EPTOn the other hand, after reading your other blog... maybe it's for the best? That job would drive me nuts, only being allowed a pen and knife... is there a danger for self-harm if that's all you are allowed? Blah. Maybe that union rep will pull through, but maybe something better will come up. Also- 27 and 25 companies. That's a lot of different jobs, nearly one per year if you started working at the age of 2...
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Falling
Canada11559 Posts
On the other hand, after reading your other blog... maybe it's for the best? That job would drive me nuts, only being allowed a pen and knife... is there a danger for self-harm if that's all you are allowed? Blah. Maybe that union rep will pull through, but maybe something better will come up. Also- 27 and 25 companies. That's a lot of different jobs, nearly one per year if you started working at the age of 2... | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
You did fuck up and while it was an honest mistake I'd feel terrible about it, but you shouldn't feel much guilty I think, it's one of those sitations that everyone's at fault and sucks for everyone involved. Still, I would point at the company that designing wathever u operated in such a way has a huge design flaw they might want to fix (while repeteadly apologizing for causing them 100k in loses :p), and that they might want to look in other parts of the company that could produce those liabilities in the future. Edit: That said, I disagree with what The Union Guy and some other people with what they saying on this thread. I'd feel ashamed to "demand" some sort of cash compensation or threatening them to sue them for the dissmisal. I believe as a man you should own your mistakes and assume your responsabilities, and as you seem to feel guilty I think that's what you believe aswell. Seek that you recieve fair terms for your depart (in case they want to fire you), but do not try to take advantage of the situation as some people here seem to suggest (i.e you can't be fired, etc) | ||
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Fumanchu
Canada669 Posts
It's been a roller coaster of emotions. I came home after getting fired with this really positive attitude. I was going to take what I learned from there and use it to make myself a better employee at my next job. I mean, I was miserable working there, my health was taking a brutal hit, and my social life was nil. So I kept all of these things at the forefront of my mind as I started up networking again. And I was going along fine until a co-worker texted me, "Hey just heard what happened, that sucks, I'll miss you". And all of a sudden I felt super depressed. I don't know how to explain it. Maybe people who suffer from depression would be familiar with it. The only thing I can liken it to, is when I found out that this girl I once dated had been cheating on me. And this feeling lasted all day. I couldn't shake it no matter what. And now I feel a little bit better. Not as great as I did when I got fired, not as lousy as I did when I heard from that co-worker. You know it's weird, I was making more money there then I ever made before, but I wasn't using that money for anything that useful. I bought myself a giant plasma tv when my old one was just fine. I bought new furniture, new artwork, a new computer, thousands and thousands of dollars from Ikea, new sound system for my car, a TON of new clothes, suits and cologne and high tech gadgets, like a robot vacuum cleaner. I'm not saying that it's wrong to be buying these things in general, I'm just saying for me personally I got caught up in material things and lost sight of what was truly important to me. Almost two years ago to date, I made a blog about how I was going to try and be an actor no matter what. Well, when I was poorer, every time I managed to scrape together a couple hundred bucks I would take some workshop class. Or an improv class. I was spending time at the library and going to open auditions at local universities. I was taking active steps to realizing a dream. But when I was making a lot more money, there was always one more thing I wanted to get first. I always had "plans" to return to the theatrical world, but I really wasn't doing anything about it. So if there's one positive thing that derives from all of this, hopefully it means the return of the pursuit of my dream. On April 26 2014 09:11 Falling wrote: That really sucks. I got laid off recently and looking for work sucks. On the other hand, after reading your other blog... maybe it's for the best? That job would drive me nuts, only being allowed a pen and knife... is there a danger for self-harm if that's all you are allowed? Blah. Maybe that union rep will pull through, but maybe something better will come up. Also- 27 and 25 companies. That's a lot of different jobs, nearly one per year if you started working at the age of 2... Ya before working at Hershey, my longest job I held for six months. That was just one job. Other than that my average stay was around 3-4 months. I always had another job lined up before I quit though. Except this one job where my boss called me a piece of shit. I quit immediately then. I have two great references already from working construction a couple of summers while I was going to school, so I don't have to worry about that. But I job hopped around a lot because I felt there was no real reason to stay at these dreary jobs. | ||
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
I was close to accidentally ripping off one of those fire sprinkler nozzles a couple of times already at the hotel where I work... That'd be an utter disaster... | ||
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Jollibee19350 Posts
 hope you get better. It really sucks how the universe just fucks you up.And you were just two days from retirement. | ||
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r00ty
Germany1072 Posts
I always start to get depressed when i'm applying for new jobs too. Was job hopping a bit as well for quite a while with some months of unemployment in between and when i see my CV, i can't but start to think "i sure wouldn't hire that guy!" The longest job i held was 3 years, so it's not as bad. But what can i say, same as you: I don't like to take shit and i don't have to. In hospitality, from guests I can deal with it just fine, it's part of the job, though it basically never happened for me. I'm pro. From "superiors" on the other hand... Too many guys take too much shit and then asshole supervisors or whatever think they can do it to everybody. Well i'm always more than glad to teach them a lesson. + Show Spoiler + I had a manager call me an idiot once, screaming in front of guests, without a real reason trust me. There was a girl involved, he wanted but i got. Well and over was time in England.  I asked him to talk to me in the backoffice for a second (whatever dude, never in front of guests!), where I lost my temper a bit and it went something like "call me an idiot ever again and i'm gonna break your fucking nose, before i take the next plane home and you can do that shit job job yourself, do we understand each other!?". Really had to draw a line, I'm no ones trash can. And when i returned to the front desk, guests were smiling and nodding at me in silent agreement. He was a dick. End of Story: I wasn't fired and he never complained about me. Quit a couple of weeks after that myself... | ||
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