Talks around the office.

Rumors of layoffs have started to run around the office.  I've been working at the bank for two years now and the truth is that I've been wanting to get out ever since.  But the possibility of being unemployed scares, specially in these times where the job market is at its worst.

If you've been keeping up with the news lately, you know that it's been pretty tough for the financial industry to keep up with the economy as it is.  Many banks have collapsed and others have been forced to merge with bigger competitors.  The ones that are still standing must adjust to the current situation.  That's  when the layoffs become the norm instead of the exception.

I probably have one of the most tedious and predictable jobs there are: I'm an accountant. Yes, I'm a more specialized type of accountant since I primarily deal with investments and portfolio management, but the bottom line is that I'm crunching numbers like any other accountant out there.  So, given the fact that two of the three traders that the bank had when they first hired me are gone, is pretty obvious that the people that work behind them leave too.  It's a matter of time.

The only thing that worries me about all this would be loosing the income.  My husband has a good job and makes pretty good money, but for the first time in ten years we are really earning enough to pay our bills, have savings and enjoy a luxury every now and then.  We really are in our best financial shape ever.

But, to be completely honest, I'm kind of wishing for my name to be in the list.  "Be careful what you wish for" is what my mind keeps repeating.  I know I shouldn't be wanting this, but this could be a good moment for me to rethink Me.  I would hate to become one of those people who are constantly complaining about how unhappy they are at their day jobs and slowly, I fear, I am becoming one of them.