  Mark went to work this morning at 7am like normal. nbsp;  He called me at 9am and asked me to bring him some shorts since he was working in the warehouse and it was hot. nbsp;  He called again at 10: 45 to tell me that he had just been laid off.
 & nbsp;  The manger of his department,  who had turned in his& nbsp; resignation and 2 weeks notice&
nbsp; the week before,  came down from Denver to tell him that the Albuquerque office was being closed and he was no longer employee as of now. nbsp;  After 12 years of work and never taking sick leave. bye,
 see ya and don't let the door hit you on the way out. nbsp;  Mark was under the impression from& nbsp; the fit Mike,  his friend&
nbsp; for 30 years)  and co- worker threw that both of them had been laid off. nbsp;  It's a two man office.
nbsp;  It seems that since going public the company stock is in the crapper. nbsp;  I assume to save money all account will be handled through other offices as well as shipping and handling. nbsp;  Now they can save Mark's salary and the price of the office space and upkeep.
 & nbsp;  Later today we found out the Mike had not been laid off he'll be working from home. nbsp;  Mike has known for a week that the office was closing and that Mark would be out of a job. nbsp;
 Did he say anything. NO! nbsp;  He even pretended in front of Mark that he had lost his job too. nbsp;  Jack-
ass. nbsp;  He knew we had just bought a kitchen table and chairs,  a new couch and had just started working on our kitchen last week and still he said nothing. nbsp;  I'd like to dis-
invite him from my wedding.  & nbsp;  So Mark is looking for a job. nbsp;  We have some leads.
nbsp;  He went to unemployment and they will pay him $ 290 a week. nbsp;  Not even close to his normal income. nbsp;
 So now it's time to tighten our belts. nbsp;  Hope he finds something that pays close to what he was making soon or we may be headed down a long dark road.
