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Dragon of Life ([personal profile] dragonoflife) wrote2004-06-01 01:56 pm
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Friday and Saturday I was just pretty much numb, although toward's Saturday's end I felt bad vibes creeping in. Sunday and yesterday were the days of the worst depression. Feeling worthless, listless, crushed, useless -- all the things that are probably inevitable when one gets fired (unfairly, in my opinion) from a place of employment.

For those of you who have been wondering, or who didn't get much detail, there were four things for which I was investigated and three for which I was fired.

1. Falsification of documents. Basically, I told an employee to change the date on a fire drill. Wrong? Evidently so, but the agency cheerfully and deliberately overlooked the fact that I was trained to do that, and that it occurred much more often then they care to admit. They said I should have somehow known what I was doing was incorrect -- but not a month beforehand I had been told to falsify a self-conducted licensing inspection instrument at the site, outright. So how am I supposed to know which documents are okay to falsify and which aren't without some modicum of guidance? Basically, they needed a fall guy on this one to answer to corporate, and I'm the guy they picked.

2. Leaving a site at 5:30, putting 6 on my timesheet. This is a total, outrageous lie perpetrated by someone who KNOWS it's a lie, but wanted to get rid of me. When she came on site at 5:30, we were in the middle of dinner. I stayed till 5:55, cleaning up, and I even marked myself on a cleaning list as having done some things that required dinner to be OVER before they could be done. Nevertheless, the agency had already decided to fire me, so they didn't bother to check into it, and since I couldn't prove 105% than I'd left when I said I did, it stood.

3. Washing my car on company time. When I pointed out that I was washing the *driveway*, which was covered in dirt after a recent storm, and not my *car* which was in the driveway at the time, they dropped this one.

4. Unprofessional behavior. Basically, they didn't like some jokes I made, and decided this would be a good thing to stick on to make my firing look more justified.

I'm starting to feel a little better, now, though I still am nowhere near up to speed. I really want to get out and DO something. I'd kill to see Shrek 2 right about now, and maybe I would if it weren't for my "don't go to movies alone" policy. I've actually cleaned my room a little, out of a desperate desire to feel productive, and now my closet door closes for the first time in probably a year. My winter coats are even hung up! I'm still working on the rest of the disaster area, though. It's not a one-day project. I'm hoping my mood will improve as my environment does. We'll see.

Just checked mail. I haven't gotten my unemployment compensation papers yet. I filed online on Thursday right when I got home. Well, it does say within the next 10 to 12 days. Patience, young Jedi.

Patience and food.

Satan v. Satan!

[identity profile] jameel.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I at least hope that Budokai 2 helped beat the bad feeling back.

"That's not right!"

Re: Satan v. Satan!

[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Frieza doesn't like the beach. You know who likes the beach? *Yamcha* likes the beach."

[identity profile] hollyonlife.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry to hear Jason... and in light of the unjust world that we live in... I've decided that you should come to the movies with me and see Shrek 2 since I CANT get any of my friends to leave their homes. Let me know. Maybe we can drag Lyssa out with us. :)

[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, when? I need to make sure my finances can take the hit.

[identity profile] hollyonlife.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Tell you what... I just got bonus paid.. so I'll treat. :) We can go this week Thursday or Friday or on the weekend on Sunday...or sometime next week... We can even go to the drive in and see two movies if ya want...

[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, that's sweet. Thank you. :)

I've always preferred the theaters in the Waterfront, just because I'm an idiot like that. As for when, when's good? It's all the same to me right now...

[identity profile] hollyonlife.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Well we can go to a late show tonight... If ya wanna... I've gotta go practice for a wedding till 10 but I'm free after that.. Let me know. :) If not tonight or tomorrow night then the next day I can go out is Sunday. And next week.
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[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Livejournal must be sucking, I'm not seeing your post! Blah. But, Sunday or next week sounds good.

[identity profile] hollyonlife.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I just posted it...the movie times I put in are for tonight but are probably going to be the same next week if you'd rather go then. Anyway, it should be posted now.

[identity profile] jameel.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, and the earliest your first unemployment check will be is two weeks after your last paycheck. I'm surprised they let you file that early, actually.

[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
According to the department of labor and industry one can file for unemployment in the first week in which one works no hours or less than one's standard workweek. Since I knew I'd miss two days of work (Friday and Saturday), the week I got fired was the first week in which I worked less than 40 hours. So I was eligible to file. My first bi-weekly claim myst be filed the week of 6/6.

I wanted to get in in particularly early because I expect the agency to fight it.

[identity profile] jameel.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. They changed the rules since I last filed for unemployment, lo those many months ago.