No Dreams but a real NIGHTMARE!!!

[square pond]

We did not win any dreams during our 10 night stay in Disney. We just lived one of my worst nightmares!! No exaggeration we were literally entering Walt Disney world when my husbands cell phone rang. I could tell by the look on his face and the responses he was giving that it was bad! REAL BAD! He had to pull over and get out. I had started to put two and two together by what I had heard on my end and realized that he had just lost his job! A really big contract fell through at his company and they were laying hundreds off. His boss felt sick about having to call us on vacation but the upper management insisted. We had already been gone a week and staying with family so they felt we needed to be notified. I was still red from crying when the CM at the boardwalk opened our car door. I was just in shock. Now we did calm down and had a good time. Although not as good as we would of had if my husband had a job to come home to. But Disney can sure help you forget about your troubles. (for a while) As for the dreams.... we came close twice in animal Kingdom. We were the last people to get on the train to Rafiki's planet watch and all the people on the train behind us won dream fastpasses. Then on the safari the truck right behind us all won Mouse ears. It was fun seeing all the people laughing and putting on thier ears. I actually saw a shooting star from our balcony at BWI. Now you guys all know what I wished for!!!! And if there is ever a place for wishes to come true it just has to be in Disney!! Everyone please send us some Disney Magic so that my DH gets a new job soon!!:wizard:

[bytheblood]

I am so sorry to hear that your husband was laid off, but especially while on vacation with his family. That is absolutely terrible. Prayers and hugs for you all that he finds work very quicky. :hug:

PS - Those are some pretty heartless people to call him while he is on vacation to tell him that. The very least they could have done is called him the day of or the day after his arrival home.

[mrmagicmph]

Haven't had that happen at WDW, but I completely understand how you feel when the world's yanked out from under you without warning. pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

Glad you Enjoyed the Magic, & wishing more Magic upon you pixiedust:

[square pond]

I am so sorry to hear that your husband was laid off, but especially while on vacation with his family. That is absolutely terrible. Prayers and hugs for you all that he finds work very quicky. :hug:

PS - Those are some pretty heartless people to call him while he is on vacation to tell him that. The very least they could have done is called him the day of or the day after his arrival home.

Thanks so much for the prayers and hugs!! We will take all we can get. I said the same thing to my husband about them waiting until we returned. We planned and saved all year for this trip and to have it start off like that with our two boys in the back of the car witnessing it all was just terrible. I think the suits in upper management sometimes forget what it's like to be the struggling little guy. I am sure there was money involved in the decision to call and tell him. I figure that he was still being paid and considered an employee until they notified him??

[scrump]

Ugh, that's terrible! I'm sorry you had to go through such horrible timing, on top of a loss of job.

Everything will be ok, things have a tendency to work out!!!!

The shooting star is a sign!!!!:wizard:

[the4princesses]

Thanks so much for the prayers and hugs!! We will take all we can get. I said the same thing to my husband about them waiting until we returned. We planned and saved all year for this trip and to have it start off like that with our two boys in the back of the car witnessing it all was just terrible. I think the suits in upper management sometimes forget what it's like to be the struggling little guy. I am sure there was money involved in the decision to call and tell him. I figure that he was still being paid and considered an employee until they notified him?? PRAYER'S SENT YOUR WAY!! I'm SO VERY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT HIS LAYOFF! I PRAY BLESSINGS UPON YOU FAMILY::flower3: HOW OLD ARE YOUR BOYS? I have a 5yr. old boy. I sure hope everything will work out. Keep me posted.
Thank you,Kathy:flower3:

[kldmom2000]

Oh how awful!!! I'm soooo sorry!!! Keeping your family in my thoughts and prayers and I do hope that your DH gets a new job VERY soon!!!!!! ((((HUGS))):grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[patman2011]

ma'am, so sorry for your dh to have lost his job, i agree with what the others are saying, that was really bad timing on his job's part.
the other thing i can say, your husband can look ast this as an oppurtunity, there is always something better around the corner, especially for those who can work for it. :thumbsup2
lots of pixie dust to you!!!!pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: :tinker:

[klj27]

We went through something similar this past year. My husband sent out many resumes and went on interviews. He kept praying that the right job would find him. Our prayers were answered when someone called him about a job. He is still in a very stressful career, but we figure since God lead us to this job it must be the right place for him to be.

[Enchanted]

Sending prayers and pixie dust your way! :wizard: I'm sure your husband will find something soon, and perhaps it will be something even better than what he had! God has a way of working things out that way when we put our troubles in his hands.

I think that shooting star was him winking at you, assuring you that all would be all right! :goodvibes

[Mermaid_Ariel]

Sending Pixie Dust your way! :wizard: Things happen for a reason - I'm sure something great is about to happen!!! :banana:

[lhuggi1]

I can 100% say I know how you feel. however we're just a bit opposite as we are just getting ready to leave for our Disney Vacation in October and my Dad will be laid off his job on Sept 1, I just feel sick!!
Prayer's for all families in this situation !!!!! Keep your chin up folks ....good thing comes to those who need it!!!!

[disneyfantotheend]

I am very sorry about this. I will pray for you and your families and send you some pixie dust as well. I hope all works out for the best.

[I Love Pluto]

I hope better things will come your way. :grouphug:

[BabyPiglet]

:hug:

I hope things start looking better.

[square pond]

I want to say a big THANK YOU to all of you on the DIS who have such big hearts and kind words. I have read many threads from people going through terrible things.....many a lot worse than my situation. Everyone here always has nothing by concern and care for all those people, myself included. I came to the DIS for my love of Disney but I stay for my love of the DIS family!!! Thank you all for your well wishes.:hug:

[ciera321]

So sorry about your husband's job. No time is a good time for this to happen, but the timing was really bad!!! I hope he finds something new soon, that he really loves!!! :)

[Along4theRide]

That is awful!! I'm soo sorry to hear about your husband's job. I'm a believer in everything happens for a reason, so who knows, maybe the next job will be somthing he loves and for better pay!! Hey, you can dream!! I've been there. My dh lost his job a few days after coming home from vacation (first time to WDW) a couple of months ago...what a way to kill a disney buzz! Hope things turn around soon :flower3:
Sending pixie dust your way!!

[Microcell]

I have to share my story with you to give you hope:

My dh is working in retail, for a decent pay, and felt he could not leave his job because his first priority is to take care of his family. He was miserable, I mean hating going to work, sounding down all the time, and losing control of his blood pressure. He snapped at the dog alot (that he begged me to get- I am so not a dog lover). He hates managing people.

My DS is 5 and they have 1/2 day kindergarten, and Dh and I did not want him going to daycare, and I managed to find a job where I could work from home around my DS. We are pinching pennies big time. I couldn't help out much to make up a paycut, so he stayed and stayed.

One day he sounded so miserable, I told him he should look into studying to do something, go back to college and actually get a degree, whatever, but for the next year he has to be miserable, at least work toward something.

He was interested in learning more about doing Real Estate Apprasals on the side, to earn extra money to save to maybe compensate for a paycut earlier than a year. His best friend has alot of experience in the field and owns a business. That friend has wanted to hire my DH for years, but usually it was sales and we are not big risk takers. So he called and talked to that friend about Appraisals on the side, and his friend said "You don't want to do that. How much do you make?" Dh told him and he referred DH to his HR dept for an interview doing analytical stuff, which my DH loves to do.

Long and short, DH starts his new job with a 5000.00 a year raise in Sept!

When one door closes another opens! I hope some of the pixie dust that got on my DH (who I assure you, was REALLY stuck) rubs off on your DH! :grouphug:

[square pond]

I have to share my story with you to give you hope:

My dh is working in retail, for a decent pay, and felt he could not leave his job because his first priority is to take care of his family. He was miserable, I mean hating going to work, sounding down all the time, and losing control of his blood pressure. He snapped at the dog alot (that he begged me to get- I am so not a dog lover). He hates managing people.

My DS is 5 and they have 1/2 day kindergarten, and Dh and I did not want him going to daycare, and I managed to find a job where I could work from home around my DS. We are pinching pennies big time. I couldn't help out much to make up a paycut, so he stayed and stayed.

One day he sounded so miserable, I told him he should look into studying to do something, go back to college and actually get a degree, whatever, but for the next year he has to be miserable, at least work toward something.

He was interested in learning more about doing Real Estate Apprasals on the side, to earn extra money to save to maybe compensate for a paycut earlier than a year. His best friend has alot of experience in the field and owns a business. That friend has wanted to hire my DH for years, but usually it was sales and we are not big risk takers. So he called and talked to that friend about Appraisals on the side, and his friend said "You don't want to do that. How much do you make?" Dh told him and he referred DH to his HR dept for an interview doing analytical stuff, which my DH loves to do.

Long and short, DH starts his new job with a 5000.00 a year raise in Sept!

When one door closes another opens! I hope some of the pixie dust that got on my DH (who I assure you, was REALLY stuck) rubs off on your DH! :grouphug:
Microcell...Thanks for sharing your story. I am trying to keep a good atitude and believe a postive will come from a negative! My husband is acutally less worried then me. He is pretty confident something will come up. I hope he is right. I am glad things worked out so well for your husband and family.:thumbsup2

[lovebuzzandwoody]

I am so sorry this happened to you - especially the WAY it happened! Wow, this hits home for me and my family! We went to WDW the first time over Christmas of '03 and were planning to go again for the holidays in '05. Two weeks before we were to leave (3 weeks before Christmas!) my DH's company "downsized" and since he was new guy on the totem pole (only having been there for 9 months) he was let go. We had no choice but to cancel our trip... thankfully we were able to do that w/o losing any $ because we were going to drive there and stay at the DTD Hilton and hadn't bought our park tix yet. His loss of his job actually turned out to be a pretty good thing though! He was traveling all the time and really missing out on life with the family. Since the economy was really bad where we were (MI), we decided he should search nationwide for a job. Long story... I'll sum up! We ended up in the Raleigh, NC area and we LOVE it! My DH has a terrific job that is less stressful, he doesn't travel and we just found out he is going to get a MAJOR bonus next year! As you can see by my ticker, we are going back to Disney in a few months... as we promised our kids we would do as soon as we recovered from the financial blow of having to sell a home (we took a huge loss) and move, etc. So... keep an open mind and be faithful... I am sure it will work out for you in the end! I can say that because I have lived it. I'm sending you lots of pixie dust in hopes that his job search will be short and that you'll be better off for the change!
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[lighttech]

Had to share my sympathy and best wishes as well.

Financial stress and job worries are so hard to deal with... and what a lousy way to find out. In a time when things are tough all over, you just hope and pray it doesn't happen to you, or, if it does, you can make it thru.

I do believe that things happen for a reason though, and everyone else's stories hear will offer some hope in that direction I hope.

My DH worked at jobs he hated for years. He finally went back to school and tried so hard to work for himself. After 3 years of being on the cusp of making it, but always struggling, he finally decided to give it up and work for himself. He found a good job and went to work... for 3 days. It just didn't work out for him. After resolving to go to work for someone else, and give up part of his dream, he had to go back to it as a last resort. It was a struggle since he had already started closing up shop, but we got thru it, and he wound up finding a job w/ another upstart business owner who had made a better go of it. He got to take along some of his favorite customers, and he doesn't hate going to work everyday anymore.

Just hope this adds to the piles of reasons to keep on, keepin' on.

Best of luck and pixie dust.

[drgreene1096]

That is terrible! I am so sorry for your family. Sending you lots of hugs and prayers.

[momtoBrandon&Jacob]

I have a similar story to share if you don't mind. We just got back from a quick vacation last night to Ocean City, MD. Well as I was unpacking, I get a phone call from my boss. His first words to me were "I'm sorry, but this isn't working out". I couldn't believe it! I was there for about a month at this point. Anyway,to make a long story short we talked it out and I'm still employed. But I do know how you feel. My husband was laid off a few months prior to our last Disney vacation and his unemployment checks had run out by then. It was difficult but we made it through and he ended up getting a new job about 3 weeks after we returned.

[LilGMom]

That is just awful for that company to do that!!! I am so sorry that you had to start your vacation that way but it sounds like just being at WDW might have made it just a teensy bit easier to forget it (or put it towards the back of your mind) for a little while. Sending you *Pixie Dust* that a better job comes along soon. :hug:

[SereneOne]

How utterly horrible!

Many prayers your way!:grouphug:

[Mickiethepooh]

I know exactly how you feel, last year my father died, my husband came back from bereavement leave, [on my birthday as it happens] and as soon as he walked in they notified him he was laid off.
I know the anxiety and worry you are in now. I hope things will go well for you and he finds a good job quickly.

[crusin and lovin it]

My husband was laid off 4 weeks before Christmas. Then within the month the CEO/President of the company received a 3.5 million dollar bonus. Money and greed are powerful things.

My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. We had to move out of state and we had just built our dream home. It was a fabulous move for us. I really believe my children are better people and have had more chances then they would have.

Be positive and it will follow you!

[logansmummy]

I just wanted to say I am sooooooo sorry for your husbands job loss. I will say that you are blessed if your family is healthy, my mom always says this too shall pass and this will. Your family will have good times ahead! Here is a big hug for you and your family!:grouphug:


Bad mean bosses!!! Cooperate america stinkspirate:

[Liz]

I'm so sorry but glad you were able to forget (somewhat) about your troubles and have a nice vacation for awhile. My DH was laid off from work the day for Thanksgiving once. We hadn't even been married a month. I hope something new and better comes along real soon.

[luvthemouse71]

How awful! I agree with Bytheblood that they could have told you in a nicer way with better timing. I hope your hubby finds a job soon, and I hope it is with a company that treats their employess better than that. Prayers, pixie dust and a great big :hug: headed your way!!

[Stitchfans]

That is really terrible. I am so sorry. Sure hope it all works out well real soon and he finds something even better.

[teacher31]

We were getting ready to make the final payment and my husband spoke with his boss to make sure he'd be coming back to a job. My DH had an inkling in hindsight. The boss told him no problem. We paid it off on a Sunday! :cool1: Monday morning at 7:30 my husband tells me Friday would be his last day. :confused3 He found a new job on Thursday and was not out of work at all! :cool1: Unfortunately all of those paychecks bounced and he was cut from that loser on July 5.:scared1: So, basically he'd been working for free for 6 weeks. Here's the blessing: He got on with a wonderful company that he enjoys and they actually pay him! :cool1:

Moral: When a door closes, the window will get jammed, but somewhere there is a skylight. :hippie:

Here's hoping your hubby will find the right position for him and your family quickly.

[fan4mickey]

My thoughts and prayers are with you!!:love:

[Otimon]

I'm so sorry we didn't get to meet each other that day so I could sprinkle a little pixie dust on all of you.

Sending gentle thoughts your way for better days ahead.

Best wishes.

[Princess April]

My hugs :grouphug: and prayers are with you....
Here's some Pixie Dust for good luck!!! pixiedust:

[Thistle]

Sending you and your family comforting thoughts.

I have a long and horrible story as well, but just wanted you to know that as that awful door closed another opened with better opportunities for us.

I hope that your situation will be over with as soon as possible, please keep us updated and keep up your spirits.

[Flametamr]

I'm very sorry to hear about your husband's job. I could not imagine looking for a job at my age. Luckily I work for a decent city and as a fireman would be one of the last to be let go if the city went under.

I know it's hard to imagine now but I read a post recently that this happened to another person and it ended up being a blessing. He went back to school and now does his real dream job making great money. Sometimes God puts up road blocks to make us turn the right way. God Bless your family.

[pepperw23]

Ya know what? :goodvibes I say goodbye and good riddance. It is probably hard to see it now, but it sounds like you guys are better off. I mean really! WHO DOES THAT??? :mad:

Yep, better off. If it hadn't been this it would have been something else. They sound like they are a little full of themselves to me.

Hang tough, stick together and you will not only make it through this, but will be stronger and wiser for your trouble. ;)

Like my Great-Grandma used to say: "They can't eat ya."

Here is your pixie dust

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