Its either to laugh or cry...

..I chose laugh, because really, what good is crying going to do me....

In my line of work (which I am now unemployed from) there is a certification you can get to prove you have the knowledge and expertise to be advising farmers about their crops. It was mentioned to me by my work mentor that I should get this certification because it show the farmers and my fellow co-workers that I had the competence and credibility that my job required; especially since this position is looked at as the authority when it comes to farming. The certification obtained by passing 2 tests; an international test and a state test. These tests are hard, with only about a 50% passing rate. I took the tests last summer and passed the international but failed the state test by one point. So I took the state test again this winter (you can only take it twice a year).

Well, I get an email from my (ex)office today, telling me my certification test results finally came in. I PASSED! Yeah! Except, it is like a slap in the face. I took the test to help boost my competence and expertise at my job. To help prove to everyone that I knew what I was doing. (only about 3/4 of the people in my position had this certification) I thought having it would only make my job that much more secure! HA!!!

So now I have this certification proving I know what I am doing at my job, only to be laid off from that job 3 weeks ago.

It is so sad and ironic, that I just have to laugh...... Hopefully it might help me in my search for a new job!