Well, it had to come

[gridlore]

I was fired by SuperShuttle yesterday. After seven years.

My god, what a relief to be out of there. The place had down so far downhill, and there is no end to the slope in sight. Bad management, bad decisions. This might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

The reason they gave me was poor attendance. Evidently, they wanted me to come in and puke all over the keyboard when I had the flu. My manager was quite apologetic when he sacked me, and I knew that they weren't going to try an replace me, this was another cost cutting measure. Screw them.

Now I can apply for new jobs with the ability to say "any day, any shift." That will help immensely. It was time for a change anyway.

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Joining the ranks of the unemployed

[figmo.livejournal.com]

There's one minor blessing in all of this. It turns out you'll be one of the first people in the state to benefit from the new, improved unemployment pay rates that take effect today.

This means you may very well be getting more money each week than most of the high-tech workers on unemployment.

I do hope you applied. It's illegal to fire someone due to illness (which is basically the reason they gave for firing you), so I seriously doubt they'll challenge any claim you file.

If you need anything, please let me know. I'm here.

Hugs,

--Lynn