Hec, JZ, I'm so sorry about this crap.
Back when I was temping, I had a job working the front desk at an apartment complex. I was there to act as an assistent to the corporate-type who'd flown in to keep things going while hiring and training a new manager for the complex. Once they hired a guy, I asked for a time frame on when the assignment would end, and they would not tell me. I got in the habit of ending each day by saying, "See you tomorrow?"
Sure enough one day the new manager answered that with, "No body told you? We don't need you to come in. From now on we only want you one day a week."
To which I said, "You will need to contact the agency so they can send someone else. I can't pay my rent working one day a week, and they won't give me another assignments if I'm still on this one."
You know what's worse than full moons? Eclipses. People are kah-ray-zee today.
::cue sudden flash of "Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning"::
I don't see how being untruthful and unkind when weighed against rule following and ass covering is not wrong.
I'd say she values her job more than Hec's friendship. That may make her an asshole, but I don't know that it makes her action wrong. It's wrong from Hec's perspective because she was an asshole to him. It may be right from her perspective as the lesser of two evils.
There are ways you can let people know without letting them know, if you know what I mean and I think you do.
Hec, that is just so crappy. Like I said earlier today, I don't know how she can be okay with the whole "I'm looking you in the eyes thing". I like Weasel Boss, though.
I just have to share this picture with everyone, taken while I was making dinner tonight: [link]
I know! Aren't they adorable? Makes my heart go all melty.
Further investigation reveals that Weasel Boss and LA Boss were in conference with a Partner in Labor Law about my termination.
I don't know if that means they're worried about an age discrimination suit from me, or if they're trying to do an extra-weasel end-run and find a way to deny me unemployment.
Probably the former, but it adds to the paranoia. Wheeee!!! I need a martini.
I know from our own policies that they've done a very shitty job of setting this up. I've had no negative performance reviews or documented ill-behavior that they can point to. They haven't created the necessary paper trail they'd normally do for ass-coverage.
Fuck, man. Just give me a couple months severance and I'll walk away happy.
