sometimes i wish i could forget
Yeah, so I forget to post stuff here... For months at a time... Sorry.
It's not that I don't care to post things, it's just that I don't often
have a lot to say. And who's reading this thing anyway?
So here's something...
It's coming up on the one-year anniversary of the evil day on which I was
involuntarily separated from my full-time employment at the
href="http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/">Dog Penis.
Friday, Feb. 28, 2003 was the fatefull day. Little did I know, in the days
leading up to it, that the weasels were plotting to fire me, without so
much as a breath of what was wrong. I got an e-mail asking me to a meeting
to "discuss our future plans..." At the meeting, I was told (almost under
his breath, mumbling and stumbing), "Ahh... We can no longer offer you a
position here." Smooth.
Oh well. They got their's (paying my unemployment because they didn't keep
any record of my alleged wrong doings) and I got mine (three weeks of
severence, plus simultaneous unemployment benefits).
For the record, I was fired because I was late for work. But they didn't
keep any records of the exact times or days, and neither did I. The state
of Pennsylvania agreed with me that they weren't nice, though they agreed
with the company that they could fire me whenever they wanted for whatever
reason. But they still had to pay my unemployment. And my retirement
benefits for the two months I worked there in 2003. Morons. Had they fired
me in December, they could have saved around $1,500 in my bonus and IRA
contribution.
Later I learned that the so-called "executive board," the students who are
supposedly in charge of all things related to the business, were not even
allowed to have input or vote on my firing. Cool, huh? Yep. Three
individuals, including two students who had been in their jobs for two
months, decided all by themselves to give me the boot. Why do it that way?
Because the board would not have voted to fire me because, as a group,
they're a smarter bunch and realize the value of experienced full-time
employees.
Well, this is the last I'm speaking of the topic. On to bigger and better
things. (Genius-level ;) things, if I'd just get that interview...)
Comments
"It's not that I don't care to post things, it's just that I don't often
have a lot to say."
Say anything!
"And who's reading this thing anyway?"
I am, dammit.
P.S. Good luck with the job search. Down with Dog Penis.
Posted by: Melissa | February 18, 2004 12:02 PM
Uh. . .what was that, young lady? I'm reading it, too, when there's
anything to read!
Posted by: vsb | February 18, 2004 07:02 PM
Hey look, visitors! And I didn't put out any chips or pop. Sorry...
Posted by: jlb | February 19, 2004 04:02 PM
Goodness, Michael finally pointed out the rest of this message to me. I
replied to the short version the first time. I think I would have
appealed that firing immediately to the whole board, if possible. Who
made the decision amy not have been clear then. In any difficult
situation, ask lots of questions! And you should also, in a situation
like that, ask to resign rather than be fired, if there's no other
recourse.
Posted by: vsb | March 7, 2004 02:03 AM