Received this in an email from my mother called "Getting Fired."
I thought for all those people, including myself, this would help and turn a frown upside down. :-D
"One of the common threads about being fired...is you
tend to feel
alone, isolated. You feel like the only person in the
world that's
been fired. Intellectually, you know that's not true,
but that's how
it feels at the moment." ~ Annabelle Gurwitch
For the past two years, I've worked as a Health Care
benefits
verifier. My hours were flexible, I worked from home,
the pay was
good, and most importantly, the income supported my
Daily
Celebrations habit.
Two weeks ago, without warning, I was laid off. Boom!
Just like
that. I didn't see it coming and it was a blow to the
wallet and a
blow to the ego.
Before I had a chance to wallow in the rejection or
feel just a
little sorry for myself, I discovered actress
Annabelle Gurwitch's
book, Fired, Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized
& Dismissed
(2006), a collection of hilarious and healing
"down-sizing" stories.
"So you were fired. Welcome to the club. We've been
waiting for
you," Gurwitch said in the book's introduction; her
axing came from
her hero director Woody Allen. She explained, "I'm not
a therapist,
I'm an actress whose been in therapy."
The key is to accept how getting the pink slip is just
a fact of
life. "Statistcally," Gurwitch said, "by the time
you're 32...you
will have nine jobs. You have to make your peace with
being fired."
Making peace means looking inside, picking yourself
up, and learning
from the experience. It helps to realize you're not
alone, but are
actually in good company. AND getting fired can be a
new beginning
and the potential for marvelous transformation:
• Bernie Marcus was fired before starting Home
Depot...
• Steve Jobs was dropped from Apple, the company he
co-founded, just
in time to head Pixar Studios to animation history
with the mega-hit
Toy Story...
• And J.K. Rowling lost her job as a secretary just
before writing
her first Harry Potter book.
"We all have to do something to address this stigma
(of being
fired)," Gurwitch said. "I think we should have
parties and
celebrate!"
~~Sometimes Losing Well is the Best Revenge.
Oh did I mention: I GOT THE JOB. Yes, it's again but they were very straight forward in what they wanted from the person in that position, Customer Service Representative.
There isn't much to truely tell about this job. They've had a merger that they were surprised I knew since most of their customers didn't know. [giggles]
Now I need to wait for the woman to call me with directions to the Leasing company where I will sign the non-disclosure and non-competitive agreement and prolly take a drug test. It's weird having to take one of those. I mean they only thing that might ever show up, because I ate lemon poppy seed muffins (it was like two tiny ones), is opium.
I'd be surprised if that showed up. It's been over a month so I doubt there are any worries though I think I'll mention it anyway. I'll ask 'em about it on Wednesday.
Ok. Talk to ya laters,
Li.
"One of the common threads about being fired...is you
tend to feel
alone, isolated. You feel like the only person in the
world that's
been fired. Intellectually, you know that's not true,
but that's how
it feels at the moment." ~ Annabelle Gurwitch
For the past two years, I've worked as a Health Care
benefits
verifier. My hours were flexible, I worked from home,
the pay was
good, and most importantly, the income supported my
Daily
Celebrations habit.
Two weeks ago, without warning, I was laid off. Boom!
Just like
that. I didn't see it coming and it was a blow to the
wallet and a
blow to the ego.
Before I had a chance to wallow in the rejection or
feel just a
little sorry for myself, I discovered actress
Annabelle Gurwitch's
book, Fired, Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized
& Dismissed
(2006), a collection of hilarious and healing
"down-sizing" stories.
"So you were fired. Welcome to the club. We've been
waiting for
you," Gurwitch said in the book's introduction; her
axing came from
her hero director Woody Allen. She explained, "I'm not
a therapist,
I'm an actress whose been in therapy."
The key is to accept how getting the pink slip is just
a fact of
life. "Statistcally," Gurwitch said, "by the time
you're 32...you
will have nine jobs. You have to make your peace with
being fired."
Making peace means looking inside, picking yourself
up, and learning
from the experience. It helps to realize you're not
alone, but are
actually in good company. AND getting fired can be a
new beginning
and the potential for marvelous transformation:
• Bernie Marcus was fired before starting Home
Depot...
• Steve Jobs was dropped from Apple, the company he
co-founded, just
in time to head Pixar Studios to animation history
with the mega-hit
Toy Story...
• And J.K. Rowling lost her job as a secretary just
before writing
her first Harry Potter book.
"We all have to do something to address this stigma
(of being
fired)," Gurwitch said. "I think we should have
parties and
celebrate!"
~~Sometimes Losing Well is the Best Revenge.
Oh did I mention: I GOT THE JOB. Yes, it's again but they were very straight forward in what they wanted from the person in that position, Customer Service Representative.
There isn't much to truely tell about this job. They've had a merger that they were surprised I knew since most of their customers didn't know. [giggles]
Now I need to wait for the woman to call me with directions to the Leasing company where I will sign the non-disclosure and non-competitive agreement and prolly take a drug test. It's weird having to take one of those. I mean they only thing that might ever show up, because I ate lemon poppy seed muffins (it was like two tiny ones), is opium.
I'd be surprised if that showed up. It's been over a month so I doubt there are any worries though I think I'll mention it anyway. I'll ask 'em about it on Wednesday.
Ok. Talk to ya laters,
Li.