DH was offered a job a few mths ago but he was nervous because he heard rumors of budget cuts so he turned it down. Just recently they layed off several people who worked in the same field he applied for. He has had 5 interviews in the last 2wks and all are in his current field of work and also not in a public fund so the chances of being layed of are not possible. Since he is a City empolyee it is best to stay away from his old job because it is payed with public (taxes) funds. He is currently in a utility job so he is paid with private fund. He wants to stay in AZ so he can still retire at 54 but one of the jobs he interviewed for is close to his parents but he would have to wait until 65 to retire.
I was the same as you where I stopped caring for awhile but now I really can't wait to find out. I will need the next 20 wks to prepare myself.