Funnily enough, I just talked to a friend in the NOLA office, and none of them got laid off b/c they're crazy busy. And when he told the boss down there that I'd been laid off, his reply was that it was a shame because he liked me and they need someone to start up their trainee program. But honestly, I might be well shut of the shadiness and toxicity. Also, the CEO is currently on vacation. NICE.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
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smonster - Apr 19, 2011 6:46:55 am PDT #20037 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
beekaytee - Apr 19, 2011 6:57:11 am PDT #20038 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Also, the CEO is currently on vacation. NICE.
Now, that's class.
smonster, hon, a big hug to ya, first off. Total sympathy for how, even when you want to leave like the place gives you a rash, having the hammer fall is shocking and painful. Though, I too want to thing the Universe is telling you something good here.
If the boss in NOLA could provide you with a bridge until you settle in there, I say take it. You will do good for them, even if the only good they do for you is a paycheck.
Fredpete, I'm so, so sorry for the sadness and stress in your life. May the very best solution and comforts come to Victor as quickly as possible.
amych - Apr 19, 2011 7:02:16 am PDT #20039 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Also, the CEO is currently on vacation. NICE.
Dude. Fabulous sign of total organizational gutlessness right there.
P.M. Marc - Apr 19, 2011 7:15:59 am PDT #20040 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
smonster, I'm sorry, but it's clear it's not you, it's them, and you're supposed to go to NOLA now. CLEARLY.
Fredpete, I am sorry. You are the best kitty daddy I know.
smonster - Apr 19, 2011 7:18:01 am PDT #20041 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I didn't even get to say goodbye to my supervisor, as he was in a meeting with his boss. Hopefully not getting laid off. I really liked him, even if we didn't have much day-to-day contact.
Yeah, it wouldn't hurt to contact the boss down there and let him know I might be interested. I just don't want to be employed by them when they go bankrupt, if that happens - would I be eligible for unemployment, then?
I'm already calling/emailing my network, and already have a job to apply for! I'm looking at Americorps stuff, too.
Strix - Apr 19, 2011 7:18:07 am PDT #20042 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
smonster, I'm so sorry! Suck0rama.
FredPete, much -ma to your kitty and you all.
ok, back to school.
smonster - Apr 19, 2011 7:18:43 am PDT #20043 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Fredpete, I am sorry. You are the best kitty daddy I know.
What she, and everyone else said. You go above and beyond to love the kitties who have no one else to love them.
amych - Apr 19, 2011 7:22:06 am PDT #20044 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
you're supposed to go to NOLA now
Ahem. She's supposed to go to NOLA after I BUY HER A DRINK.
beekaytee - Apr 19, 2011 7:23:22 am PDT #20045 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I just don't want to be employed by them when they go bankrupt, if that happens - would I be eligible for unemployment, then?
I can't say with certainty, but I'd expect so. No fault of your own and all. You might miss the last paycheck though. Still, it's a bridge, not a foundation.
Go you with the proactivity.
amyth - Apr 19, 2011 7:24:53 am PDT #20046 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
She's supposed to go to NOLA after I BUY HER A DRINK.
That could totally happen THIS WEEKEND. IJS.