Monday, August 6, 2018
My first day of unemployment. I filed for unemployment on Saturday. and I slept on the couch most of the day after falling asleep watching food shows worked very hard on finding a new job today. I have had at least 5 in person interviews in the past few months, and none of them warranted as much as a rejection email from the company I interviewed at. . Each of the places I interviewed with was obviously dysfunctional, so I am glad none of them did call me with an offer. but such is life. as my boatmate in Canada said, at my age, I am being interviewed so the company can check a box on the government survey. There is no professional courtesy anymore. Take time off work, put on a suit, listen to the lies they tell you.. then they don't communicate. sad, and I hope those recruiters get the same lack of professionalism when they interview for jobs.
Most of you have worked at shithole companies before, so you know this....you see some new energetic person start...and then you see the day when they have the look on their face when they realize what the place really is. it's just the way it is. or am I just a jaded old man?
I had my last doctor appointment with the knee surgeon, so I am done with that until I get the other knee done, probably this winter. I won't compromise next golf season.
as for work, I was fortunate to have worked with a great group of folks at my last stop. I miss them, not the organization. Having worked at companies previously doing the same death march, I knew the signs and was prescient about the most likely outcome. It's just the normal course of things in today's business climate. We are all disposable and at the behest of the douchebags at the top. To think otherwise is foolish.
but....I am still elated about holding my granddaughter yesterday. When my daughter handed her to me, it all made sense. Yesterday was easily the best day of my life, and that was before I held the little angel.
I did have another story to write about, but I need to think that one through. maybe tomorrow.
since I now have time on my hands, and I am a person that needs structure, I will post meaningless drivel to this blog every day. It keeps me from finishing my much awaited, not soon to be finished book.
Most of you have worked at shithole companies before, so you know this....you see some new energetic person start...and then you see the day when they have the look on their face when they realize what the place really is. it's just the way it is. or am I just a jaded old man?
I had my last doctor appointment with the knee surgeon, so I am done with that until I get the other knee done, probably this winter. I won't compromise next golf season.
as for work, I was fortunate to have worked with a great group of folks at my last stop. I miss them, not the organization. Having worked at companies previously doing the same death march, I knew the signs and was prescient about the most likely outcome. It's just the normal course of things in today's business climate. We are all disposable and at the behest of the douchebags at the top. To think otherwise is foolish.
but....I am still elated about holding my granddaughter yesterday. When my daughter handed her to me, it all made sense. Yesterday was easily the best day of my life, and that was before I held the little angel.
I did have another story to write about, but I need to think that one through. maybe tomorrow.
since I now have time on my hands, and I am a person that needs structure, I will post meaningless drivel to this blog every day. It keeps me from finishing my much awaited, not soon to be finished book.
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