Ah, hindsight
Found this gem in an old post re: my previous job: "But at least the new job has never laid anyone off, or reduced their hours."
Well. We all know how that turned out, don't we? I look back over posts from that timeframe and I'm just amazed I was ever happy about getting that job, considering how it turned out. (All those mentions of booze in the Tales? Not just in there as jokes. I spent the last 3 months or so at that job getting through the day on a travel mug of coffee and rum. I couldn't keep anything else down until I was done with my shift.)
Of course, without that job, I'd never have been able to afford the house, and the cars (yes! we bought a new car!) so it wasn't all bad. I suppose.
Well. We all know how that turned out, don't we? I look back over posts from that timeframe and I'm just amazed I was ever happy about getting that job, considering how it turned out. (All those mentions of booze in the Tales? Not just in there as jokes. I spent the last 3 months or so at that job getting through the day on a travel mug of coffee and rum. I couldn't keep anything else down until I was done with my shift.)
Of course, without that job, I'd never have been able to afford the house, and the cars (yes! we bought a new car!) so it wasn't all bad. I suppose.