I hate the "suck it up, deal with it" crowd that comes out whenever news like this pops up. The stress of losing your job has been ranked just below the death of a loved one and there are studies showing negative health impacts due to the stress of being laid off.
surfur- looking realy good so far. I dont know if agree with some of your tears on the leather. You seem to have the under leather being stressed and torn but the straps that are above these area far less stress. also maybe some dirt or drip marks under the bolts