Growing up sucks
Having to go in to Tropel this morning was one of the hardest things I've had to do in awhile. It was so emotionally painful to see my former job and everyone I worked with again and to know that this would likely be the last time. This is a part of getting older that sucks, I miss being young and not having to worry about situations like this. Unfortunately it had to be done, and, now that it's over, I'm glad I did it.
I was able to talk to two of my former bosses and got the ok to use both of them as references on my resume. They both told me it was a complete shock to hear the news and from what I could tell, I was not the only one. Both told me that things may change down the road and that I'd most certainly be open to reapplying and re-hire. One of them told me I would be the first person he would call and I'll be receiving a letter of recommendation from him. While it doesn't change my current situation, it does give me a great deal of relief to have been able to talk to them one last time, and at least I'll have proof that I wasn't, in fact, fired. I still need to call again later today to speak with two others I'd like to have as professional references. I was able to take my notebook with me, although most of the notes apply to things specific to Tropel, I at least have them to remember. I also requested to keep the books I'd had for a month to be able to continue studying the subject matter, I had to leave them for now, but they're going to see if I can get a copy or something to keep.
With any luck all of this support will help me find my next job and with any luck I won't fall prey to a situation like this again. As my mom keeps trying to tell me, when one door closes another opens. Hope, Faith, and Love are what I have, and they are what is getting me through this right now. All that said and done, I have alot of things I still have to do today, so I'm off to do them.
As a side note, I'm changing my journal to friends only after this, and down the road I will likely switch all my prior entries to friends only as well, I've noticed alot of people doing this with many different reasons, mine is due to the increasing number of employers searching the internet for things like journals and blogs. While theres not typically anything defamatory against my character in here, it's a journal, its a place where I vent, squee, ramble, and write, whatever comes to mind, and it's not something I wish to make public to potential employers. Noone is being removed from my friends list so everyone should still be able to see these just fine, assuming you log in. If you've been anonymously stalking my LJ (I think this only applies to one person *cough*bunny*cough*), you'll just have to make an account to stalk, its free.
I was able to talk to two of my former bosses and got the ok to use both of them as references on my resume. They both told me it was a complete shock to hear the news and from what I could tell, I was not the only one. Both told me that things may change down the road and that I'd most certainly be open to reapplying and re-hire. One of them told me I would be the first person he would call and I'll be receiving a letter of recommendation from him. While it doesn't change my current situation, it does give me a great deal of relief to have been able to talk to them one last time, and at least I'll have proof that I wasn't, in fact, fired. I still need to call again later today to speak with two others I'd like to have as professional references. I was able to take my notebook with me, although most of the notes apply to things specific to Tropel, I at least have them to remember. I also requested to keep the books I'd had for a month to be able to continue studying the subject matter, I had to leave them for now, but they're going to see if I can get a copy or something to keep.
With any luck all of this support will help me find my next job and with any luck I won't fall prey to a situation like this again. As my mom keeps trying to tell me, when one door closes another opens. Hope, Faith, and Love are what I have, and they are what is getting me through this right now. All that said and done, I have alot of things I still have to do today, so I'm off to do them.
As a side note, I'm changing my journal to friends only after this, and down the road I will likely switch all my prior entries to friends only as well, I've noticed alot of people doing this with many different reasons, mine is due to the increasing number of employers searching the internet for things like journals and blogs. While theres not typically anything defamatory against my character in here, it's a journal, its a place where I vent, squee, ramble, and write, whatever comes to mind, and it's not something I wish to make public to potential employers. Noone is being removed from my friends list so everyone should still be able to see these just fine, assuming you log in. If you've been anonymously stalking my LJ (I think this only applies to one person *cough*bunny*cough*), you'll just have to make an account to stalk, its free.