to know about it.