Friday started like any other work day. I got in, did my business and got out. There was a rumor floating around that one of the Customer Service girls was going to let go. She had gotten wind of it the day before and was not very happy about it, but had come to grips with the idea by the time Friday came around.
She got an e-mail about noon saying the HR person wanted to see her before she left. She approached the HR guy immediately and he delayed her, saying he just wanted to talk with her before she left. She had to stew all day with the idea she might be out of a job before day’s end. The tough part of the whole scenario is that Friday was her birthday and we had already planned to celebrate.
The end of business on Friday came and, in fact, she was fired. She seemed okay with the idea. I guess she HAD gotten used to the idea. So some of us went out to celebrate her birthday.
It was raining lightly as we walked to the Mexican restaurant.
What we figured to be 8 or 9 people turned into 15 or 16 rather quickly. She had invited some of her friends and they brought gifts. They were all at one end of the table. All the rest of us who work(ed) with her were at the other end of the table.
As is typical in these situations, a smaller subset of the group wanted to go elsewhere so we found a place to go and left the Mexican restaurant.
We ended up at the Irish place (from Mexico to Ireland, hmmm…) nearer to my house. I had been to this place quite a few times but not with this crew. The birthday girl, I’ll call her CSG (customer service girl), was ‘sorta’ seeing one of the guys at the office. He showed up about an hour after the rest of us got there.
I texted CSG and asked about one of the friends she brought along. She said she would come talk to me about her. About half an hour later, she did. CSG told me this girl was nice, had a 5 year old, and had major trust issues so if I was interested that I should move slowly. I didn’t indicate interest either way. I think all I said was ‘okay’.
Then CSG launches into this conversation about how she thought I was interested in Leslie, and not to get mixed up with her because she was a ‘psycho’ (her words!).
Little did CSG know that I was texting Leslie throughout the night. I happened to text that little piece of information to Leslie thinking the two women weren’t going to talk.
A few minutes later CSG has disappeared. I asked about her whereabouts: “She’s outside smoking and talking to Leslie”. Not good, not good at all. About 5 minutes later CSG comes storming into the bar and asks me “What are you doing?” (or something to that effect. I know it was some vague question). Well, she denies calling Leslie a psycho and can’t believe I texted her that information. I basically told CSG that everything I relayed to Leslie was true.
CSG went from completely pissed to happy go lucky in the blink of an eye. She said she forgave me, hugged my head in a strange way, and then told me there was no way in hell she was hooking me up with her friend. She then ignored me the rest of the night – which I had no problem with. I knew that I would probably never see this girl again, so what did I have to lose? Nothing.
Even as I write this I don’t feel bad at all. Usually in this situation I would feel some sort of remorse but – nope, not this time. Karma would return the favor a few days later.
Monday started like any other work day. I got in, did my business – and then got called into the boss’ office. They had recently let one of the sales people go (he was fired), CSG was let go on Friday and Monday was my turn. Due to cost-cutting measures I am being laid off at the end of November (which is quickly approaching).
This is just not my time of year. It was a year ago that I was let go from my last job. It came as quite a shock to everyone that I told. The company has made no official announcement nor do I expect them to. So, once again, I’m looking for work at the end of the year/beginning of next year.
She got an e-mail about noon saying the HR person wanted to see her before she left. She approached the HR guy immediately and he delayed her, saying he just wanted to talk with her before she left. She had to stew all day with the idea she might be out of a job before day’s end. The tough part of the whole scenario is that Friday was her birthday and we had already planned to celebrate.
The end of business on Friday came and, in fact, she was fired. She seemed okay with the idea. I guess she HAD gotten used to the idea. So some of us went out to celebrate her birthday.
It was raining lightly as we walked to the Mexican restaurant.
What we figured to be 8 or 9 people turned into 15 or 16 rather quickly. She had invited some of her friends and they brought gifts. They were all at one end of the table. All the rest of us who work(ed) with her were at the other end of the table.As is typical in these situations, a smaller subset of the group wanted to go elsewhere so we found a place to go and left the Mexican restaurant.
We ended up at the Irish place (from Mexico to Ireland, hmmm…) nearer to my house. I had been to this place quite a few times but not with this crew. The birthday girl, I’ll call her CSG (customer service girl), was ‘sorta’ seeing one of the guys at the office. He showed up about an hour after the rest of us got there.
I texted CSG and asked about one of the friends she brought along. She said she would come talk to me about her. About half an hour later, she did. CSG told me this girl was nice, had a 5 year old, and had major trust issues so if I was interested that I should move slowly. I didn’t indicate interest either way. I think all I said was ‘okay’.
Then CSG launches into this conversation about how she thought I was interested in Leslie, and not to get mixed up with her because she was a ‘psycho’ (her words!).
Little did CSG know that I was texting Leslie throughout the night. I happened to text that little piece of information to Leslie thinking the two women weren’t going to talk.A few minutes later CSG has disappeared. I asked about her whereabouts: “She’s outside smoking and talking to Leslie”. Not good, not good at all. About 5 minutes later CSG comes storming into the bar and asks me “What are you doing?” (or something to that effect. I know it was some vague question). Well, she denies calling Leslie a psycho and can’t believe I texted her that information. I basically told CSG that everything I relayed to Leslie was true.
CSG went from completely pissed to happy go lucky in the blink of an eye. She said she forgave me, hugged my head in a strange way, and then told me there was no way in hell she was hooking me up with her friend. She then ignored me the rest of the night – which I had no problem with. I knew that I would probably never see this girl again, so what did I have to lose? Nothing.
Even as I write this I don’t feel bad at all. Usually in this situation I would feel some sort of remorse but – nope, not this time. Karma would return the favor a few days later.
Monday started like any other work day. I got in, did my business – and then got called into the boss’ office. They had recently let one of the sales people go (he was fired), CSG was let go on Friday and Monday was my turn. Due to cost-cutting measures I am being laid off at the end of November (which is quickly approaching).This is just not my time of year. It was a year ago that I was let go from my last job. It came as quite a shock to everyone that I told. The company has made no official announcement nor do I expect them to. So, once again, I’m looking for work at the end of the year/beginning of next year.