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by mg at 12:55 PM on November 13, 2002
Maybe you’ve been wondering where I’ve been the past week.
Maybe you could care less.
I’m going to tell you anyone.
Last Wednesday, the last time I’ve shown my face around these parts, I was laid off. I’m not really upset about it. Really. The company hasn’t been doing well the past couple months, just like most companies based in New York City aren’t doing so well these days. It wasn’t a surprise that people got fired; I think everyone had been expecting it. However, I was pretty darn surprised I was one of those to go.
Last Wednesday afternoon, my boss walks by my cube and asks if we could have a talk. I thought I was going to get a yelling at, since I’d sort of been slacking off a bit recently. It wasn’t that I wanted to slack off, but that there really wasn’t that hell of a lot for me to do.
Which really should have been a clue about the whole impeding doom thing.
When, instead of heading back to his office, we headed upstairs, I began to get a little more worried. Swinging through the cube jungle, we ended up in the office of the head of Human Resources. At this point, I knew what was going down. But, instead of being upset about it, I smiled through her entire spiel. I hope it made her feel at least a tiny bit nervous that I might come back the next morning with my two best friends, Smith and Wesson.
But, so, I’m unemployed again. I was thinking, as I was writing this, that over the 26 months of Bad Samaritan, I’ve only been fully employed for about 15 of them. If that were a batting average, it’d be great, but unfortunately, my employment stratum relies on the pay for play model. I don’t get the big bucks for sitting on the bench. And I don't get any bucks for lying on my couch watching bad movies.
So, that is where I’ve been the last couple days. They’ve been a combination of excitement about the possibilities, moping about the lack of funds, watching bad movies, and drinking entirely too much. It was kind of tough to let you all know about this, but now that I have, I’ll be around, and writing at least daily, because, really, what the hell else have I go to do?
comments (10)
BIG HUGS....
Damn I guess you can't afford to hire me as your house boy anymore...
Maybe I should plan another trip to NYC, it seemed that last time I did this, you ended up getting employed before I got there.
by rannie at November 13, 2002 1:22 PM
Shit. Maybe I ought to re-think my move back to New York next year...
Sorry to hear about your lay-off, they are never fun. I have been laid off thrice, and it is never easy. Especially when the office peeps are watching your every move, it just makes it that much more difficult to steal your computer.
by jhames at November 13, 2002 1:38 PM
Any of those bad movies worth watching? Also, did you know Justin is back? He typed all of 11 words and uploaded all of 3 DVD shots.
by Lucy at November 13, 2002 2:08 PM
Come to California. I'll cook you chicken soup and let you use my computer.
by jadedju at November 13, 2002 5:25 PM
nothing but love sent your way!!!
by überchick at November 13, 2002 10:01 PM
Aww, MG that is bad, bad news. Take a little love from across the pond.
by emma at November 14, 2002 7:36 AM
Damn! The Smith & Wesson link is blocked by our firewall! Now I know it must be good!
by Linz at November 14, 2002 9:43 AM
Damn, man, I'm sorry to hear that.
I, too, humbly offer chicken soup and high-speed Internet access from a west coast setting.
by Antwon at November 14, 2002 5:49 PM
And yet I, a high school teacher, can quite successfully use the smith & wesson link here at school. So sorry to hear about your job, MG!!!
by Shannon at November 15, 2002 12:26 PM
Hey! It's been 2 days, and no post. Jesus, you break your promises like the Sopranos break limbs.
by Linz at November 15, 2002 5:00 PM