The following was written by our Social Media Intern, Neil.

The past year or two have been a bit of a struggle for me financially; the economy has my job search on lockdown, I have had to start paying my own health and car insurance for the first time, and the current price of Subway’s “five dollar foot long” combo meal is not for the faint of heart. I am not underprivileged or broke by any means, but I just feel that I am being more restricted than in the past, in many aspects of my life.

Until yesterday I usually related the state of United States financial system to myself, and how it affected my decision making and my future. I am not declaring Neil  to be egocentric but I believe I need to make the appropriate choices and changes in my life first, in order to eventually help other people.

Then it hit me…I came home from work at approximately 4:30 yesterday to the bewilderment of my father’s car in the driveway. I didn’t think much of it – perhaps he felt sick and needed to check out of work early to be a possibility. I walked inside and saw him in his gym attire, making a tuna fish sandwich, which is his niche but not for this early in the evening. Long story short, the conversation ended with me asking about his severance package.

It isn’t the end of the world, just a sign of the times. I’ve heard about so many people getting the pink slip but I never thought it would happen to me or anyone in my immediate family. At least now, my dad and I can look for a job together. Perhaps start our own pop and son family business. I’m sure he will now get a better feel for using HireFinders since he can actually use it for practical purposes.