I was laid off from work in January; it was bitter-sweet. On one hand, I liked being useful, having a small vision of the larger picture and finding ways to contribute. I also liked the steady weekly paycheques. I disliked the politics, the sheer duplicity, and how these games were accepted, even demanded of workers to be played. What ultimately hurt me was that I was temping and in the US if you temp, you have no rights, no recourse. So, like a thief in the night, my job disappeared.