Dick breaks the news to his family that night over dinner, but tries to assure them that he can find another job as vice president. However, over the next few months, he finds that Globodyne's collapse has sent the overall economy into a recession, and thus left it next to impossible to find a new vice president position as there are a large influx of other candidates. In addition, he becomes a target for ridicule because of the television interview that tarnished his reputation, and learns that no one would ever consider hiring him because of this. Even worse, Jane discovers that because their pension and all of their savings and investments were in Globodyne's now-worthless stock, they now have no assets and face possibly losing their home.