On the plus side, I haven't spent my book advance (because I haven't gotten it yet). And all of my co-workers who were smart enough to leave before me will give me good references.
Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.
'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
DavidS - Mar 20, 2006 9:02:42 am PST #4512 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Betsy HP - Mar 20, 2006 9:02:52 am PST #4513 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I'm so very sorry, Hec.
sumi - Mar 20, 2006 9:04:05 am PST #4514 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Hec, that's rotten.
ChiKat - Mar 20, 2006 9:04:09 am PST #4515 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Aw, crap, Hec. I am so sorry. I'm glad you're getting out of there, but I do wish it were on your own terms.
{{Gris}}
Sean K - Mar 20, 2006 9:04:54 am PST #4516 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Oy, Hec. That totally blows. At least you have the presence of mind to sense it. Most of the time, layoffs have come as a surprise to me. There have been a couple of times I started to sense that the higher-ups were looking for an excuse to push me out, but I didn't move on it fast enough.
Now I like working on jobs that have a definite end date. I do them very well, and I'm very knowledgable and competent at my jobs, but it seems that people can tolerate a little more in the oops departement (provided it's not major) when they know that everybody's job is going to end in a few weeks anyway, and we all go off to look for the next gig.
Gudanov - Mar 20, 2006 9:05:24 am PST #4517 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I sure hope things go well with finding a new job Hec. Best wishes.
DavidS - Mar 20, 2006 9:05:29 am PST #4518 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks, all.
I think JZ is more stressed about it than I am. I temped for 10 years. Knowing we've got enough money to pay the rent for three months in advance without a twitch still feels like a luxury.
Also the job market is fairly decent in SF right now. It'll sort out. I've been in worse situations.
Having a Book Contract does a lot to cushion the ego-blow too.
juliana - Mar 20, 2006 9:05:42 am PST #4519 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Ah heck, Hec. I'm sorry.
Calli - Mar 20, 2006 9:07:10 am PST #4520 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, Hec. Good luck on the job hunt.
DavidS - Mar 20, 2006 9:07:50 am PST #4521 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
At least you have the presence of mind to sense it.
I've got a mole in the ministry of information. Though the fact that they've just hired a temp with my job title and a long list of similar credentials is a bit of a hint.
It means nothing, they assured me. Uh huh. They're being so skeezy about it, really.