I am so there. Why can't you go?

Emmett weekend. Hec may need the release of pent-up fury and despair, though, so I may well shove him out the door once Emmett's in bed and send him solo while I hold down the fort and gorge myself on What Not To Wear.

Lying Boss: Whatcha got there? Bag of tricks?

JZ: Bag of knives.

Hi. I'm Katerina. I'm into petty revenge and pointless acts of fury. I'm here to tap dance on your desk, kick papers around and yodel all damn day. Then I'll follow you home and warble under your window until you want to DIE DIE DIE.

I think she's relinquished rights to that title. She may be had-no-other-choice boss, but not Nice Boss anymore.

Hereinafter? Weasel Boss.

but something to keep in mind is that maybe she totally wants to tell you but she's been told she's not allowed to.

Yeah, not good enough. I'm certain she's been expressly forbidden to talk to me about it, but you have to make your own moral choices. I'm not just an employee here - I work with her every day. I've helped her a lot since she's been here.

There's no downside to be honest with me when I ask a question like that. Just be square with me, and I'll be professional, wind things up and exit stage left. I don't know what they're afraid of. I'm not a raving loon. I'm not going to go in and maliciously monkeywrench the payroll database.

You don't have to lie to somebody to terminate them. You really fucking don't. If they feel bad about it, just give me a better severence. If they don't feel bad about it, just say, "You suck, goodbye."

It's like being fired by the guys from Dumb and Dumberer. Except it's more like Paranoid and Chickenshit.

Could be worse.

You could have found out on the company intra-net.

You could have found out on the company intra-net.

That's always fun. My ex-coworker and I used to joke that we'd find out because they'd cancel our building passes without telling us. Didn't know at the time how prophetic that was.

Trudy, if she can wrangle something better than two weeks severance for me then she can go back to Weak But Well-Meaning Boss. I'm doubting it though.

Yeah, not good enough. I'm certain she's been expressly forbidden to talk to me about it, but you have to make your own moral choices.

I have to say I agree with you on that one. I'm sorry you are in such a fucked up situation.

I temped at a place where employees discovered they'd been terminated when they arrived at work and found themselves locked out of their e-mail and the company network. That was a pretty crappy day.

Yeah, not good enough. I'm certain she's been expressly forbidden to talk to me about it, but you have to make your own moral choices.

she shouldn't have lied to you, but can you blame her for not wanting to break the rules?

Is there anything bad that one should look out for before signing a lease for an apartment?

Aside from hidden fees (which someone pointed out) make sure there is an out if you change or lose jobs. There should be a buy out clause where you can get out of the lease for an extra half month or months rent past your notice. (I once lived in an aparment where you could get our for $150 extra - but that was a place with a waiting list for tenants). If something like that is not in there, negotiate it, write it in, initial it and have the other person do the same.