Maybe not tragedy per se, but still hard-core suckage.
My dad’s being either transferred to Raleigh to work for the parent company, who has not shown themselves to be particularly trustworthy, or he’s being laid off outright and has to look for another job. In this economy. At age 50, with 30ish years of experience, in a market where they want fresh (and cheap) blood. That freaking sucks.