- Posted by Christopher Estep on June 27, 2008
I just found out that my contract is not being renewed at AT&T and my last day is on Monday, so blogging may be sporadic or it may be heavy.
I will take the opportunity to make a political statement though.
AT&T is not renewing any contractors in any department in my (significant) section of the company. It’s an economic decision, clearly. Even so, I’m still very optimistic about the economy. Are things dicey? You bet. But don’t listen to what the doom & gloom democrats are telling you. The economy is not that bad.
There’s a phenomenon that happens in politics both with the economy and with politicians. People listen to (and absorb) propaganda and the way they perpetuate it is by saying things are bad for everyone else, even though they are fine. They always see others as being in dire straits but will say that they are doing ok themselves. It is the same way with their congressmen. They will say that congress needs to be changed, but their own congressman is just fine.
Don’t buy the hype and don’t drink the kool-aid. The vast majority of people are genuinely doing great. Some are hurting, but some are always hurting. There’s uncertainty, to be sure. Am I a little scared? Sure. But I have no reason to fear beyond the normal unknown.
If I can be optimistic about the economy when I have 6 children at home and soon to have no work, anyone can.