In my Org Comm II class (Comm 482) we've been discussing "real jobs" and what we consider a "real job." Within the last year many people have lost their "real jobs" due to the recession, two of those being my sisters. Both women have university degrees and had been at their respective jobs for 9 and 15 years. Reason for their termination basically was they were making too much money and could be replaced by someone who would work for less. This afternoon, my neighbor stopped over and told me she recently lost her job of 24 years and from which she planned to retire in the future. She is dealing with this blow graciously and rationally; however, she explained that she also was let go because she was making too much money. These are tough economic times for everyone; the recession has hit us in F-M too. Sad.
Tonight at 8, President Obama is scheduled to present his State of the Union address. How does his first 12 months in office measure up? What topics will he address: unemployment? the economy? the national debt? the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? his prized health care reform? the exorbitant budget deficit? What happened to Obama's promised fiscal responsibility and "Change"? I am so disappointed.
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