Tumultous thoughts in tumultous times
Monday at 5:30
New old boss (TheIncrediblyExperiencedAmazathon) is now gone.
Laid off.
position eliminated.
Before going, she sends me email thanking me (nice) and asking me to call on her anytime for a recommendation letter.
Which got me thinking,
Why would I need recommendation letteR?
Am I getting fired too?
What if I do get fired?
15 mins thinking of my alternatives.
The options: Contacts here and there who could fix me up, maye a move out of this place,
15 mins turns into full fledged day dream of me in anywhere but here.
How miserably bored am I to be excited about the thought of being let go?
And how much I ache for a change.
For a new unfamiliar place, for making new friends, for starting afresh,
And gorgeous though the wedding will be, it is SOOOOO soooooo far away.
And can not replace unfulfillment I feel in present job.
In excitement, and now firmly wanting to get boot, I reorganize all files, papers and projects into super lists with instructions, deadlines and contacts for person after me.
And I am all set.
To leave for
a new start. a packing away of smalltown memories, a giving away of stuff, a excitement of discovering new place, new work, a new round.
Call on office line
"BigCorp. This is Me"
"Hi Me. This is big big boss in bestcityofthemall."
"Hello."
"I wanted to call you (yes) to thank you for the project you did...
segue into a 'yadayadayada' conversation about work and then this:
"Oh and me, another thing - today, you should know that your new old boss' position was eliminated"
"Right"(yes yes)
"Yes. I just wanted to call you and let you know that personally. From now on, you will be reporting directly to me, etc etc, yeah?"
"Ok"
Big sigh. big heaving, 'freedom being snatched away' sigh.
This shall not deter me.
i will find a way out.
New old boss (TheIncrediblyExperiencedAmazathon) is now gone.
Laid off.
position eliminated.
Before going, she sends me email thanking me (nice) and asking me to call on her anytime for a recommendation letter.
Which got me thinking,
Why would I need recommendation letteR?
Am I getting fired too?
What if I do get fired?
15 mins thinking of my alternatives.
The options: Contacts here and there who could fix me up, maye a move out of this place,
15 mins turns into full fledged day dream of me in anywhere but here.
How miserably bored am I to be excited about the thought of being let go?
And how much I ache for a change.
For a new unfamiliar place, for making new friends, for starting afresh,
And gorgeous though the wedding will be, it is SOOOOO soooooo far away.
And can not replace unfulfillment I feel in present job.
In excitement, and now firmly wanting to get boot, I reorganize all files, papers and projects into super lists with instructions, deadlines and contacts for person after me.
And I am all set.
To leave for
a new start. a packing away of smalltown memories, a giving away of stuff, a excitement of discovering new place, new work, a new round.
Call on office line
"BigCorp. This is Me"
"Hi Me. This is big big boss in bestcityofthemall."
"Hello."
"I wanted to call you (yes) to thank you for the project you did...
segue into a 'yadayadayada' conversation about work and then this:
"Oh and me, another thing - today, you should know that your new old boss' position was eliminated"
"Right"(yes yes)
"Yes. I just wanted to call you and let you know that personally. From now on, you will be reporting directly to me, etc etc, yeah?"
"Ok"
Big sigh. big heaving, 'freedom being snatched away' sigh.
This shall not deter me.
i will find a way out.
7 comments:
This funny thing called life, i tell you...
And i had almost forgotten how funny you were till i started reading your blog again...
Well, the easy way out is "I quit". But then it gets harder after that...
When you and Boy are married, where will you live? Is there a REAL reason to stay put? Or is it just something to do until the big day?
bungi - you funny girl, you!
sayre - sigh...I don't know - I can't quit till i find another job. sigh...i just don't know.
where are you and the boy going to live?
why dont you do a yadayadayada with your boss on your new and increased responsibilities, and renegotiate your pay and threaten to quit if they don't budge ?!!
Ha ha ha. Don't worry Me...you'll get out.
resume - get your resume together girlfriend
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