eyewishuheaven said:

I was actually off on short-term disability when it happened, for which I am thankful. I was able to mourn in-the-moment, and not have to 'put on a happy face'.

me too... i was about to get into an MRI tube when i saw the news on the doctors waiting room area TV...

I retired last April. Hallelujah, Amen !!

I have two jobs. I found out while I was at my day job training new case managers. I had to finish out the day but it definitely took on a very different feel. Everyone knew how I feel about Prince and I had actually started that class with two songs, Black Sweat (live in Atlanta - piano and mic tour) and When Will We Be Paid because Prince had started the 10 pm show with that song. One of the case managers actually got up and danced to the songs. I also showed them the tour book. Then 2 hours later someone came in and handed me her phone with the news pulled up. He had been on my mind since the concerts and so it hit m hard. I called out of my night job that night and then I called out of both jobs on Friday, and then my second job on Saturday and Sunday. The following couple of weeks after that were a blur, didn't seem real. Still doesn't. But something else bothers me about that morning. It didn't dawn on me until much later but that morning, I guess I had a feeling something was about to go down because I posted on twitter (before the news ever hit), "Thank U, Heavenly Father, for the birth of this day. Ur Will always, not mine." I remember writing that thinking, "I have to give thanks to God for something today and remind myself that I have to trust in God." Why I felt that, that morning, I'll never know, but ...

I was very graciously offered to go home for the day, because my co-workers could easily see how shaken I was (they were taken aback, since I am normally quite stoic at work). I declined to leave early - it's a news radio station, and I knew how it was important it was to help put the story on the air. Hard as it was.

Well with anything Prince related, I always get distracted but yes, I've been kidna goofing off work since April 21 and just watching all these amazing videos.

I wasn't able to but I would hide in my office. When people came by to see how I was doing I appreciated it but really didn't want to talk about it. I just kinda went numb at work because I didn't know what else to do. The nicest thing was the next day when a friend and her husband on the other side of the country sent me purple flowers with the note "Sorry for the loss of your legend". Fortunately those came to my house because I couldn't have kept it together at work.

I worked the full day on April 21, but people kept stopping by my desk to see how I was - which I appreciated, though it actually made it harder than if they'd just left me alone. One of my co-workers even emailed me from Mexico, where she was on vacation. And my mom called me from Arizona to see if I was all right.

I was glad I had the next three days off.

No. I started working at a new place on April 23th and I remember that the day before, instead of thinking about job's related stuff I kept thinkin' about Prince and crying.

I literally did the opposite. I work at home and had an animation due, so I started to stay up every night to get it done, and only slept a short nap here and there for a month straight. Basically buried myself in the work day and night. My girlfriend got really worried because it was like I just decided to stop sleeping. I must have lost 2.5 full weeks worth of 8 hour sleep.

But it really helped me deal even though the whole time I was reading interviews, articles, seeing videos as well.

Now that I'm going back to a normal sleep schedule, with more time to reflect, it's hitting me again (especially after the great Sheila E led tribute). But when I just work, it helps me deal.

Well Prince didnt miss no money when he was alive and Nursey dont either...I was devastated, but I put on my big nurse scrubs and went to work. The first month after Prince passed I thought of him all the time...it was tough. I miss him so much. But nah Nursey dont miss money

ufoclub said:

Astasheiks said:

I missed a week of work Mourning P, the week after his ascenion. I made it through the 1st week but then it really hit me hard! Know it was serious because I also loss a week of pay!!! But I think I'm going to make up those loss wages with: God Is Alive, The Cross, Anna Stesia, Purple Rain, Dreamer, and some others?

What about you all? Anybody else loose a day to 5 days of work for being sad about P being physically gone?!?

Nope. Could not afford to.

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

I retired last April. Hallelujah, Amen !!

Good for you. Must be nice!

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