# I got fired today **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 1, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279 "2007-06-01T00:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279/81 "2007-06-04T19:56:06Z")
Well, day 1 of my job search went pretty well. I’m going to be calling it quits for the day pretty soon. This is exhausting. I still need to call unemployment. I called them back in '04 when I got layed off by EDS, and I recall they told me I had to wait till my severence ran out before I could file (there’s Massachusetts for ya). So, that’s on my adgenda for tomorrow. Thanks for the support, folks. I really appreciate it. Winston ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279/82 "2007-06-04T20:11:52Z")
Support can be beautiful. I suggest you expedite you exit from the IT machine. Find something safer, more predictable, better pay…Ever been on a commercial fishing boat? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279/83 "2007-06-04T20:28:19Z")
[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya] Support can be beautiful. I suggest you expedite you exit from the IT machine. Find something safer, more predictable, better pay…Ever been on a commercial fishing boat? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Fishing, eh? Hmmm… I’m trying to get out of IT. I’ve got a plan and everything. But I need to finish my degree, and I’ve got 7 courses left. That puts me in line at graduation next May (Class of '08). Other than that, I’ve got no options - I can’t make this kind of money doing anything else. Stupid IT. ---
**Author:** ![Mouse\_Maven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279/84 "2007-06-04T20:41:14Z")
Just wanted to chime with condolences and good vibes. Hopefully, you’re job hunt will be short and you will find a more lucrative position. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279/85 "2007-06-04T20:47:59Z")
[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya] Support can be beautiful. I suggest you expedite you exit from the IT machine. Find something safer, more predictable, better pay…Ever been on a commercial fishing boat? 🙂 [/QUOTE] This and similar threads are making me think about a reality TV show where some of those crab fishermen from _The Deadliest Catch_ are put in an IT office in Boston. Which is more likely to happen: (a) Crab fisherman runs back to Alaska in tears; (b) Nerd at the next desk calls crab fisherman stupid fuckin’ moron and threatens to take his lunch money. Crab fishermen cuts nerd up for bait and gets back to work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-fired-today/406279.md?page=4)