[...] and fears ricocheted off the cubicle walls.  Again, anxiety meds were all the rage and gulps were heard across the office.  Having already purchased my tickets, my focus was on my vacation.  The only two words that came [...]

Yes. The company decided to let go of one guy in my department and he was the one that had been there the longest. The math just didn’t add up…aside from the fact that it was cheaper to keep the rest of us.

I experienced something similiar at my job. Did you feel any “survivor’s guilt”?

I feel you on this one… my vice is the chicken nugget meal! You cant beat yourself up about this kind of thing… I allow myself one blunder a paycheck… i just set a limit and stick to it. It keeps me from impulse purchases on a regular basis(which I was very very guilty of).

Don’t feel too guilty. I think we’ve all had a momment where a buttermilk biscuit was necessary. If you had gotten layed off, you couldn’t blame the biscuit. So enjoy!