The governor called a special session for later this afternoon, so my unemployment stint should be coming to an end soon. Depending on procedural details, I should be back in the office Wednesday or Thursday. Being out of work for nearly three weeks has reminded me how fortunate I am to have a job to which I can return. I spent a little time during my time off perusing job vacancies and opportunities are still relatively scarce for both new and experienced attorneys. I’m glad I don’t have to compete for those jobs with the 600+ newly minted attorneys who are just out of school and looking for work.
I’m not quite ready to stop worrying, though. This budget deal likely contains further administrative reductions and another round of more permanent layoffs may be coming. But for now, I’m looking forward to seeing my colleagues and cleaning up my inbox.
