Uggh...expect to soon be unemployed!

[LaterBloomer]

I'll keep you and your job situation in my thoughts and prayers. As to "prepping for an event that never happens," that brings back a 9/11 story. Something like one of the security people for a big financial company just knew that after the garage bomb in the World Trade building, there would be another attack some day. (By the way, yesterday was the anniversary of the first World Trade attack.) He would have emergency evacuation testing, and REALLY piss off all the high-earners on the 'phones by making them hang up and leave. Guess what? On 9/11, he got all of his folks out. The sad thing is, he went back to save others, and didn't survive that day.

Silver-lining time. It sounds like this event is making you re-think your career. It's great that you're assessing the situation so that you find a career more in line with your aspirations. Isn't it neat that you know better than most people how to get the education to achieve your career aspirations? You know you have a support network here. Let us know what's happening.