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I suppose one of the funny parts about being laid off in the fashion that I was (via e-mail and voice-mail) is that it very much proved that my former employer was just terrified of confrontation.  Everyone I’ve mentioned this to, has responded with disgust at how you can fire or lay-off someone through voicemail and not in person.  Unprofessionalism at it’s best.  I see it as the fact the former employer REALLY didn’t want me to get paid for the stat. holiday that was Labour Day, but couldn’t get all the paperwork ready in time to give to me Thursday before my long (and extended!) weekend.

Still, it’s pretty ball-less to do something like that through a voicemail, I would think.  Sort of like breaking up a romantic relationship through an MSN (or ICQ back in the day!) message.

And still, days later, I am still receiving messages of support from all sorts, friends, family, friends of my coworkers, my coworkers…. everyone it’s been great.

I think the funniest of all was the Saturday, where I had two new voice mail messages.  The first being “Sorry, I’ve had to lay you off, have a nice life.”  The second?  ”Hi! There’s a company who’s interested in meeting with you! Can you come in to meet them?”

So I’ll be off to see what they’re up to during this down-turn of the majority of the industry.

Hopefully it’ll be some good news!

Alright, today should be a long weekend day, and it is.  Don’t get me wrong.  Considering though, that I was laid off this past Friday (a day off for me since my boss told me to cut my hours back drastically) it seems sort of a moot point.

I find it hilariously funny that she laid me off the day before the long weekend obviously so she wouldn’t have to pay me for it, and a part of me feels like that’s just very under-handed.  And low.  But then again, it’s what we have come to expect from this employer.

I remember that because I was not working the Friday before, we were all looking at seeing if I’d get paid for the long weekend anyways, seeing as how normally the stat. holidays are based on your availability to work the day before and the day after, and that would have been something I could have fought, seeing as how I’m available and willing to work, but if you send me home, you’re paying me.

But that was finailzed with the entire “Just don’t come into work anymore.” routine.

I’m still laughing inside at how much fear exists in that person, that you can be too afraid to do something as simple as a lay-off in person, and it must be done over a voice-mail.  My former co-workers are also somewhat shocked at how it all went down!

All I know is, I’m not going back to work there a third time and that’s that!

$20,000 + living costs and two years of my life to throw at a new career?

All I can think of is the 4 years I'd already spent in school and the probably $50,000 my parents spent on my current career (tuition + shelter), and what a waste that would be.

Posted August 30, 2008