RoomfortheFuture
佚名 / Anonymous
Attheageofforty-five, myusuallywell-orderedlifebecamefraughtwithchanges.
Aftertwenty-twoyearsofworkingforamajorfinancialinstitution, adownsizinginitiativeandamajorbankmergerresultedintheeliminationofoveronehundredjobs, minebeingoneofthem.
, , notdependentsolelyonmyincome, butjustliketheotherex-bankers, Ihadbecomeadisposableemployee, andastatistician.
Mymantrahasalwaysbeen “changeisgood, changeisprogress,” butwhenitaffectedmylivelihood, Ihadtoreviseitto “acceptchangeandmakethemostofit.” Fromthebeginning, Ichosetolookatthisoccurrencenotasamisfortune, ; instead, Ieagerlyanticipateddoingsomethingnewanddifferent.
, Idecidedtoreturntocollegeandgraduate, , , Iregisteredforeveningclasses, andbecameanadultstudent.
, , Iamaratherreticentindividual, , mykneeswerevisiblyknocking, , , andsoon, , IevenvoluntarilyinterviewedalocalreporterforanEnglishassignment, .
Duringthistime, Irealizedthatnomatterwhatlifethrowsourway, , '.
Yes, havingafulfillingcareerisimportant, “ratrace”, itwillbeonmyterms, , Iamenjoyinglivingnow, insteadofjustexistingtomakealiving.
Istherelifeafterbanking? Youbetthereis.
“changeisgood, changeisprogress”, IrealizethatIhaveacceptedthechange, andammakingthemostofit.
And, .
我45岁时,井然有序的生活发生了重大变化。
22年来,我一直在一家重要的金融机构工作。然而,包括我在内的100多名员工,在一次裁员和一次重大的银行并购中失业了。
我的铁饭碗从此被打破。然而,我又是一个幸运儿。因为我不是单亲家长,工资也不是收入的惟一来源。不过就像银行的其他前任职员一样,我成了一名可有可无的雇员,一名统计员。
我以前的座右铭是“变化既是好事,也是进步”,但当这种变化影响到我的生计时,我不得不将之改为“接受并充分利用这种变化”。 我从最开始就把这次失业看成是一次很好的机会,而并非不幸。 我不让自己痛苦悲伤,而是积极地筹划新的事情。