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Itty bitty's Grammy

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So...I can cross THAT off my bucket list, right?

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Welcome back flannie! Bummer about getting fired.

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I am very sorry to hear that flan. Stay strong. Something else will turn up.

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What happened?

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I'm old?

I was set up, don't know why.

And thanks. I'm pretty shaky right now. DH is set to retire in May.

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BUT...the good news is that I went for my follow-up mammogram AND the lump has not changed...still benign.

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Flan, I am sorry. I've been there and know how much it sucks. And as cliched as it is, it might turn out to be for the best. It doesn't feel that way now, but it will. The last time I got fired, I was devastated. I was totally blindsided and really liked my job. But it turned out that was the best thing that could have happened. It allowed me to escape Indiana when I needed to without worrying about my employment. And I ended up at a much better job I love.

Head up. Hang in there.

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Thank you, DG.

Blindsided by BS, right?

flan

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Hang in there, flan. How long were you at that job?

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I was at Indy for 32 years, this job for 4 1/2.

I was hired to do outreach...5 schools a month, between 250 - 300 kids. There was NO outreach when I started.

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Can I just say that I am pleasantly surprised?

I didn't think you guys would kick me when I was down.

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That sucks, flan. I know you really enjoyed what you were doing. I hope you find something as fulfilling, if not more so, soon.

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Didn't you work for the county library? Isn't there some sort of civil service protection for that?

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Oh jeez, flan. That sucks!cry

Are you planning to look for another job? Or retire with your husband.

(Wayne got let go in September, after 38 years with the same company.furious The joke is on them. Wayne got hired by a competitor a few weeks later.biggrin Revenge is going to be sweet!wink)



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I need to work, FWM.

It's just a question of where.

Yay for Wayne!

flan

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flan327 wrote:

I need to work, FWM.

It's just a question of where.

Yay for Wayne!

flan


Roger that!

I hope you find something you like, soon!

(Thank God Wayne found something. He's no good at staying home. He was driving me crazy! I was gonna have to kill him, if he hadn't found something! LOL!wink



-- Edited by Fort Worth Mom on Friday 27th of January 2017 09:33:25 AM

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Fort Worth Mom wrote:
flan327 wrote:

I need to work, FWM.

It's just a question of where.

Yay for Wayne!

flan


Roger that!

I hope you find something you like, soon!

(Thank God Wayne found something. He's no good at staying home. He was driving me crazy! I was gonna have to kill him, if he hadn't found something! LOL!wink



-- Edited by Fort Worth Mom on Friday 27th of January 2017 09:33:25 AM


 Exactly HOW would you have killed him?

You two are the primo example of a happy marriage!

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Long time... no posts. lol. I am so sorry to hear this! That really sucks. Ugh! Sending good vibes your way.

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flan327 wrote:

Thank you, DG.

Blindsided by BS, right?

flan


 I was blindsided because a week earlier I had a sit down with the VP of sales where he told me my sales were too low, but they weren't worried about that. Told me I was a valuable member of the team for so many other reasons and I was important to the company's growth plan. And a week later, I get canned. 



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flan327 wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
flan327 wrote:

I need to work, FWM.

It's just a question of where.

Yay for Wayne!

flan


Roger that!

I hope you find something you like, soon!

(Thank God Wayne found something. He's no good at staying home. He was driving me crazy! I was gonna have to kill him, if he hadn't found something! LOL!wink



-- Edited by Fort Worth Mom on Friday 27th of January 2017 09:33:25 AM


 Exactly HOW would you have killed him?

You two are the primo example of a happy marriage!

flan


I hadn't actually gotten to the "planning stages", flan.biggrin

But, wringing his neck, with my bare hands, crossed my mind a couple of times!wink

Now that he's out of my hair, we are happy little campers again.smile 



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So sorry Flan. I just went through that a year ago and I know how tough it is.

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FWM ~ you married him for better or worse, but NOT for lunch!
(That's a saying from my mother's circle of friends, when their
husbands retired.)

Flan ~ so sorry you were blindsided - that really svcks! Stay
positive - this will allow you to look for something you really
like. ((hugs))



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Flan, you know you're in my prayers.  Welcome back! Posting from my phone so welcome-back cake must wait...smile



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Love ya, HM!

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this is their loss flan, you will go on to a better place and a better job. One that deserves you and respects you!

Hang in there

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It truly IS their loss, but MY kids deserve me. They know me.

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Sorry to hear that flan! Welcome back

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So sorry. I may be next!



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Lenni wrote:

So sorry. I may be next!


 I hope not.

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Welcome back flan🌷 I'm so sorry that you were let go. I know that you really enjoyed working with the children. Have you thought about finding a job in a school library?

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Noooooooooo, lenni, noooooooooooo!

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If we all become unemployed, can we rent a house together? We should do it in Canada - the cost of living is much cheaper when the CDN is $0.76 to the USD.....

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Were you let go, tig? I must have missed that.

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I have been fired before as well. It sucks. It sucks the big wanker! It also spun me into a spiral of depression. I certainly hope you are able to gather yourself and truck on girl. I dont wish that on ANYone!

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Glad to see you are back, Fran. Sorry to hear about the firing... Hope you find something soon and that you will enjoy it (plus getting a decent wage).

I was only fired once and did not know it until I applied for unemployment. I had submitted a letter of resignation that was accepted but my employer told the Unemployment Office I had been fired.... Really burned me up but nothing I could do about it..... At that time, if a person was fired they had to wait longer to collect benefits.....

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FNW wrote:

Were you let go, tig? I must have missed that.


 No ... I haven't been let go.  Just a major cut in hours.  Like, an entire paycheck sized hours cut.  Starting around the end of March.  So I have a little time to find something else.



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Wow Flan, I'm so sorry.

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I was fired once. Unemployed for 4 days. And I was offered a better job. The funny thing is, the employer who fired me did so to protect the jobs of two people he liked, told Mgt I forgot to lock the gate when I left. I hadn't no way to prove it though. A job that used the same main frame computer (this was a long time ago) appeared in the paper the very next day, I was given an interview immediately. The person doing the hiring asked why I no longer worked there and I said "well don't want to say anything negative about my former employer" and his response was everyone of the people I worked for had applied for the position. He hired me on the spot. The two people former employer wanted to protect ended up going on the lam for embezzling from that employer. Such Karma! I made more money, much nicer company.

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Wow, flan, sorry that happened to you.
Welcome back!
On my phone, so hard to post.
But, I was part of a reduction in staff once. Our whole department was let go. I went back to school and make a lot more money.
Hope you are able to find something soon.

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How about applying for your boss' job?

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I'm sorry to hear this news, flan. I hope you find something even better.

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Here we go - hope someone has a cake spatula...

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OO Cake!

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So sorry flan. You will pick yourself up and move forward. I have no doubt. It's nice to see you, welcome back.

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Honeys_Mom wrote:

Here we go - hope someone has a cake spatula...

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 Forget the spatula.  Let's just dig in with our sporks.



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