A new development......
I was fucking fired today. I sort of saw it coming but not really. I figured with business being so slow, they would try to string me along as long as possible until they needed me again, but not actually getting fired.
I called this morning to find out if I was going to be working indoors or outdoors. It's been cold and I've been working my ass off to do sculpture maintenance. When I spoke to Doug this morning, he told me I would be inside, so I decided to dress comfortably. I stretched about 2 hours of work to about 4 1/2 even though I was there for about 7 hours.
I have never seen such a set-up in my life. Doug didn't even have the balls to fire me himself. Charleen called around 3 to find out how late we were going to be there. I told her that I was getting ready to leave and Sarah wasn't far behind me. She showed up right away. When she arrived, she said "I have some bad news for you." With all the sadness that's been happening in her life lately, (her best friend died, her cat has been sick, etc.... ) I thought it would be something that wouldn't completely effect my life. She said "Doug and I talked last night and we're going to have to let you go. You have done great work for us, but since business is slow and you two (Sarah and me) were the last to be hired, we just don't have enough work for you. We will give you sparkling recommendations and I know that anyone will be happy to hire you." She handed us our yellow slips and what would have been our bonuses. We made out our last invoices and when I asked when we should stop coming in, she told us tomorrow.
I know that things have been slow, but this is ridiculous. I have always done good work for them. I have been loyal despite numerous reasons to turn on them. So, as of today, I don't have a job. When it was time for me to leave, Charleen took my key and said "I guess a hug won't help." I hugged her but said that it wouldn't help at all and that I'm stressed out and don't know what to do now. She said that anyone would be lucky to have either of us working for them and that we could do better than working for them.
I wanted to leave, but I would have liked to have had a little bit of time to find something else. I've been looking and working on my resume, but I'm having a hard time getting everything out on paper. I haven't had to do this in over 2 years. My skills have expanded exponentially. My old resume is virtually useless now.
I think tomorrow I might try to go around to some of the local frame shops to find something until I find something better. I'm really worried about having some sort of income. The would-be bonus will hold me over for a little while, but I wanted to use that for something I would enjoy. Not rent or food.
To everyone out there, if you know anyone who needs some help with artwork, or needs some framing or wants to hire an over-educated, underpaid art consultant, send them my way. In the meantime, I'm going to try to be pro-active about this and possibly get my retaliation in order in the near future.
I called this morning to find out if I was going to be working indoors or outdoors. It's been cold and I've been working my ass off to do sculpture maintenance. When I spoke to Doug this morning, he told me I would be inside, so I decided to dress comfortably. I stretched about 2 hours of work to about 4 1/2 even though I was there for about 7 hours.
I have never seen such a set-up in my life. Doug didn't even have the balls to fire me himself. Charleen called around 3 to find out how late we were going to be there. I told her that I was getting ready to leave and Sarah wasn't far behind me. She showed up right away. When she arrived, she said "I have some bad news for you." With all the sadness that's been happening in her life lately, (her best friend died, her cat has been sick, etc.... ) I thought it would be something that wouldn't completely effect my life. She said "Doug and I talked last night and we're going to have to let you go. You have done great work for us, but since business is slow and you two (Sarah and me) were the last to be hired, we just don't have enough work for you. We will give you sparkling recommendations and I know that anyone will be happy to hire you." She handed us our yellow slips and what would have been our bonuses. We made out our last invoices and when I asked when we should stop coming in, she told us tomorrow.
I know that things have been slow, but this is ridiculous. I have always done good work for them. I have been loyal despite numerous reasons to turn on them. So, as of today, I don't have a job. When it was time for me to leave, Charleen took my key and said "I guess a hug won't help." I hugged her but said that it wouldn't help at all and that I'm stressed out and don't know what to do now. She said that anyone would be lucky to have either of us working for them and that we could do better than working for them.
I wanted to leave, but I would have liked to have had a little bit of time to find something else. I've been looking and working on my resume, but I'm having a hard time getting everything out on paper. I haven't had to do this in over 2 years. My skills have expanded exponentially. My old resume is virtually useless now.
I think tomorrow I might try to go around to some of the local frame shops to find something until I find something better. I'm really worried about having some sort of income. The would-be bonus will hold me over for a little while, but I wanted to use that for something I would enjoy. Not rent or food.
To everyone out there, if you know anyone who needs some help with artwork, or needs some framing or wants to hire an over-educated, underpaid art consultant, send them my way. In the meantime, I'm going to try to be pro-active about this and possibly get my retaliation in order in the near future.