Looks like I'll be getting a government job soon and by job I mean unemployment. For anyone who doesn't know educators are hurting in the budget department. Recently control over the Virtual Worlds project was shifted over from one VP to another and this other VP has pretty much no budget for his projects to my understanding. Combine that with we were being fought with over purchases and which accounts were to be used for the Rutgers Day event we pretty much have no budget left. Between me and our new hire Matt, I was paid the most so I had to be let go. Tomorrow is my official last day at Rutgers. I will be pretty much just be double checking I have everything, everything else was turned in, make sure all personal files are wiped, and be saying my good byes. It was a great job and I left a pretty big impression on the university with our Virtual Worlds project. Thankfully I've been promised a Letter of Recommendation to help me with my job search.

Right now I have mixed feelings. Am I upset? Yes, I loved my job and felt I was making a difference to the world in my own way. But at the same time I'm not that upset because this might be a sign to move on. I've always said there were two things holding me back from moving out of NJ: 1) my grandmother and 2) my job. My grandmother has always been telling me not to let her hold me back by worrying about her and now I no longer have that dream job. Maybe its time to start looking outside of NJ for work and a place to live. I have one possible prospect, my Uncle Lenny down in Texas has offered to me in the past to move in with him and help me to get a job down there. If I don't find work in a year I might fall back on that offer if its still valid. In the mean time anyone care to share what the job market is like in PA or DE?