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Joseph S. June 2020

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My biggest fear has actually come true. I worked at a major hotel chain for a celebrity chef and last week I found out that they were letting me go. I'm a single parent, I lost my wife to breast cancer, and I feel like I neglected my little ones to maintain that job but when you love your work, you're willing to accept those terms.

I feel like with this economy, where do I go from here? It's going to be a while before restaurants are actually hiring again.

I've worked all my life. I want to work. I don't want to sit here and collect money from the government. So my most important goal is getting back to work and being able to take care of my family on my own, like I used to.

I just don't know how to get beyond this, this level of fear. It feels like a bad dream and I just want to wake up from it. It's been very rough, I’m not going to sugar coat it.

I’ve been through a lot, but I find myself to be resilient and I try and maintain a good frame of mind. I just hope that there's going to be something new out there for me, maybe something different.

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My biggest fear has actually come true. I worked at a major hotel chain for a celebrity chef and last week I found out that they were letting me go. I'm a single parent, I lost my wife to breast cancer, and I feel like I neglected my little ones to maintain that job but when you love your work, you're willing to accept those terms.<br /> <br /> I feel like with this economy, where do I go from here? It's going to be a while before restaurants are actually hiring again.<br /> <br /> I've worked all my life. I want to work. I don't want to sit here and collect money from the government. So my most important goal is getting back to work and being able to take care of my family on my own, like I used to.<br /> <br /> I just don't know how to get beyond this, this level of fear. It feels like a bad dream and I just want to wake up from it. It's been very rough, I’m not going to sugar coat it. <br /> <br /> I’ve been through a lot, but I find myself to be resilient and I try and maintain a good frame of mind. I just hope that there's going to be something new out there for me, maybe something different.