Finally Friday
This has been a long week.
We had some crazy weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, complete with ice and road closures and such. Houstonians DO NOT know how to handle real winter-type weather. I even got to stay home from work on Wednesday! Poor husband did not.
So then on Thursday, my entire department got called in for a mandatory meeting. I assumed that it would be about the weather, and how to code in our time off for Wednesday, etc. I was wrong. Apparently, our company has decided to shut down our service center, in favor of a mix of centralization/outsourcing. So the announcement was that we'd all be losing our jobs within the next year.
This was a total shock; we had not heard a single rumor! This is even more surprising, considering that nearly all my coworkers are female, and the rumor mill works OVERTIME around here generally.
So my last day will be August 15, 2007. I've never been in this situation before: knowing exactly when a job will end. I'm not that upset about it, honestly. I had never intended to stay in this job for very long... but I had intended to stay for a while longer. :)
I dread jumping back into the job search process. Justin and I talked last night about how frustrating it can be, especially when you aren't able to clearly articulate your job objectives, which I'm not. I don't really know where to start.
I'd appreciate your prayers... also, if you have any contacts or ideas for me, throw them out there!
Love, Corrie
We had some crazy weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, complete with ice and road closures and such. Houstonians DO NOT know how to handle real winter-type weather. I even got to stay home from work on Wednesday! Poor husband did not.
So then on Thursday, my entire department got called in for a mandatory meeting. I assumed that it would be about the weather, and how to code in our time off for Wednesday, etc. I was wrong. Apparently, our company has decided to shut down our service center, in favor of a mix of centralization/outsourcing. So the announcement was that we'd all be losing our jobs within the next year.
This was a total shock; we had not heard a single rumor! This is even more surprising, considering that nearly all my coworkers are female, and the rumor mill works OVERTIME around here generally.
So my last day will be August 15, 2007. I've never been in this situation before: knowing exactly when a job will end. I'm not that upset about it, honestly. I had never intended to stay in this job for very long... but I had intended to stay for a while longer. :)
I dread jumping back into the job search process. Justin and I talked last night about how frustrating it can be, especially when you aren't able to clearly articulate your job objectives, which I'm not. I don't really know where to start.
I'd appreciate your prayers... also, if you have any contacts or ideas for me, throw them out there!
Love, Corrie
posted by Corrie at 10:11 AM
13 Comments:
That's crazy that there weren't rumors. I thought there always were rumors! Hmm...I doubt you want to go work for ExxonMobil. Of course, the Procurement group there is currently being downsized anyway, so the chances of openings are small. :(
Pack up and move back to MS! We can move back to Oxford and open new stores on the square. It would be the most fun ever!
Em
Things to do on the internet at work since you no longer have to worry about job performance:
1. Look for a new job.
2. Download porn.
3. Look at funny videos on YouTube and Google.
4. Find music that you've never heard of on iTunes.
5. Download porn.
6. Update blog (with pictures of Mr. Fancy Pants and
the infamous nose ring).
7. Get a Facebook page (because you're about the
only person I know who doesn't have one).
8. Download porn.
Just a few suggestions. Oh, you should totally go apply to work at Zone D'Erotica!!! You could get all your friends free stuff!!!!
Richard
Please forgive Richard...his mind is obviously in the gutter!
I think you should have a show called "The Bad Hostess." You could have a party for a different group of friends every night, and the show would be a blend of first showing the party preparations (recipes, decorating ideas, invitation lists, etc.) and then the party itself. Only, although the preparation steps showed you to be perfect little Martha Stewart, the party would be a completely different story. Someone would start spreading rumors, and you would dump the punch bowl on her and start cursing her. Or someone would double dip, and you would say, "You wanna double dip? Huh, you wanna do that? Well the toilet's calling your name b*tch. Time to get your head flushed." And then, of course, you would double, if not triple, dip her head in the toilet. Perhaps someone would comment on one of your centerpieces negatively. You would then explain to them that you know what the hell you are doing, and let you show them. So you go get a bunch of random crap and start stapling it to that person, all the while explaining how this design works brilliantly with her outfit and skin tones. It would be a hit for sure. Though you might want to try it on a British audience first :D
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ross, you are the perfect career advisor!!!
And, have you downloaded any porn yet?
I was talking to Corrie about the porn, not Ross.
I'm thinking of becoming a Space Pirate. Doesn't that sound fun?
i make a motion that we have a new post on this blog please. Does anyone second that motion?
richard
Hey wait a second! Who's posting as Corrie?!
Yes, I think it's time for a new post as well, Richard.
C'mon Corrie! It's time for new tales!
fake corrie strikes again!!!!
richard
New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post! New post!
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