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Quickly now, let's run down the events of the last couple of weeks, shall we?
11/28 - AVIS announces non-managerial lay-offs, names effected to be announced 12/4
11/29 - I get the call from the Juvenile center offering me the full time position w/ part time wage and without benefits - which will be given to me if/when the budget allows.
11/30 - Spent weighing my options, pros and cons. Also reminded of the manager's meeting at AVIS at 4:30 on 11/4
12/01 - Day 1 of 3 off from AVIS. I decide to accept position at the JCS, even though it is less money. I call and let them know. While on the phone with them, I receive text messages from my employees at AVIS telling me they started the layoffs early, unannounced, and 6 people have been let go in one afternoon. I also receive a phone call from my manager asking me to come in at 3pm for the managers meeting instead of 4:30 on 11/4.
12/02 - JCS calls and asks me to start orientation and training on 12/11, and I say yes.
12/04 - I go into AVIS for the "meeting" and get laid off. Luckily I'm not stupid, so I had all my uniform and materials in the car. I sign my paperwork, tell them thanks for a week's pay because I was going to quit anyway and walk out the door.
12/11 - After a week's impromptu vacation, I start at my new job as a youth care specialist.
So, for those playing the home game, in less than a year, I was twice laid off from a job. The first time I went from a job I didn't like to a job I hated but paid very well, and now from a job I hated to a job I think i really like but pays...well, not all that great. On the plus side, it is really cool, and I'm using my degree. Also a nice piece of info - I am technically a sheriff's deputy, which is to say the least, neat. I never really considered corrections as a possible job industry, and though today was only my first day, I have to admit, it's awesome. I got paid tonight to do arts and crafts, play solitaire, and listen to some kids talk about their homelife.
In other news, me and Tom celebrated our one year anniversary. It was amazing. Over the last few weeks we've reconnected, and I'm reminded every day how much I love him. My mom called him personally and invited him to her house for our family Christmas. He can't go, but I thought it was an encredibly sweet gesture. Also, my sister found out about my mom's lymphoma, and as everyone expected turned it into her problem instead of being supportive of my mom. In doing so, she also came out of the closet as bisexual. She is apparently involvd in some sort of three way relationship with her roomates, who are husband and wife. As my mom put it: she's a swinger. Is anyone really surprised? Back to the good: Mom has started her chemo treatments again, and though the outlook is still as bleak as it was, she's entertaining a much more positive attitude towards life. This is probably in part due the legal battles her and my dad are fighting. With this new lawyer they hired, they're winning. They've already agreed on a settlement for one of the dozens of lawsuits. The big one, the suit to end all suits, is in the bag, and though it's going to be drug out over the next few years, apparently even a settlement will reach seven figures. As my mom put it, "even if i'm dead and gone, i'll die knowing my family will be taken care of."
Ah, the flip flops of life.
11/28 - AVIS announces non-managerial lay-offs, names effected to be announced 12/4
11/29 - I get the call from the Juvenile center offering me the full time position w/ part time wage and without benefits - which will be given to me if/when the budget allows.
11/30 - Spent weighing my options, pros and cons. Also reminded of the manager's meeting at AVIS at 4:30 on 11/4
12/01 - Day 1 of 3 off from AVIS. I decide to accept position at the JCS, even though it is less money. I call and let them know. While on the phone with them, I receive text messages from my employees at AVIS telling me they started the layoffs early, unannounced, and 6 people have been let go in one afternoon. I also receive a phone call from my manager asking me to come in at 3pm for the managers meeting instead of 4:30 on 11/4.
12/02 - JCS calls and asks me to start orientation and training on 12/11, and I say yes.
12/04 - I go into AVIS for the "meeting" and get laid off. Luckily I'm not stupid, so I had all my uniform and materials in the car. I sign my paperwork, tell them thanks for a week's pay because I was going to quit anyway and walk out the door.
12/11 - After a week's impromptu vacation, I start at my new job as a youth care specialist.
So, for those playing the home game, in less than a year, I was twice laid off from a job. The first time I went from a job I didn't like to a job I hated but paid very well, and now from a job I hated to a job I think i really like but pays...well, not all that great. On the plus side, it is really cool, and I'm using my degree. Also a nice piece of info - I am technically a sheriff's deputy, which is to say the least, neat. I never really considered corrections as a possible job industry, and though today was only my first day, I have to admit, it's awesome. I got paid tonight to do arts and crafts, play solitaire, and listen to some kids talk about their homelife.
In other news, me and Tom celebrated our one year anniversary. It was amazing. Over the last few weeks we've reconnected, and I'm reminded every day how much I love him. My mom called him personally and invited him to her house for our family Christmas. He can't go, but I thought it was an encredibly sweet gesture. Also, my sister found out about my mom's lymphoma, and as everyone expected turned it into her problem instead of being supportive of my mom. In doing so, she also came out of the closet as bisexual. She is apparently involvd in some sort of three way relationship with her roomates, who are husband and wife. As my mom put it: she's a swinger. Is anyone really surprised? Back to the good: Mom has started her chemo treatments again, and though the outlook is still as bleak as it was, she's entertaining a much more positive attitude towards life. This is probably in part due the legal battles her and my dad are fighting. With this new lawyer they hired, they're winning. They've already agreed on a settlement for one of the dozens of lawsuits. The big one, the suit to end all suits, is in the bag, and though it's going to be drug out over the next few years, apparently even a settlement will reach seven figures. As my mom put it, "even if i'm dead and gone, i'll die knowing my family will be taken care of."
Ah, the flip flops of life.
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Yay for getting a job you like!
Glad your relationship is back on an even keel.
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*hugs you*
I'm glad for all the positives, bay-bee. I hope this job becomes something really good. And I'm glad your mom is entertaining a little more hope, as well - that's about half the battle when you're sick.
I don't know how you make someone else's cancer about *you*, but your sis is a nutjob, heh.
*hugs a little more*
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Yeah, the positives certainly are nice.
As for my sister, and my brother...they're just about the worst kind of people you can imagine. And that's not sibling rivalry talking.
One day at a time, eh?
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*g*
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My mother asked yesterday if you knew what was going on with your mom. I just told her that you did. I wasn't sure how much they were saying, but she knew your mom was going through chemo. I'm glad her attitude is looking up, anyway.
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Thanks. It's definetely been a weird year...It looks like I'll be home for Christmas, we'll have to hang out.
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It looks like I'll be home for Christmas, we'll have to hang out.
Yes we will!