My position at a retail chain was seasonal. It was supposed to last only through the holiday season. They weren’t gonna keep ALL the seasonal people, only some. I was hoping to among those they keep. It turned out I wasn’t. My job ended last night. Then I found out they keep very few seasonal people each year. Most of them are let go.

She said I did a good job and that I’m fun to be around. It just slows down drastically after the holidays. It was nothing I did or didn’t do. She said all that when I questioned that decision to end my job. My seasonal coworkers are now awaiting their verdict which will come at the end of this week. Most will not be able to stay on. My real question is, is it normal to feel down about leaving a seasonal job?

She said they hire seasonal again when school lets out in the summer. If I’m interested, I could apply again. I could definitely use some extra cash. But is it normal to feel bad about right now? Especially since I have another job that’s permanent? It’ll be my 5 years anniversary next month.