Lorna,
Good Going! I want it to be everything that you wished for!
Congratulations,
Kersten
I Got a Job (updated by layoff)
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Kersten Lee
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Lorna
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job schmob. laid off after a lousy 8 days.
it would appear that my future has already been written. i will never be employed again, will i? there's a shopping cart filled with dirty old blankets & bottles out on some street corner with my name on it.
isn't
life
GRAND.
"Congratulations Lorna".... two words that will never again be put in the same sentence.
it would appear that my future has already been written. i will never be employed again, will i? there's a shopping cart filled with dirty old blankets & bottles out on some street corner with my name on it.
isn't
life
GRAND.
"Congratulations Lorna".... two words that will never again be put in the same sentence.
Live it. Love it. OWN IT.
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Jaye
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Please don't be like that. I felt that way last year. I got laid off from a job where I'd worked for almost six years. I'd worked my way up through the ranks to a position of importance, and I was done away with because I didn't match the image of the new management company (ie, I wasn't an east Indian - No, I'm not bitter).
I was out of work for twelve weeks looking for another job, and when I finally got one, I settled for something I didn't really want because I thought I could hang around until conditions improved. They didn't, and things gradually got worse. They fired me before I could quit. That was another let-down. I'd never been fired before. I was out of work another six weeks, during which time I couldn't collect unemployment, because I was fired "for cause".
To make things even more interesting, my wife finally left me. Actually she went on a ten-day vacation with her boyfriend, then announced she was moving home to Mom and Dad. They paid all the moving expenses, so I didn't have to. It was a necessary experience, as we were stuck in a rut, and nothing less drastic was going to finally pull us apart, but it was no less gut-wrenching.
A couple days after she left, I got a call from an old friend who just happened to be putting together a team, and thought of me. About ten days later, I started working again, and I've managed to find a place where I'm valued for the work I do. I just got what they call a "WOW certificate" for outstanding customer service, and I've been selected for a limited-run management training program. They want to promote me, but they have to wait until I'm formally available (I have to have been in the job a year, and that happens in August).
I know all this is probably depressing to you now, but I really feel for you.
I guess I'm just trying to tell you that I believe things will get better. It might take some time, but they will. I've been through bouts of depression, but I've always had a kinda lopsided faith in the Universe, that THINGS WILL GET BETTER (DAMMIT!). What with this, and your sister's child, and whatever else, things have got to seem pretty darn horrible right now, but they will get better. And if you need someone to talk to, a shoulder to cry on or whatever, I will be here. I know I haven't been around long, but I have never felt such a strong commitment to brother- or sisterhood in any other place, real or virtual, as I feel here. Your friends are here, your sisters, and I hope to be numbered among them.
I was out of work for twelve weeks looking for another job, and when I finally got one, I settled for something I didn't really want because I thought I could hang around until conditions improved. They didn't, and things gradually got worse. They fired me before I could quit. That was another let-down. I'd never been fired before. I was out of work another six weeks, during which time I couldn't collect unemployment, because I was fired "for cause".
To make things even more interesting, my wife finally left me. Actually she went on a ten-day vacation with her boyfriend, then announced she was moving home to Mom and Dad. They paid all the moving expenses, so I didn't have to. It was a necessary experience, as we were stuck in a rut, and nothing less drastic was going to finally pull us apart, but it was no less gut-wrenching.
A couple days after she left, I got a call from an old friend who just happened to be putting together a team, and thought of me. About ten days later, I started working again, and I've managed to find a place where I'm valued for the work I do. I just got what they call a "WOW certificate" for outstanding customer service, and I've been selected for a limited-run management training program. They want to promote me, but they have to wait until I'm formally available (I have to have been in the job a year, and that happens in August).
I know all this is probably depressing to you now, but I really feel for you.
I guess I'm just trying to tell you that I believe things will get better. It might take some time, but they will. I've been through bouts of depression, but I've always had a kinda lopsided faith in the Universe, that THINGS WILL GET BETTER (DAMMIT!). What with this, and your sister's child, and whatever else, things have got to seem pretty darn horrible right now, but they will get better. And if you need someone to talk to, a shoulder to cry on or whatever, I will be here. I know I haven't been around long, but I have never felt such a strong commitment to brother- or sisterhood in any other place, real or virtual, as I feel here. Your friends are here, your sisters, and I hope to be numbered among them.The most common form of despair comes from not being who you are. - Soren Kierkegaard
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Lorna
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No they're not, Jaye. At least not for me.
I've been walking around with this ridiculous notion that this ****storm that I've been living under since 2002 will eventually pass. Even if things temporarily clear up, it doesn't last. It all just reverts back to it's same old sh** pattern. Back to the crap.
You mentioned landing a great job after being unemployed for a few weeks - I've been out of work for the better part of the past 3 years.
You mentioned that your wife left you (I am sorry to hear that, always a sad thing) but you also mentioned that it was for the best. I can't even maintain a relationship with a woman long enough whereas marriage would ever become an issue.
Since you're new here, I'll brief you on the horrific events that have taken my place in my life over the past 2 years. And I DON'T want to hear any faux "pep talks" that the coach gave everyone in high school (you know the old "quit whining, get up off your a** and do it!" routine)
- I spent the better part of the last 3 years out of work.
- my mother suffered two strokes
- i buried three friends within 12 months
- broke up with the only woman who stayed with me for longer than 2 months
- lost a slew of friends whom i trusted and trusted me
- And at the only job I was able to keep for more than 3 months, i was set up by my boss & other administrators to take the fall when their little ring of corruption was exposed. i worked in a school district. And even though the real perpetrators were caught, i still took the blame from everyone in my department
- had my niece abandoned, who is presently in the care of the same mother who had the 2 strokes
- as a result of being unable to find work, I almost had to go on welfare in 2003
- have not been intimate with a woman in 2004
On top of all this I had a HORRIFIC day yesterday, chasing down a job lead that blew up in my face. How's my future looking now???
Maybe I'm just too angry right now to be thinking clearly. But one thing remains certain: my outlook will improve, but my luck WILL NOT.
I've been walking around with this ridiculous notion that this ****storm that I've been living under since 2002 will eventually pass. Even if things temporarily clear up, it doesn't last. It all just reverts back to it's same old sh** pattern. Back to the crap.
You mentioned landing a great job after being unemployed for a few weeks - I've been out of work for the better part of the past 3 years.
You mentioned that your wife left you (I am sorry to hear that, always a sad thing) but you also mentioned that it was for the best. I can't even maintain a relationship with a woman long enough whereas marriage would ever become an issue.
Since you're new here, I'll brief you on the horrific events that have taken my place in my life over the past 2 years. And I DON'T want to hear any faux "pep talks" that the coach gave everyone in high school (you know the old "quit whining, get up off your a** and do it!" routine)
- I spent the better part of the last 3 years out of work.
- my mother suffered two strokes
- i buried three friends within 12 months
- broke up with the only woman who stayed with me for longer than 2 months
- lost a slew of friends whom i trusted and trusted me
- And at the only job I was able to keep for more than 3 months, i was set up by my boss & other administrators to take the fall when their little ring of corruption was exposed. i worked in a school district. And even though the real perpetrators were caught, i still took the blame from everyone in my department
- had my niece abandoned, who is presently in the care of the same mother who had the 2 strokes
- as a result of being unable to find work, I almost had to go on welfare in 2003
- have not been intimate with a woman in 2004
On top of all this I had a HORRIFIC day yesterday, chasing down a job lead that blew up in my face. How's my future looking now???
Maybe I'm just too angry right now to be thinking clearly. But one thing remains certain: my outlook will improve, but my luck WILL NOT.
Last edited by Lorna on Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:35 am, edited 5 times in total.
Live it. Love it. OWN IT.