Showing up...
Showing up to work on Wednesday with a short haircut and the beard shaved off got some notice from the guys in the shop that I had told on Tuesday about the goals I had set for the week. “Man you done got two ‘em goals downed in no time flat” is how Chris the mechanic put it when he saw me on Wednesday morning. So I told him, “yes those are two that you can see.”
“What’s that mean?” he replied. I just smiled. “You dog; you done got a new job too” he came back with and I smiled again. “I’ve got a fourth goal I added this morning; to be out of here for good by the end of the day.” I told him.
At 10:00 AM the ...
At 10:00 AM the VP I had been waiting for to show up for a day and a half finally did and he called me into the conference room and started asking just what went wrong and why I was resigning. I never like to burn bridges and it was like he just poured five gallons of gasoline on the floor and handed me a book of matches.
The way I looked at it was if he wanted to burn the place down then he would have to strike the match, I turned it back on him and said, “the easier question to answer would be “what has gone right?” He said he didn’t understand what I meant, so I told him that ever since I brought up the question about the 2017 commissions I hadn’t been paid I couldn’t get an answer from him or the owner, let alone a honest answer. He went on to tell me it was an honest mistake and besides, it wasn’t a lot of money anyway. (I wonder why they never make a mistake in the employee’s favor?)
I can only say...
I can only say for sure that he was half right; it wasn’t a lot of money. I damn sure wasn’t about to give them any more chances to get it where it was a lot of money either. I kept my composure and just told him that it isn’t going to work out, I need to move on and use my skills and knowledge rather than break my back and then wonder if I getting all the money that is due me.
So we agreed that since I didn’t have anything really pressing that needed me to finish up it would be best for all of us for me to just leave. I was back at home before noon on Wednesday and by four o’clock I was on the road to San Antonio where I will start my new job today at 10:00 AM.
So my plan of calling in sick for the last seven days of my two week’s notice won’t be necessary. That VP did ask me if I wanted to at least stay thru today so that I could be there for the other guy’s retirement lunch but I told him that I had already informed the guy that is retiring that I wasn’t going to be able to be there on his last day because I needed to be in San Antonio for a job interview. I have worked with that guy for three months now and he doesn’t eat lunch anyway.
So today starts a...
So today starts a new chapter in the life of Sultnpapper and it started with being awakened by the sound of a crowing rooster at 5:15 AM this morning. Not many, in fact I think this is the first time, I have stayed in a modern hotel that had roosters within hearing distance. That crowing rooster has brought back some memories from long ago this morning but I need to cut this short so I won't even start down that path right now.
I look forward to the challenges and rewards that come with this new opportunity. I also look forward to being back here regularly now and see just how well I can do around here. Speaking of doing well; yesterday’s Daily Dose got both a sniff from the pink pig and a nice upVote from the folks over at Curie. I guess some folks really have missed me after all. That makes me feel really good inside, almost as good as walking out the side door of work for the last time… exit stage left.
Until next time,
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