SEC Playoff Saturday in Atlanta - The Circus is in town

It is a beautiful Saturday morning in Atlanta and I am headed out to enjoy the insanity that will surround an SEC playoff game (LSU vs TN) in Atlanta today. My husband and I are going downtown to enjoy the lights at Centennial Park
and gawk at the fans. The people watching value at Southern football games, from Little League up, exceeds that of any heavy metal mosh pit!!

I have spoken with quite a few of you this week and heard from others via email. I am very happy to report that those of you, with whom I have spoken are doing quite well. Some are having success in their job search, i.e. an unexpected opportunity five minutes from home (yup, I'm seriously jealous of that one), others experiencing success in their personal lives and still others realizing a need for self renewal, similar to Liz's post when we started this blog. To those of you who are making drastic career changes, pursuing educational dreams, and considering self employment, I applaud you.

You are a terrific group of people and I don't believe I have ever had the opportunity to work with finer co-workers. To those of you who have submitted information and suggestions I say thanks for all of us. To those of you who have contacted me with questions I also say thanks because your questions spurred me to do a little research and find answers that may be of interest to others.

More people are visiting each day and staying on the site for longer periods of time. We hit an all time activity high on Friday - Wahoo! While your privacy is secure (because there is no way to see specifically "who" is visiting the site), this marked increase in activity encourages me that the information posted here is helping others. Your ideas, suggestions and questions will continue to be helpful so please keep them coming and if you hear of open positions that might be of interest to others please send them along and I will be happy to post them.

Once you find a position, if you would like for others to know where you are or simply that you have found something, please send me the information and I will be happy to post it, with your permission of course. Success for any one of us is encouragement to those of us who were laid off in November and for those remaining Wieland employees who may be laid off in the future.

Have a wonderful weekend!