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Weekly Contest #221
GHOST OF A CHANCE “What are you doing home from work so early? Are you sick?” “No. I was laid off.” “What is ‘laid off’?” “It’s when the mental giants who run a company decide that the people who do all of the actual work are no longer needed for economic reasons.” I explained to my resident haunt. “Oh,” she furrowed her brow, “like being fired?” “No,” I sniffled, “I didn’t do anything wrong, there were a lot of other people laid off, I have benefits for another month, and severance for six months, and I can file for unemployment, but ...
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