They gave you two weeks? They're definitely not very smart. Many people out there would take that two weeks and try to do as much damage as possible before their last day - that's why employers literally walk you out the door the same day. Why they gave you two weeks is beyond me. I'd sure be very happy with that because you at least have a chance to find a new job to prevent a lapse in payment.

At one time I worked three jobs- one full time in construction and two part time in retail. One of the retail jobs was in a hobby store that catered to all kinds of hobbies. They had two girls working who handled the crafty stuff, and they hired me to do the model section, as I had built all kinds of models, plastic and balsa, for many years. When I wasn't serving customers, I dusted and cleaned and made up window displays of partially assembled models. I loved that job and and moved around the store smiling and whistling, always in a good mood. In three months I had tripled the sales in the model department, mostly because of the window displays and the fact that I knew what I was talking about. The other two part time girls were lazy and I made them look bad, so they teamed up and told the manager that I was goofing off. Without ever working with me (she worked days and I didn't) she phoned me up an hour before my shift  and told me not to come in as I was fired. I asked her why and she hemmed and hawed, I kept asking and finally she said "The girls think you are too boisterous."
I just started laughing, asked her if she was serious, chastised her for not having the nerve to fire me in person, and for firing me on the word of others, and hung up.
One of my sons was a manager at a music store in a local mall for 6 years. One Monday some workers came in and started measuring the floor space. He phoned his boss at the main store and asked him what was going on and his boss told him that the mall had not renewed their lease (after 34 years) and Friday was his last day. They did give him twice the severance he was entitled to though.
It sounds like you are taking it well, and I hope you get another job as soon as you want one.

Dang, Ed, lousy deal,,Hope ya land a new one soon.

Sorry to hear about the job man, but hopefully your self employment venture takes off, and things work out great.

R.F.

Blood work?  I'm surprised they didn't just off shore it to their cousins - the sharks.    Hopefully you can collect unemployment, get caught up with the domestics, help your wife, RIDE some,  then land a better position.  Been throught it myself (who hasn;t) and its never fun.  Best wishes !