My son thought I was kidding him, but I really am writing about the LIGHTER SIDE of the 20th anniversary of being downsized out of my previous “day job.”Was my termination a surprise? Well, I had been both blue collar and white collar in my 15 years at the factory, so I guess I should have known the next fashion trend would be SHOCK collar.My mentor (who was let go at the same time) was equally dazed, as we half-way comprehended the well-rehearsed “Nobody LIKES having to lay people off” speech. It had all the sincerity of a raspy “Lovely mom-and-pop store you have here.