July 6th after returning from a vacation my company laid me off from work. They decided to "make some changes" which no longer included me. Two others were let go with me as well. One was my new manager. It just so happened to be right at his 90 day review so no unemployment benefits for him. I later learned that they let me go because they said I was technically incompetent. Imagine my surprise. Never was there ever any conversation, discussion, or indication by anyone that such might be the case, but only after did I find out and that by the state workforce services when I applied for unemployment benefits.
What is interesting, is the old adage, "You don't know what you've got till it's gone". True, I did not realize how much that I hated going in to work there everyday. Usually after I'm laid off there has been a sense of lost, a sorrow, an emptiness, mostly from lost association with co-work you grow to like. Not in this case! I've found that getting up everyday has been so much more relaxing, when I realise I don't have to go in and work with those (insert your expletive here) heads!
Thankfully I had managed to get out of debt 100% - an inspired godsend, and even had a paltry $2500 saved. Now, they gave me 2 weeks severance pay. Can you think of any company that FIRES you but gives you 2 weeks severance? Not only that but the firing director told me to my face that he would give me a letter of recommendation. I followed up with an email and he responded back immediately saying he would be sending it ASAP. He has not been true to his word. Imagine my surprise.
Fall's View
Fall's View
