Thank you to everyone who answered my questions - 10 months and counting

I posted here 8 weeks ago when I was panicking about my layoff as a payroll clerk. It has been weighing on me all week. Two tips made a real difference: keeping a log and asking for help early.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 10 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.