Bah, I'm looking for a job now, too. For the first time since I was 13, I don't have work to do or worked lined up. My employer hit the jackpot, they screwed up three contracts this year, including an enterprise contract so badly that the plant is shut down. I'm fiscally conservative and have nest eggs and investments worth several years of pay available, they gave me a severance package worth two months not counting leave, and they are offering a settlement if I don't sue them for their foul ups.
Guess that's the difference. I prepared for years, just in case. Now, I got a covetous eye on money being made in aanother industry. I'm going to enjoy a break and then get back to work.