| Why didn't you save me, Barack Obama?! |
[Jan. 26th, 2009|10:16 pm] |
So yesterday I got laid off from my job.
After getting back from lunch, I got a call from one of my supervisors telling me Ken (the owner) wanted to see me in his office. Seeing as this has never happened before in the eight months of my employment, I was immediately aware that I was about to be let go.
Ken is an extremely nice guy and looked genuinely upset, so I did my best to keep a smile on my face and crack a couple of jokes to ease the tension. He told me I did a great job and was a pleasure to work with and that it was entirely a financial decision, not anything to do with performance. The two drivers, though important, are not directly linked to making more money, which is all they can afford to pay for right now.
As I walked around the office to say my goodbyes, I got the same reaction from everyone "Aw that sucks man, you will be missed" followed by "Holy shit we're firing more people, I have a mortgage I am terrified."
I really just feel bad for all the folks I'm leaving behind. There were a few small hiccups, but those were rare exceptions at what was an excellent job with great people. I said this to Ken several times, and I meant it-- I really just hope that this will help keep the company going.
THE PLAN:
Exercise daily, maintain a reasonable sleep schedule, keep apartment spotless, avoid video games -- to avoid The Depression.
Get a solid resume put together, spend equal time pounding the pavement and pounding the internet -- to escape The Unemployment.
Do not time travel -- to avoid The Dinosaurs. |
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From: (Anonymous)
2009-01-27 05:38 pm (UTC)
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1.) I will totally help you with the Resume, if you want.
2.) File for unemployment ASAP! This way, if you don't have a job come Feb 18, you will have at least some income from the Government.
From: (Anonymous)
2009-01-27 05:38 pm (UTC)
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This is Erin P, BTW.
Stephen Heintz, you are my heart-bro, and Foley and I are both rooting for you like whoa. Godspeed, dude. You have all of our well-wishes, and our prayers, and our high-fives.
Aww, suck! Good luck in the search for new employment!
dinosaurs have bad attitudes
From: (Anonymous)
2009-02-07 07:07 am (UTC)
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Since you have free time, maybe an azwp update. I'll pay 20 bucks for an ask Stephen, he is pretty smart comic
I actually have MSpaint documents all over my desktop right now!
I am building up a couple weeks of updates before I post anything new, so that I can pretend I'm reliable for a little while.
From: (Anonymous)
2009-02-23 04:52 am (UTC)
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I really appreciate the new update. Although the offer for an ask stephen comic is still on the table.
From: (Anonymous)
2009-02-28 10:22 am (UTC)
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I've tried being polite. I have decided to stalk you. Seeing as you are unemployed it makes my job so much easier. I mean how hard can it be to follow you around. "Stalker log, Monday April second" Stephen goes to the kitchen to make another sandwich, out of bread..... grabs the box of cereal, out of milk... Sits in front of t.v. and sobs uncontrollably. Repeat for 2 weeks.
Hah! You almost fooled me, but you made one grave mistake-- I do my sobbing on the toilet!
Maybe next time, Anonymous.
From: (Anonymous)
2009-03-06 08:16 am (UTC)
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Well I suppose I have to quit half assing my stalking. I apologize for my sloppiness. You deserve a better class of stalkers, and I'm going to give it to you... | |
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