I quit my job two weeks ago. My job was being paid to travel around the world and write about the places I visit.
One part of me is saying 'you stupid bastard you had a sweet deal' and yet the other, larger part of me is saying 'but you were more depressed and lonely than at any other time'
Time will tell how good a decision it was. Riding high on the 'being unemployed in a shitty economy' wave has its perks. Like sleeping in until noon and eating a lot of take out.
I had a job offer as a sales associate at Sears, and they promised me full time. So I moved to Portland to accept the job. Used my money I had saved up for the move, and the first 2 months rent. Now, they say they can't let me have more than 11 hours a week.
So now I'm in Portland, with no money, don't know a soul, and barely a job. But at least it is Portland right?
Under federal law, you are allowed to attack the building, and kill no more than 3 people in retaliation for this dickiest of moves.
I quit my job two weeks ago. My job was being paid to travel around the world and write about the places I visit.
*snip*
You stupid bastard. You had a sweet deal.
I though so too when I started. First day they said 'you're going to Vancouver tomorrow, go pack your shit'.
But then over the last 7 months I've become increasingly distant from friends, both metaphorically and literally, had zero sleep and been so wired all the time I burned out around Christmas. I met my university lecturer before New Years for drinks and he punched me in the neck when I told him. I had the perfect job and I hated every second. And I quit when most of the people I know would do anything to have it.
My life is like a shitty Romcom.
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I quit my job two weeks ago. My job was being paid to travel around the world and write about the places I visit.
One part of me is saying 'you stupid bastard you had a sweet deal' and yet the other, larger part of me is saying 'but you were more depressed and lonely than at any other time'
Time will tell how good a decision it was. Riding high on the 'being unemployed in a shitty economy' wave has its perks. Like sleeping in until noon and eating a lot of take out.
i hate you
so much
I can sort of identify. how much were you traveling, scarab? like, were you pretty much always in some different place? because as cool as that would be, it would be a seriously depressing and lonely job
scarab will you give me a reference for your old job
You won't need one. UK newspapers have 5 employees between them. You could wash up dead on their doorstep and be hired. How do you think I got work there, being as professionally lazy as I am?
I think I might be getting fired, but in the round about way where they just stop giving you hours. I'm very, very irritated with this because I really don't see what I could have done differently.
That's what happened at a nightclub gig I had about two years ago. They just kept cutting my hours and the next thing I knew, the new bar manager was scooping the shifts to give to all of his buddies.
Fuckin' prick.
this is currently happening to me
i am applying to other jobs but i live in a city that was already depressed economically when the credit crunch hit
Me: So you should be all set.
Store: Alright.
Me: Alright, Cool.
Store: Alright
Me: Okay.
Store: Alright
Me: Alright.
Store: Alright.
Me: Alright
Store: Alright.
Me: OKAY NOW LADIES
I don't have a job right now, (thank you cheap Cardiff house and broke parents meaning I don't pay any uni fees) but I'm going to finish uni come June and I have just fuck all idea of what I want to do. What can I do with a BscEcon in Politics you ask? Apparently fuckloads of stuff, though sifting through for what I want to do is daunting really.
Ah well, with the economy the way it is I'll probably wind up selling insurance or something in a call centre
I had a job offer as a sales associate at Sears, and they promised me full time. So I moved to Portland to accept the job. Used my money I had saved up for the move, and the first 2 months rent. Now, they say they can't let me have more than 11 hours a week.
So now I'm in Portland, with no money, don't know a soul, and barely a job. But at least it is Portland right?
I've been thinking about moving to Seattle or NYC and this is a concern I have.
The big city is way nice. But I cannot find a job. Granted I have shit for experience.
I think I might be getting fired, but in the round about way where they just stop giving you hours. I'm very, very irritated with this because I really don't see what I could have done differently.
That's what happened at a nightclub gig I had about two years ago. They just kept cutting my hours and the next thing I knew, the new bar manager was scooping the shifts to give to all of his buddies.
Fuckin' prick.
this is currently happening to me
i am applying to other jobs but i live in a city that was already depressed economically when the credit crunch hit
I know how this feels. I live in a city that dependent only on the automobile industry
we were fucked before the credit crunch, now I don't even know
I think I might be getting fired, but in the round about way where they just stop giving you hours. I'm very, very irritated with this because I really don't see what I could have done differently.
That's what happened at a nightclub gig I had about two years ago. They just kept cutting my hours and the next thing I knew, the new bar manager was scooping the shifts to give to all of his buddies.
Fuckin' prick.
this is currently happening to me
i am applying to other jobs but i live in a city that was already depressed economically when the credit crunch hit
I know how this feels. I live in a city that dependent only on the automobile industry
we were fucked before the credit crunch, now I don't even know
I quit my job two weeks ago. My job was being paid to travel around the world and write about the places I visit.
One part of me is saying 'you stupid bastard you had a sweet deal' and yet the other, larger part of me is saying 'but you were more depressed and lonely than at any other time'
Time will tell how good a decision it was. Riding high on the 'being unemployed in a shitty economy' wave has its perks. Like sleeping in until noon and eating a lot of take out.
i hate you
so much
I can sort of identify. how much were you traveling, scarab? like, were you pretty much always in some different place? because as cool as that would be, it would be a seriously depressing and lonely job
Why do you think I posted here so much? I had noone else to talk to. You don't get two tickets. And it's not like a holiday. It's work. You arrive and go see these places but you are also booking photographers, writing your shit up, interviewing people. I bought a laptop so I could write on the plane and enjoy more time at each destination. On paper it sounds great, in practice it is lonely, stressful and something I didn't need to deal with. So I walked out just before Christmas.
So now I'm back at the bottom of the ladder, having rose up it mightily only to find at the top is a life of airport terminals and vacuum sealed meals over and over and over. I'd go back to my internship I did right out of uni in a heartbeat. Sometimes you don't quite realise how good you had it until you lose it. I had friends, good times and easy work for little pay. But so did everyone else. I have literally no idea what I'm going to do but at least I can share my worries with people I love - rather than sitting in some Moroccan bar - alone, drinking something I can't pronounce with noticeably the whitest skin for seventy miles.
I think I might be getting fired, but in the round about way where they just stop giving you hours. I'm very, very irritated with this because I really don't see what I could have done differently.
That's what happened at a nightclub gig I had about two years ago. They just kept cutting my hours and the next thing I knew, the new bar manager was scooping the shifts to give to all of his buddies.
Fuckin' prick.
this is currently happening to me
i am applying to other jobs but i live in a city that was already depressed economically when the credit crunch hit
I know how this feels. I live in a city that dependent only on the automobile industry
we were fucked before the credit crunch, now I don't even know
Man, I wanted the companies to fail so hard, but then I remembered all the people that work for them and are dependent on them and I was like fuck, this really sucks.
i work to save the environment, but I hardly get to talk to anyone all day long or have any interaction. I like the work, and being paid is nice, but it's so lonely and I'm starting to go crazy. I can absolutely see why you would give such a good thing up and I would likely do the same thing.
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I think I might be getting fired, but in the round about way where they just stop giving you hours. I'm very, very irritated with this because I really don't see what I could have done differently.
That's what happened at a nightclub gig I had about two years ago. They just kept cutting my hours and the next thing I knew, the new bar manager was scooping the shifts to give to all of his buddies.
Fuckin' prick.
this is currently happening to me
i am applying to other jobs but i live in a city that was already depressed economically when the credit crunch hit
I know how this feels. I live in a city that dependent only on the automobile industry
we were fucked before the credit crunch, now I don't even know
Man, I wanted the companies to fail so hard, but then I remembered all the people that work for them and are dependent on them and I was like fuck, this really sucks.
it's okay, I forgive you Tam
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I do about forty minutes of actual work per day and I get paid 41k/year.
But then over the last 7 months I've become increasingly distant from friends, both metaphorically and literally, had zero sleep and been so wired all the time I burned out around Christmas.
I had a marketing job like this right after my discharge from the military; it was fine for the first two months, but after five months of being on the road and living out of hotels, I realized that I had an awesome apartment that I slept in six days a month, a girlfriend that I saw one week a month if I was lucky, and a ridiculous smoking habit from driving the company vehicle everywhere and chaining a whole pack in ten hours. Oh, one of my coworkers was a giant asshole who had the exact same job as me, but he had a month of seniority so he thought he had the power of God over me and almost got knocked out on one tense day. We were sitting there discussing how to finish a job and he said something kinda rude and it escalated and then I just blacked out with rage. Seriously, I had no idea what was going on until three dudes had me by the arms and waist and were telling me to calm down.
Protip #417: Never say to a coworker's face that his 'cunt mother' should have taught him better manners. It might cause an adverse reaction.
I'm launching my mini company of one and considering getting into travel writing to boost the income a bit.
I have 3 years experience being the PR guy for travel writers so I might as well live on the other side of the fence for a bit. That and I like free trips to places.
I always wanted to work at this old secondhand bookstore in Sidney.
I mean, we have about 6. But this one's really neat. The guy there is really knowledgeable and all.
But then I see 3 people in one day come in and try getting him to "appraise" and buy all their old Anne Rice and murder mystery novels
He must get so tired
i was more referring to the, like, i don't know yahoo? search results of a few years a go. maybe google. all i remember was one of the highest searched for phrases was "how can i see my neighbour naked"
i remember seeing the wierd and tragic progressions like a bunch of increasingly intense queries for psychiatric help for depression and then for grief counselling
I think I might be getting fired, but in the round about way where they just stop giving you hours. I'm very, very irritated with this because I really don't see what I could have done differently.
That's what happened at a nightclub gig I had about two years ago. They just kept cutting my hours and the next thing I knew, the new bar manager was scooping the shifts to give to all of his buddies.
Fuckin' prick.
this is currently happening to me
i am applying to other jobs but i live in a city that was already depressed economically when the credit crunch hit
I know how this feels. I live in a city that dependent only on the automobile industry
we were fucked before the credit crunch, now I don't even know
Man, I wanted the companies to fail so hard, but then I remembered all the people that work for them and are dependent on them and I was like fuck, this really sucks.
it's okay, I forgive you Tam
Yeah, what can I say. I love the people, but I hate the companies.
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Under federal law, you are allowed to attack the building, and kill no more than 3 people in retaliation for this dickiest of moves.
I though so too when I started. First day they said 'you're going to Vancouver tomorrow, go pack your shit'.
But then over the last 7 months I've become increasingly distant from friends, both metaphorically and literally, had zero sleep and been so wired all the time I burned out around Christmas. I met my university lecturer before New Years for drinks and he punched me in the neck when I told him. I had the perfect job and I hated every second. And I quit when most of the people I know would do anything to have it.
My life is like a shitty Romcom.
I can sort of identify. how much were you traveling, scarab? like, were you pretty much always in some different place? because as cool as that would be, it would be a seriously depressing and lonely job
You won't need one. UK newspapers have 5 employees between them. You could wash up dead on their doorstep and be hired. How do you think I got work there, being as professionally lazy as I am?
this is currently happening to me
i am applying to other jobs but i live in a city that was already depressed economically when the credit crunch hit
Ah well, with the economy the way it is I'll probably wind up selling insurance or something in a call centre
The big city is way nice. But I cannot find a job. Granted I have shit for experience.
I know how this feels. I live in a city that dependent only on the automobile industry
we were fucked before the credit crunch, now I don't even know
hahaha, yeah, exactly my situation
Why do you think I posted here so much? I had noone else to talk to. You don't get two tickets. And it's not like a holiday. It's work. You arrive and go see these places but you are also booking photographers, writing your shit up, interviewing people. I bought a laptop so I could write on the plane and enjoy more time at each destination. On paper it sounds great, in practice it is lonely, stressful and something I didn't need to deal with. So I walked out just before Christmas.
So now I'm back at the bottom of the ladder, having rose up it mightily only to find at the top is a life of airport terminals and vacuum sealed meals over and over and over. I'd go back to my internship I did right out of uni in a heartbeat. Sometimes you don't quite realise how good you had it until you lose it. I had friends, good times and easy work for little pay. But so did everyone else. I have literally no idea what I'm going to do but at least I can share my worries with people I love - rather than sitting in some Moroccan bar - alone, drinking something I can't pronounce with noticeably the whitest skin for seventy miles.
Man, I wanted the companies to fail so hard, but then I remembered all the people that work for them and are dependent on them and I was like fuck, this really sucks.
I'm probably gonna hate that too!
it's okay, I forgive you Tam
I'd say that's pretty good.
I hope my boss doesn't see this.
I just did.
I had a marketing job like this right after my discharge from the military; it was fine for the first two months, but after five months of being on the road and living out of hotels, I realized that I had an awesome apartment that I slept in six days a month, a girlfriend that I saw one week a month if I was lucky, and a ridiculous smoking habit from driving the company vehicle everywhere and chaining a whole pack in ten hours. Oh, one of my coworkers was a giant asshole who had the exact same job as me, but he had a month of seniority so he thought he had the power of God over me and almost got knocked out on one tense day. We were sitting there discussing how to finish a job and he said something kinda rude and it escalated and then I just blacked out with rage. Seriously, I had no idea what was going on until three dudes had me by the arms and waist and were telling me to calm down.
Protip #417: Never say to a coworker's face that his 'cunt mother' should have taught him better manners. It might cause an adverse reaction.
I have 3 years experience being the PR guy for travel writers so I might as well live on the other side of the fence for a bit. That and I like free trips to places.
oh, rats
He tracks down the less exciting type of alien.
I mean, we have about 6. But this one's really neat. The guy there is really knowledgeable and all.
But then I see 3 people in one day come in and try getting him to "appraise" and buy all their old Anne Rice and murder mystery novels
He must get so tired
I'd love to see her arrange her dashboard, if you know what I mean.
also all my neighbours are old men
i remember seeing the wierd and tragic progressions like a bunch of increasingly intense queries for psychiatric help for depression and then for grief counselling
Yeah, what can I say. I love the people, but I hate the companies.
it is balls and a half