It has been lots of upswings in the past few days- my cousin's friendly stepfather was sick after hip replacement, I saw two good movies, Bob Barker dying, and now a huge change in my work history.

If you have heard of the company that was in New Orleans, New York City and at a time, one city in Florida, it has scaled back operations and focused on San Francisco Bay Area and recently got into the Los Angeles market. Good Eggs, the fresh grocery delivery company (www.goodeggs.com), had a new CEO and has made changes. I could have noticed it right away when my original supervisor left the company almost a month ago-I was a driver for the company. The other drivers have noticed some changes as well- there was less work in the area, they were using other companies that have a contract with them to save on gas and to use less of their vans, the staff above me was getting reduced, and that the company was operating at a loss. I did hear the news last Wednesday that possibly there will be cuts to service, but it was last Sunday that the sledgehammer broke the rock with one more swing. Out of the 6 of us that were working part-time, they decided to stop offering jobs; we were all laid off and got our final paychecks on the same day.

I knew this was coming, and I was getting ready to apply quickly to a new job, but I did not expect it to be THIS FAST. I was going to expect it to be in 2 weeks time, but corporate had other ideas. Ugh, and just some days ago, I was given a warning about being late... Anyway, that got me to depression. I hope to get out of it soon, but it is hard to get this news. Despite that I have a job that the state of CA has hired me to do, I do want a bit more so I can pay off my student loans easier if I'm not hired right away. Now this is going to affect me in my involvement in the FF'dom as I do have to pay for services- commissions on art and I had plans for a new fursuit. I guess that will be postponed-but for how long? And let me not forget my home con, Further Confusion-I may have to commute again to save money, or attend not at all as I do have to focus on paying off the loans. I can do it in less than a year if I wasn't laid off, but now that is going to be a bit more difficult. It will depend on President Biden and his Democrat allies in dealing with the US Dept. of Education to help me out in hopefully having the interest not be accrued for a time. Should it be that the Republicans and the conservative courts not be on the indebted side, my life can be more difficult and less enjoyable in not just the FF'dom.

Yes, if you are going to be in the food delivery service, you will have to research the company hard. If they have negative cash flow, or they have problems with their bank- (When I got their last paycheck, they still have an account with the defunct and shut-down Silicon Valley Bank [It is now First Citizens after a takeover and in the UK, HSBC. Their website is STILL up!: https://www.svb.com/]), then it would not be good to stay in the long-term. The business is VERY competitive, and people would rather have their groceries at their door and not talk. Also, it would seem that customers would want last-mile products instead of quality products-so by my hypothesis, they would take GMO's or foods that have been with fertilizer at their door for the sake of quick convenience to have to eat. Word of mouth for successful service does not work with the company I'm in for customers. If really the company were to make small adjustments sooner and have a way to keep part-timers still at work, then this would not have happened-how irresponsible! I do feel that with Amazon, the supermarket delivery, Grubhub/Skip, and many others competing for customers, it will cause smaller companies to fall. With Good Eggs being regional, I don't think in the long run they will survive. They want the slogan "Win the West!" to come true by 2025-I don't think that will happen.

Guys, if you are working for such a company like I was, it is best to actively search for another job. MAKE IT SHORT-TERM; DO NOT MAKE IT YOUR CAREER-EVEN IF YOU MAKE IT UP THE LADDER IN IT.
For about 3 1/2 years on the job, it was fun exploring the SF Bay Area, and I did have respect from other co-workers. I could feel that if at one point I was helping the grocery pickers and that orders were being reduced after the COVID-19 pandemic was concluding, there was something afoot, and though I was a bit aloof about the situation, I did have a feeling that the company is in trouble, and I did hear that from a coworker who was on for a long time and left about a year and a half ago. If it is that there are these things in the wild within the company, you will have to get ready for something bad to happen if you stay longer. I did have a good time with Good Eggs, but what a sour end to my tenure. I won't go for them or even shop for their items, and I won't work with them again even if they rehire me or promote me to a better position. *I sigh.*

Well, I won't keep groveling-there are more jobs ahead that I can qualify for. I do have a lot to offer as I do have a diverse work history and educational background. I will hope that soon I will be hired into my dream job that relates to what I studied in university. Best of luck to me. I'll try to keep positive.