I’m sorry to hear about Todd, but thanks for letting us know, Vortex.
Sheryl, I hope your mom is doing better.
I have been offered “voluntary” separation at work, because my department lost 25% of its budget, and most of that was people. If I go willingly, I get 6 months salary and health insurance, plus accumulated vacation time. If I don’t, I can try and stick it out and see if I get officially laid off, but the position will be gone. And everyone else at the university has had to make similar cuts, so there won’t be an opening in another department I can slide into. On the upside, I already have an interview for a job at a community college next Wednesday. And looking for another job in MI is a lot easier when you’re actually in MI.