Okay, so my car’s slowly dying and I haven’t had the money to get another one, then my PC craps out (I’m at a friend’s house using his PC), and today, my ass GETS LAID OFF!!! Fuck me!! Yeah, I hated that motherfucking job, but couldn’t they have at least waited until I got a car before they cut me loose? No, of course not. Why? Because they’ve got this overeducated shithead whom they’re going to pay to do MY job and do some of the shit the boss used to do! Nevermind that I’m about the only one who does any work in that place and that I also know more about some of the products than the manufacturers do, no, my ass is out on the street looking for work (along with everyone else), hoping to god that I can find a job before my car dies.
So, anyone need a forklift driver/data entry clerk/convience store clerk/shipper/receiver/basement waterproofer/satellite phone tech support guy?
Oh no, they’re going to pay him more money, a lot more. That’s why they’re getting rid of me, because they can’t afford to pay him what he wants with me working their (actually, they can, but they’re too fucking cheap to do that), so my ass gets let go. But that’s okay, wait till he finds out that they’re NOT going to spend any money on essentials (like computer equipment, training, or anything else he might need), but they’re MORE than willing to shell out money for unnecessary items to make the office look pretty! (Let me add, that we do 99.99999% of our business via phone.) It’ll be quite a shock for him, I’m sure.
If I recall correctly, you don’t like living where you are, so why not use this as an opportunity to get the heck out of there, and start over in a town with better prospects (job and romance-wise)? Just a thought.
Would love to, and I might just do that. All depends upon whether or not I can figure out a way of getting reliable transportation and if I can find some sucker to buy the trailer I’m living in. (Of course, I also have to figure out a way to get my shit [at least the important stuff] to wherever I might move].) Regrettably, I don’t know of anyone outside of this state who’d be willing to put me up.
I’m sorry to be rude, but I did read through all your ranting, and, golly, I hate to say this, as overwhelminingly kind as SDMBers seem to be, what the hell is your problem?
Oops, I had been reading some rants earlier, and yours seemed to be pretty woosey and world-owes-me-a-loving, so I’m hoping that you have a counterpart that will inspire you to be somebody.
Hey, Primate, I don’t think that the world owes me a living, I’m just bitching about the poor timing of it all. It would have been “nice” if I’d have gotten the shaft after the first of the year, or at some time after the economy had picked up when it would have been more likely that I would have found a job quickly. As it is, I’ve got to worry about not only trying to find a job, but if my car will hold out long enough before I can find said job, and find a replacement car. This is not going to be easy considering the situation I’m in. I’ve got crappy credit, and this isn’t going to help me correct matters, any. Not to mention, I’ve got to take care of my basic survival needs. This all would be easier for me if I didn’t give a shit about the job I did, but even a job I hate, I try to do to the best of my ability, so I busted my ass for those worthless fucks, and they reward me but cutting me loose when I can least afford it (I’ve got a house note do soon), and they knew that I was in a tight situation. Even though I hated my boss and his worthless fuck of a wife, I still did the best possible job I could do. Story of my life, I’m always one step behind of where I need to be.
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten”. I can’t remember who said this, but it makes sense. This is why I haven’t gone back to temping yet - I don’t like temping, and if I continue working as a temp, I will continue hating it. Which seems obvious, but it’s hard to break out of our ruts once we’re in them; uncomfortable as they are, they still seem better than the unknown. Plus there’s all the little details of life that have to be taken care of, like eating and paying the mortgage/rent. So, maybe we should be looking at what needs to get fixed, and how we can fix it. Things probably seem pretty closed off to you right now (understandably), but there’s always ways to get skinny cats.