friend of a friend

.. so in this recession/depression that is going on... there seems to be more and more people that i know getting the raw end of a deal. One person is my boo boo's friend who after working with a financial company for a couple of years, rising through the ranks and getting them a multi-million dollar account (im talkin 10s of millions... its a lot of money) was laid of, no prior notice and with no bonus from his hard work. Mind you, the thing about this bonus is, to receive it, you have to be working in the firm.. now how MESSED UP IS THAT. I am constantly trying to see the bright side of this thing that apparently the whole world is going through, you know, it will breed the entrepreneurs of the next generation but damn... what about the group of us that don't have everything figured out, or who do not know how to go about becoming the next Bill Gates. What about the rest of us that want to be just the average schmo working forever and the retiring to just ok money..
Another friend of a friend who is a civil engineer who was made to move to another state, and then let go. No reasons... no nothing.. I mean isn't this the time that companies become more efficient letting go only of the people that are not productive and keeping those that want to work hard and improve themselves... or is just like everything else.. "political".
Another friend, best friend actually laid off after being pursued by a company that made the position especially for her, who works hard... because she wants to play hard... i mean WTF. No this is what you did wrong, no here is your chance to make it better.. no nothing. Not even a, look we just do not have the money to keep you.

So when you do finally get a job, how much ass kissing do you have to do to keep it, how much real hard work do you have to put into it... to get just a bit of security. And all this because people got way to greedy way too quickly ruined a system that was supposed to give people more of a means. Every other day there is news of another loop hole another unsavory MF who can not possibly be content with earning 1mil/year... so discontent is he/she that they mess up everything for everyone else.
That is three people that i know now who were working and working hard only to be F'd up. I am sure the number will grow... or as the secret would permit... I'm seriously trying to channel my energy into a positive feeling. But I keep coming up with fear. I have tons and tons of ideas... but it ends there.. just ideas. To my friends of friends.. I HOPE YOU success.