Fate is one Mean Bitch

I remember a good friend in the industry told me that he felt the company he worked for didn##Q##t appreciate him. They were ignoring his ideas and pretty much ignoring him. I told him, that##Q##s not a good sign, sure enough I heard a couple of weeks later they were going to fire him and you know how the industry works, other##Q##s know about your demise before you do and as a friend I told him. He pretty much chilled until it happened a month later. He was in a position to look for something else but he was in denial. This was before all the cuts pre 2000. We are all getting older by the day and if we are not moving up in position, which may spare us a few extra years in the industry, we will be replaced and fazed out. It##Q##s an unfortunate reality that just happens. What##Q##s in YOUR wallet (or purse)?