Yes, I was laid off once and fired once. The layoff was a company-wide layoff and we all knew it was coming. Several of us had been there for 20 years and at the end of the year they gave us a party. And three months later, they laid us all off. No severance pay but they did let us stay and get paid for a couple of months until we could find a new job. Getting fired was an absolute nightmare. I came back from vacation and went to work on a Monday morning and in the afternoon the administrator and a partner came into my office and told me I was fired. The excuses they gave were pathetic. I was in total shock. I’m still very bitter at the law firm but in fact, it was nice having 4 months off with unemployment until I found another job. But if it happened again, I think I’d just do temporary work until I can retire. I’m sick of the daily grind and all the pressure of working for lawyers.

I think it should be legalized. But I don’t understand all the people who are going on about their daughters growing up to be hookers. Obviously it is not a choice most women would make unless circumstances forced them to consider it. I doubt if the legality of prostitution is a major concern in that sort of situation. But if a woman decides she has no other choices, and there are men willing to pay for her services, then I don’t believe it should be a crime.