Figuring it out
Okay, most of ya'll know that I am not happy at my job any longer. Not only am I'm just sick of this kind of work, but I really don't think that I fit into the office/professional environment. I don't even like to socialize with the people I work with (most of 'em are civil engineers) and I am a pretty social person. I look at the other young ladies my age that work in this environment and realize that we're just not the same type of people. They're the ones that want to climb the corporate ladder in their stylish, expensive little suits and I'm just here to get paid (I've even been wearing tennis shoes lately in lieu of my high heels - why bother). I continuously refer to my job as "gettin' money." Here's what tipped me off: In the past 5 years I've worked here, I have had no desire to compete for better pay and positions and responsibility. At first I thought that I just wasn't a competitive person, but I found that isn't so. Once I started playing bass and networking in the music scene, I realized that I am competitive. Very much so. That got me thinking; what other things have I done and enjoyed where I was competitive? What things have I done that I where I was driven to be the best? Which of those things could I do that I could turn into a career (until I become a famous bass player of course)? So I've been doing a lot of thinking/soul searching/whatever you want to call it and I think I've finally come up with a plan.
I am going to become a chef; specifically, a personal chef. That is the ultimate goal (at least for now).
How am I going to do this? I have no formal training. I have never worked in a restaurant in my life. But I can cook. Oh yes, I can cook. And I love to do it. I lived with a boyfriend for about a year and a half and that’s when I started cooking. It would drive him up the wall that it would take me two hours to make dinner, but that’s how long it took due to prepping the fresh ingredients (fresh down to chopping the parsley for garnish). It’s a creative outlet, much like music, that appeals to the senses and can be shared with others.
There is a culinary school here in San Antonio. The tuition is $16,000 and they have scholarships and financial aid. Additionally, I’ll need 6 months experience in a commercial kitchen before applying for the school. Today, I applied for a kitchen position at a snazzy, hip restaurant (complete with a brewery). I’ll be looking for other small restaurants with good food that I might have a chance to work at. Fortunately, I know someone who works for the company that owns the aforementioned arts complex/restaurant. I’m going to apply for positions like that all this month. I hope I can get fired from this job by May 31, but if I don’t, I’ll quit. I’ll have enough money from my last paycheck (the one at the end of the month) to tide me over financially up until at least the end of June if I haven’t been able to get a job (and I've got some savings too if all else fails). The reason I hope I get fired is because this company is known for severance packages. I’ll take what I can get. 5 years doing this…I should get something. Most people in my firm only work here a few years before leaving and then returning for a few more years of work.
So I just have to make it through this month and then I’m outta here! Thank god…it will be a relief to be away from the maze of gray cubicles.
It’s quite a change for me and a little scary, I have to admit. But I'm not married and I have no kids. If I don't figure out what I want to do now, I might just miss my chance. Does this sound like a reasonable plan to you all?
-Ann-
Go for it Ann!! While you
Go for it Ann!!
While you are young and still have the freedom. I can tell you it will be hard to become a personal chef right off the bat unless you have some good connections. You may end up in a restaurant for a few years and there is a good chance you will have to put up with some butt head chef who thinks women should stay at home and cook. I say this because my sister worked as a chef (no formal training) for ohhh, the good part of 10yrs I believe but had on the job training by some of the best chefs in LA.
If ya do go the chef route and ever move out West I could ask her if she still has any connections.
I also have worked as a cook preparing not so legal game but it was fun I got got to eat/taste some foods I otherwise would have never had a chance too taste. PLus you get to meet some very interesting people.
As I said GO FOR IT!!
Hazz
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Re: Go for it Ann!!While you
[quote=Hazz]You may end up in a restaurant for a few years and there is a good chance you will have to put up with some butt head chef who thinks women should stay at home and cook. [/quote]
That's what I was planning on doing. Being the personal chef is the ultimate goal. Unless I find working in a big commercial kitchen more fun and interesting.
Also, I'm very familiar with being in a male dominated industries. That's all I've ever done.
Music is one of those male-dominated industries. Not many musicians in my area are female...I can count the ones that are on one hand. And I'm the only active female member on this site. That says something. I also had a stint where I worked at commercial trucking company. 18 wheelers, etc. That's lotsa boys in that business. And where I work now, all but one of the civil engineers are men too. So being up against a bunch of guys who don't think I should be around isn't new to me. I'm good with the boys. ; ) They make me work harder to prove myself. And they tend to be more predicitable than women, even when they're being a$$holes.
-Ann-
I think you have a great
I think you have a great plan there Ann.
If you hate your job you simply have to find something better. Sticking with a job you can't stand will eventually ruin your life. It'll be scary but you have to do it.
Getting some training is the best thing you can do. Make sure the school is reputable but if it is go for it. See if you can get a few business classes while you do it. Why? Because maybe catering is the way to go. Consider starting your own catering business. All you need is a couple of steady clients to get it going. Maybe some of the clubs you go to could sell your goods? Maybe you know some bands that do weddings, they might recommend you?
Anyway, I think you should go for it. Chefs make decent money and are always in demand.
I've thought about catering
I've thought about catering too. SA's economy is very dependent on tourists and there is a need for chefs, caterers, and banquet folk. I've also thought about seeing if I can get with one of the companies around here to do my initial 6 months of work. Might be interesting. And then maybe I could start my own business.
-Ann-
Way To Go!
If I had to do it all over again I would have gone the chef route. I love cooking (Asian, Mexican and Italian) as well. I use to make my own tomato sauce and pesto sauce from scratch. My wife and I cook allot and love experimenting with food. Changing careers is scary, I did it at age 30 when my daughter was 3 and also changed careers within the company I'm with three years ago. Go have fun! Trust me, the scariest thing is becoming complacent and stagnant.
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Hummmmm.... the intent to
Hummmmm.... the intent to get fired I find a bit troubling Ann. (sorry just being honest) You have to value your good name. It has more merit than most think.
Other than that it sounds like a plan. Life is to short to be miserable! You'll probably always question, at least to some degree your choice of a career. I own my own business and have for many years and I STILL ask if this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I'm sure you have but just make sure you think it through good. Don't forget about benefits that you may loose. They add up to an EXTREME degree. But, sometimes those things don't mean much if you are miserable at work.
In any event I wish you the best of luck with your decision.
Dave
Re: Hummmmm.... the intent to
[quote=Dave Magaro]Hummmmm.... the intent to get fired I find a bit troubling Ann. (sorry just being honest) You have to value your good name. It has more merit than most think. . .
Dave[/quote]
Now that you mention that Dave, it occurred to me, the folks Ann is working for may Google her name and if they get this post in the search then not only will it taint her reputation but they WILL NOT fire her but make the working conditions horrible until she quits.
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Well, whatever the case I
Well, whatever the case I just wouldn't want to see Ann get hurt on down the line.
Dave
I Googled myself and this
I Googled myself and this did not come up. Plus, my name is sooo common, both my first and last, that they'd really have to do some searching. And I’m the Google queen. If I can’t find it, no one can.
I know that my intent to get fired is troubling, but they're pretty close to doing it anyways. And being fired is not the end of employment.
Not so brief history:
It all started back in December 2006 when I was part of the support staff for a workshop that we hold every year. Me and the team leader would butt heads every year...it was to be expected. Everyone knew that. But she’d ask for me every year. Maybe it was for sport or maybe she actually liked the work I did, I don’t know. She is a very big bully and picks on those who are different from her. This last year, I was so sick of having to put up with it so I finally stood up for myself. Nothing major but enough to just piss her off a little. The funniest thing was that during the workshop, I was gigging at the time and I had shows in the evening. I'd get home at 2:30 and would be at the hotel at 6:30 the next morning and NOT HUNGOVER...unlike the team leader and the rest of the team. She runs off later and tells my new supervisor (he and I go together like oil and water) about our latest match. This new supervisor did not know the history of the team leader and me. He is also a very military-type of guy. I don’t do well with that. My old supervisor was promoted and could not be my boss anymore. He was the best boss anyone could ever ask for. Not knowing how poorly matched me and my new boss were, he let the new one have free rein. The new boss was the beginning of the end. All the past years, my old boss would just calm me and the team leader down and we'd leave each other alone until the next year.
After the workshop, I was then subjected to a "development discussion" with this new boss. Instead of him realizing the amount of work that I did for this, previous workshops, and what my skills actually were, he was more interested in what seemed like "grounding" me. I don’t do well with that. Its better if you give me something interesting to do that kind of gets me going rather than turn me into a sulking teenager. My old boss was so good at redirecting my energy. The new one quit giving me work and was more concerned about what time I got there, what time I left for lunch, what time I came back, and what time I left...as if I was an hourly employee. I'm salaried. And what he was doing is not the standard practice of the company. He would start berating me in the middle of the office where everyone could hear it. And it would be over little things, like getting to work 2 minutes late. I was just learning how to ride the bus to work and needed a little time for the learning curve. That wasn't a good enough excuse I guess. My coworkers and clients would comment on how he’d speak to me and how he was treating me as if I was a young airman. When we’d speak to each other, we’d never resolve anything. We’d kind of stare each other down and decide the conversation was finished.
He is the exact opposite of my old boss. And the exact opposite of me. This guy wears a short sleeve button down with a tie and (get this) a pocket protector. This is who I’ve been paired up with? Me, who, by night, wears stripper boots and plays the bass in bars? Oh yeah, like that’s going to work. I tried to reach a common ground with this guy, but there really doesn’t seem to be one. Finally my old boss got involved when he realized what was happening, but it was too late. I never was happy doing this kind of work anyway, but this was the straw that broke the camels back. I couldn’t even convince myself to do good work, not that he was giving me anything anyway. He wasn’t even keeping me in the loop of what was going on. He failed at his job as my boss. But sh*t rolls down hill, doesn’t it? Last month I had my last warning. And part of that warning was that I needed a car. But if they’re planning on letting me go anyway, how the hell am I supposed to pay for a car? And it’s not that I have a problem with authority, I just have a problem with ineffectual, unskilled, inflexible authority. I understand that I can and will encounter that anywhere, but I’d rather encounter it while doing work that I actually enjoy.
But all of that just really made me realize that I never have been happy or inspired to do this kind of work. If I was inspired, I could have moved to another project within the company. But I’m not even interested in doing that. I’ve had my fill of the office environment. I’m done. If I stay in this line of work, I feel as though I will loose my soul. I’ve been doing this since I was about 17 years old. I can’t do this for the rest of my life. It will destroy me.
But here’s the bright side: I have very good references; clients and coworkers that would put in a good word for me. One of these is a Lt Col that directs the gov’t agency I work for (he’s also a very talented drummer). And I figured it would be better for me if they let me go rather than me quitting. I’ve invested too much time in this company to just drop everything. And I don’t quit jobs...my position is always “eliminated.� And that has always worked out better in the end for me. I put 5 years into this company and have proven myself to be a valuable employee (until recently). I am willing to negotiate what it takes for them to release me. And the negotiations will happen. If I can get a job prior to them firing me, I will quit. And that will save them some cash.
Sorry for the novel guys. It’s cool if you don’t read all of it. But the summary is basically: being fired will not be a bad thing.
-Ann-
I read the first two lnes so
Hey Ann, I read the first two lines so far but will get to it later, just had to say this first, I Googled my name last week and half of you guys came up, what the hell is going on there???:D
Jay
You're in trouble now
You're in trouble now Jaymie. That's called associating with the wrong crowd. LOL!
Hahaha, na, I'd rather it be
Hahaha, na, I'd rather it be you guys.
Hows life Paul, things going well for ya?
Yeah, really good Jaymie.
Yeah, really good Jaymie. Business is steady so I'm staying out of trouble. I just wish my bass chops were a little, well maybe alot, better. hahahha
Well, I think we would like
Well, I think we would like that my friend!
Okay, now I was able to
Okay, now I was able to Google and get something. If I type in your username and bassplaying.com, you'll get all the posts. Very interesting...I wonder if they'll get that creative. I somehow doubt it.
-Ann-
Yea, when I put "jaymie
Yea, when I put "jaymie murray" with these " I get Hazz's Myspace and someone else on about the fourth page, can't remember who. And if I go to pics I get pics of my friends and stuff but not me.
Thanks for taking the time
Thanks for taking the time to explain all that Ann. I see what you are saying. You REALLY need to move on from this one way or the other. Do something that makes you happy. You're still young you have plenty of time to start a new career. You only get one shot on this crazy ride of life. Do something that you love doing. One day you just don't wake up.
Dave
Go for it!
Go for it!
Life is too short to spend in a job that you hate. There are (I know this sounds weird coming from a bean counter) more important things in life than money.
One of the resons I'm self employed is that I hated working in a "corporate" environment but I like and am good at what I do and I like dealing with most of my clients. I get to set my own hours (family time is a very high priority for me), pick my own clients and control (to a fair degree) my own income.
Don't be afraid to take risks and follow your dreams.
B #
B #
I feel for you, Ann
It is a horrible feeling to hate what we do. Sounds like more than a reasonble plan to me, there is light at the end of the tunnel, stay focused on your goal. Most important DON"T listen to the naysayers.
Hey look!!! A naaaaaaaaaay
Hey look!!! A naaaaaaaaaay sayer
Hazz
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I love horses (such a girl
I love horses (such a girl thing). I used to have a Thoroughbred ex-racehorse when I was in high school.
-Ann-
Re: Figuring it out
My first thought is this: more power to you! Go out and do what it is you want to do. Changing careers can be a really good thing. Doing something you love is still work, and sometimes, work sucks--even if you're doing something that is important to you. But doing something you care about is better than having a job you hate. In fact, nothing is quite as bad as a job you hate.
My second thought is this: until that magical moment when I got accepted to graduate school and was awarded a teaching assistantship, I had worked in restaurants my entire life. Not ever having to work at a restaurant again was a major part of my motivation for pursuing a degree in the first place. In hindsight, I enjoyed a lot about working in restaurants and I met a lot of people in those days who are still good friends. But it's hard work and bad hours. And you really have to love it. So it's good that you're giving it a trial run and that the school requires everyone to do the same. It's simply not for everyone. But it may be for you. You may love it, and it may be the best decision you ever made.
Of course, I never worked in a fancy place. And I was never a chef (though I was a cook). So YMMV.
[quote=Ann]I hope I can get fired from this job by May 31, but if I don’t, I’ll quit. I’ll have enough money from my last paycheck (the one at the end of the month) to tide me over financially up until at least the end of June if I haven’t been able to get a job (and I've got some savings too if all else fails). The reason I hope I get fired is because this company is known for severance packages.
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This is the only part of your strategy that I think you should reconsider--remember, you asked for advice. Severance packages are for people who have to go because the company doesn't need them, not for people who get fired for not doing their jobs. You've got five years of work experience. You don't want to piss that away. In this age of job hopping, demonstrating some perseverance is highly marketable. It doesn't matter that your new career and your old one require different skill sets. Being able to stick with something is a real skill and one that future employers will admire. If you do get fired, you won't be able to list that job on your resume and you'll find yourself in job interviews trying to explain that gap.
[quote=Ann]
Does this sound like a reasonable plan to you all?
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Except for that bit about getting fired, yes!
Wheat
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New career direction
Hi Ann,
Your job change post set me thinking about my working life.
20 years: Royal Navy diver
12 years: Commercial diver
5 Years: Music Shop partner.
15 years: Guitar / Bass /Banjo teacher
In this day and age, particularly when the job market has plenty of opportunities,and you are still young, try several jobs and establish in your own mind what you want to spend the majority of your working life doing. Then while still young, settle in and perfect your skills at THAT job. THAT job is the one to get really serious and ambitious about, in my humble opinion.
I agree with Wheat –don’t try to get sacked, it’s seldom a good idea to burn your bridges.
So, don’t be afraid of trying several jobs while you are finding out what you want to do most, but don’t spend your entire working life flitting from job to job. My final advice is this…remember that even doing jobs you love [and I have been in this fortunate position all my life] doesn’t mean you will always enjoy them every day, or every aspect of them. Every job, repeat EVERY job gets exasperating, monotonous, bothersome, too repetitive, tedious, or just a pain in the proverbial place at times.
My opinion, for what it’s worth is to GO FOR IT GAL, and wear those boots to the interview – you’ll kill any opposition.
dags
dags
Hell I'll give her a job if
Hell I'll give her a job if she wears the boots to work.....hehehehe!
: )
Dave
Re: New career direction
[quote=dags]My final advice is this…remember that even doing jobs you love [and I have been in this fortunate position all my life] doesn’t mean you will always enjoy them every day, or every aspect of them. Every job, repeat EVERY job gets exasperating, monotonous, bothersome, too repetitive, tedious, or just a pain in the proverbial place at times.[/quote]
I've found this to be true. Growing up, I'd always believed the old wives tale that if you "find a job you love, you'll never 'work' a day in your life." Now I think that's nonsense--purely wishful thinking. Working a job you care about is certainly better, in a lot of ways, than working a job you hate just for money. But, at least to some extent, working is working. It's still something you have to do in order to make ends meet. There will still be days when you'd rather stay in bed or stay home and work on your own pet projects. And, because of that, you'll resent it sometimes. But, on those days, I have to remind myself that I'm compensated fairly well to do a job that I--for the most part--enjoy doing, in facilities that are very pleasant, while a lot of people have to struggle doing things they don't care about, in unpleasant or even dangerous conditions, and for very little pay (and I know, 'cause I've been there). So, like everyone else, I buck up and do the work.
I enjoy teaching, for instance. But sometimes students are frustrating. Sometimes they seem bent on not learning, as if their explicit goal were to avoid it. Sometimes workplace policies and procedures seem like a lot of useless red tape. Sometimes there's simply not enough time to do as good a job of something as you'd like. Does that mean I'd rather go back to making pizza for $4.00/hr? Not most of the time. But some days....
Wheat
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Pepperoni and Mushroom
Pepperoni and Mushroom please.
Slice of sausage and
Slice of sausage and jalapeño for me, thanks.
Wheat
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Make Mine.....
a pepperoni, sausage and salami with extra cheese (parmesan, feta, mozzarella). Now I'm hungry. ; )
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I didn't know you could get
I didn't know you could get salami on pizza. That sounds great!
Throw some black olives on mine, too. :)
Wheat
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; )
I make my own pizza so I put what anyone wants on it. The kids like plain cheese.
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The Mrs makes all our pizza
The Mrs makes all our pizza from scratch as well. Taste a whole lot better then any restaurant/delivery I have ever had and waaaay more filling.
Hazz
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Heres a good one, goat
Heres a good one, goat cheese, sundried tomato's, bbq chicken, cilantro and make the sauce extra thick on a whole wheat garlic/ramano(sp?) crust . MMMMMM Good stuff there.
Hazz
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Definitely quit!
Hi Ann, I'm Jaymie's wife and I hope you do not mind if I comment for Jaymie because he's a bit tired at the moment and didn't get the chance to read all of your story.
I agree with the previous comments that you are much better off quitting than being fired. You are unlikely to receive a payout package given that your employer has sufficient reason to release you without compensation.
Why don't you use the time and resources at work to look for a job, and once you have found a job, quit! It will give you much more satisfaction to quit than to be fired. Quitting empowers you whereas being fired belittles your self confidence.
Not long before we left for Sydney, I was informed by my employer that they were laying off junior lawyers irregardless of merit. So I decided to quit as soon as possible, under the guise that I was leaving for Sydney. As a result, I was able to obtain an excellent reference, having left on good terms, and was able to find another legal job in Sydney within a few weeks of moving down.
It's definitely worth quitting! Good luck with your job hunting!
Jo
Be Careful
Ann, I have 110 employees and not all of them like their jobs. You live in the US so there is the ESC (Unemployment Security Commission)which will pay unemployment benefits if you are let go as a layoff, or if you are terminated and can prove that you didn't intentionally do a bad job, or that you were a battered wife and had to leave for safety reasons, plus a few other reasons,
Whenever we fire someone and they apply for unemployment I immediately appeal. Then we have a hearing and I usually win... about 99% of the time.
I don't know anyone who received a severance package that was fired.
I think it is always better to resign... but its best to do it once you have another job lined up. I always ask potential employees why they left their previous job if they don't have one at the interview. If they start complaining about management or other people at their last job, I don't hire them.
Just some thoughts... I wish you the best in finding work you enjoy.
Pete
Thanks so much for your
Thanks so much for your opinions. They'll definitley help me make my decision.
I thought about it more this weekend. I agree that I should find another job first and then quit or see if my current company will let me start working part time.
If my current company will let me start working part time until September; my 5 year mark...which also happens to be when my lease is up on the apartment, I could probably afford to live. I've been talking to some of my girlfriends about getting an apartment together. Most of the girls are in need or will be in need of a roommate around that time. By working part time here and at a restaraunt, I could continue to afford my apartment until the end of the lease.
After reading Dags's post, I got an idea. Maybe I could teach a little cello on the weekends to students for some extra income. I like to teach people how to play and I have been pretty successful in getting people who are unfamiliar with the cello to produce a decent sound out of it. I could probably teach beginning to intermediate cello. I know that teaching can be frustrating and motivating the students is challenging at times, but I think I might be up to the task. I can go back to my old high school and middle school and talk with the fine arts folks and the orchestra teacher and let them know that I am available for teaching private lessons. The orchestra teacher is probably the same one from when I was attending high school and will remember me. I could use the extra cash, especially when I start working in a restaruant. I'll be going from roughly $17/hr to about $7.50/hr. I'll need it. I'd better start practicing that big ol' sucker again. Out of all 5 of my instruments, that one is definitely the most difficult to play. What do you think I should charge? How often should each student recieve a lesson? Weekly? Every two weeks? Once a month?
I could probably get away with teaching some begining electric bass too, but it'll be hard to get students when they find out I haven't even been playing for a year yet. ; )
-Ann-
Now THAT'S starting to sound
Now THAT'S starting to sound like a plan! I'm not sure what the going rate is for teaching. A simple way to find out would be to call people who teach and ask what they charge for lessons in your area.
Dave
Yea you should Ann, sounds
Yea you should Ann, sounds like a great idea and allso the bass cause I find that most people that get lesson or that have asked me about lessons are beginers and can be pretty easy to teach.
There's always a big market for guitar teachers too if you are willing to put a bit of work in, I learnt a few chords and started teaching beginers, using my theory and basic guitar playing skills, so far so good but I have a guitar teacher that works for me that I pass students onto when they get too good or are good when they start.
J
Have you taught before?
Have you taught before? Meaning as work? I only ask because I find that teaching others to do/play something (not just musically but in all teaching) that it helps the "teacher" learn as well. So you will not only be gaining monetarily but improving yer technique/knowledge as well.
I think it is because it causes us to actually think about what we are doing and how to beak it down so someone else can understand it.
As others have said, sounds like a good plan. Just be sure you keep one of these next to you where yer students will see it
Hazz
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Here we go!
I'm resigning.
I called a meeting with the bosses yesterday and it was a good thing I did. I was going to get fired on Tuesday. This way, we'll be able to work something out that will be beneficial for both the company and me (mostly the company probably). I'll get paid my last full paycheck on the 31st. I've been getting paid once a month for 5 years so this is fine with me. During June, I can begin the culinary journey. If I wait tables and work in the kitchen and maybe do a little bartending, I can make it. I have some savings as well.
I'm also going to persue teaching cello. (Hey Dags, I'll be asking you a bunch of questions on how you do it. Thanks for the PM.) I found the American String Teachers Association and the Texas String Teachers Association. These associations include private teachers as well as school string teachers. Through these associations I can get affordable health insurance. I'm also close with my primary care doctor (who owns his own practice) and I'm sure he'd be willing to work with me a little on the cost of my routine visits. Additionally, my high school orchestra teacher is on the board of directors for the Texas String Teachers Association. She'll remember me and probably be pleased that I'm still playing. It looks as though I have resources as far as teaching goes so that's a big help.
So I'm going in for the meeting with the HR guy today at 4:00. We'll be discussing the "package" options available to me.
But there is some bass action in all of this:
The coolest thing is about all of this is that on Wednesday, the government agency that I'm working for is having their annual Chili Cookoff. Each division has to do a skit. This year's theme is TV shows. Apparently my division has decided on Peter Gun (I don't remember the show, but I know the theme song). It will probably be my last day at work and I've been called upon to play the bass for my division's skit. My last day at work and I get to play the bass in front of everyone I've worked with and known for the 5 years I worked here. What a way to go out, huh? : )
-Ann-
Package for resigning?
Ann
I have never seen anyone get any kind of severance for quiting a job. If they fired you for any reason other than intentionally doing a bad job you would probably get unemployment benefits. I go to ESC hearings a few times a year regarding people who have quit (resigned) a job and they lose benefits each time.
Why would they offer you anything for quiting your job? I really am curious. I work for the government and have also worked in the private sector in senior management positions and have never seen a person quit/resign and get a severance package.
What do you think the "package" will include?
Good luck with the culinary school.
Going out on a low note!
"My last day at work and I get to play the bass in front of everyone I've worked with and known for the last 5 years I worked here. " Way to go Ann! The start of a new beginning. Celebrate with a few drinks gal!
In my life MOST new starts have worked out for the better , only one didn't that I can recall.
dags
dags
Going out on a low note!
"My last day at work and I get to play the bass in front of everyone I've worked with and known for the last 5 years I worked here. " Way to go Ann! The start of a new beginning. Celebrate with a few drinks gal!
In my life MOST new starts have worked out for the better , only one didn't that I can recall.
dags
dags
The Last "Real" Day in the Cube
Well, I'm cleaning out my desk today.
My original boss (the cool one) looks kind of sad when he sees me in the hall. I know he's dissapointed that things ended up the way they did. But I can tell you this much; if he'd never paired me up with the current boss, I'm sure my departure from this job would have been put off a little longer. It really was a mistake; the current boss guy kinda screwed me over. Oh well, it's their loss and my gain. I am now free to work toward what I want to do with my life. And I'm happy for it.
Today is my last real day. Tomorrow is the day that I'm bringing the Artcore (or the Princess as Hazz coined for her) for the chili cook off and then outprocessing. I plan to play the bass ALL DAY while I'm here. What are they gonna do, fire me for it?
So here we go. The career adventure begins.
-Ann-
From everything you've said
From everything you've said Ann I think you're doing the right thing. Best of luck. Knock 'em dead with your bass playing.
Sounds like a good thing
Sounds like a good thing Ann. Have a blast at the cook off. Maybe you should whip up a steaming, spicy hot batch of chili yer self to show off yer skills in the kitchen as well as on bass. ;)
Hazz
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