I Didn't Want that Job Anyway

Holy Cow! I guess at 52, I supposed that I had escaped ever being fired, or let go in the work force. After all, I have learned to be on time, to look busy even when I'm not, to not goof off on the internet too much, and to take care of business, BEFORE I goof off. And I am smart, at least, smart enough. I am pleasant, at least if customers don't come at me with an attitude, and I am very conscientous. I am a model employee, all in all. I even have a sense of humor.

It left me temporarily today. I got up, got dressed in one of my new outfits that I bought specifically for this job, and went to work. I wasn't there long, that's for sure.

Perhaps we should start at the beginning. This job was at the parts desk, for an RV center. I was answering phones, ordering parts, answering phones, selling parts to the customers, answering phones, receiving freight, answering phones, stocking shelves, answering phones, sweeping floors, answering phones, mopping floors, etc.

Sounds like a blast, doesn't it? I started a month ago, and was just thrown into it, without any real training. One of the other workers, the warranty clerk, kind of showed me what to do, how to ring up a sale, how to print off a label, how to transfer a call, how to place an order, which was OK. The bare bone basics. My boss, never bothered to show up. Not for over 3 weeks. So he finally shows up last Thursday and Friday, and has some new things for me to do. I ask him a lot of questions, I want to get procedures straight, I want to do a good job. I had a hard time keeping him focused on answering my questions completely before moving onto something else. In retrospect, I think he didn't like that. Perhaps I should have kissed his ass. However, I don't believe in ass kissing, unless I really like their ass, and I didn't much care for his.

So I go to work this morning, and one of my buddies, the service dude, mumbled hi to me without even raising his head. Weird I thought. Then my boss, takes me aside, and tells me that we need to talk. My eyebrows raise, but I follow him into a room where the door gets closed. He tells me that he just doesn't think it is working out. I was flabbergasted. Absolutely amazed! I mean, this isn't rocket science, I just need to know what procedures they need and want, and then I can deliver. He said that he just didn't think that I would be able to keep up when things got busy. That I wouldn't be able to multi task! I was dumbfounded! He went on to say that he thought he made a mistake when he hired me. Unbelievable! I told him that I thought he was making a mistake right then. But, OK, whatever.

So I get up to leave, and he says "See ya". Yeah right. I just look at him, and say "No, I don't think so." Then the bright bulb asks me if he should just have my check mailed to me. I tell him that would be for the best.

I mean, really!

So I left, I sought out my friends, I cried, I had my self esteem lowered several notches, but thats OK. I went and worked on the Vortex. That's what I REALLY need to do. Maybe I can actually finish it in about 3 weeks. That would be great. Time to move on.

And you know what? I didn't want that job anyway. As I have told my former boss and good friend, I am basically unhireable. Now I have proved it.