The Workermonkey

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

I Got Fired 

# posted by DJ Booze Piñata @ 4/27/2005 05:01:00 PM

Yes, that's right. My probationary period just ended, and now my tenure at the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce will end effective Friday. I technically don't have to come in anymore, but fuck it - I need to tutor the other young'n there on how to do my work now. Gee how fun it'll be to try and carry on with poise and dignity in the face of everyone trying to listen for my Freudian slips that betray how I really feel or whatever. Let's see if a pink slip loosens my tongue with regards to lots of swear words haha.

I suppose I'm not a great data jockey. Anyone who knows me could pretty much tell that my talents and abilities are not geared towards memory and thoroughness. It's been on me to keep tracking all the data for the Connecticut Career Choices program - a statewide initiative to eventually increase the number of tech-oriented workers in CT so that all the high-end industry doesn't all move to California or something. So I would be working with a number of databases making sure everything is in there and accurate. I wasn't very great at that. I could bore y'all with the details of this stuff, but it mostly comes down to keeping track of every teacher, student, and business professional that's come in contact with each other at each and every CCC-related event, which includes classroom mentoring, guest speaking, company tours, internships, externships, technology expos, and guests at our monthly breakfast seminar meetings. It's kind of daunting, but my boss was good at figuring how best to organize that kind of stuff.

This month (due to budgetary concerns this time of the fiscal year) our oversight group, the Office for Workforce Competitiveness, needed lots of numbers and specifics. I let my bosses know that the data was all set a few weeks ago, but unfortunately was definitely not all set. It was actually much more incomplete and disorganized that I thought it was. Thus they went to the State folks with thier reportables and lo and behold got a little embarrassed. I might still be there except for a couple things:
The CCC budget was at the end of its 3 year grant and thus became a line-item recently. Its budget went from over a million bucks to around $800,000. Blows. Not my fault, but still - someone with better organizational skills might've been able to get the numbers out faster. Fuck itall

Number two - I also worked with a community grant in middletown to help residents find jobs. The Chamber Prez said he would've kept me on to work under that, but its budget also just got halved. Christ almighty.

So that's the way that goes. Not to generalize, but everyone there tends to like my company. High-caliber company ain't the same as high-caliber administrative skills though. HOLY SHIT it just occured to me I got fired on national Administrative Assistant's Day ahahahaha wow. that's kind of messed up. Or apt. Either/or.

I told them "I'm not feeling well so I'll be an hour late tomorrow". If they ask why, I'll say ovaries or something.

On the bright side, I can get recommendations there from both the CCC director and the Chamber President, which is really cool. He's got some major sway in the state, and his letter would be worth its weight in gold. Actually more like the weight of a whole ream of paper, since one letter doesn't weigh very much. I'm not too worried about finding another job, but it just really sucks. There were some amazing advantages to being employed where I was, and I probably won't ever find those again. Networking. Benefits. Informtion. Gahhhh my parents are gonna shit themselves when they realize I lost a job that pays benefits.

I have the option of working at the DEP, of course. Mashamoquet Brook Park in Pomfret sent me a letter saying they'd make me Campground Manager if I went back. Tempting, but I would have to take up some residence up near UConn or beyond, and that's kind of whack right now. Plus I don't want to go anywhere outside the Middletown area because I'd either have to stop KungFu or be inconvenienced by it. Right now I'm accepting neither of those options, because I got too good a deal on the long-term payment plan.

I would love to get a job just doing some ditch-digging or the like (*ahem*...D.E.P.), but it might be a great idea to keep following up where I left off now that I've got a bunch of office skills too and the recommendations to push me to wherever. Ugh this sucks. I'm glad I waited until I came up for review before I purchased any new dress clothes. At least now I'm not poor yet.
So the real question is: what do I do with a bunch of obsolete business cards? So far I'm kind of leaning towards dropping the box of them off the top of that Middlesex Mutual highrise, but that might not be the most positive way to get my name out. Quickest, yes. I'd be well known to the municipal street cleaners, that's for sure.

3 comments

join the club buddy

don't foget unemployment either, that could keep you happy.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Wednesday, April 27, 2005 6:55:00 PM  

drop all your b-cards into one of those raffle things. if you have enough, good chance you'll win the trip!

By  josh, at Wednesday, April 27, 2005 9:17:00 PM  

sorry to hear. just say no to DEP, its time to move on i say.

By  ron, at Thursday, April 28, 2005 11:35:00 AM  

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