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Thu 19 Apr, 2007 07:57 pm
Tomorrow is my last day at this job. I gave two weeks notice, but I asked the studio manager not to say anything to anyone, because I can't stand that last two weeks when everyone keeps asking you what your plans are and why you're leaving. That's probably because I have such disappointing answers for them. I have no real plan. I just felt like quitting now, so I did. I have nothing lined up. I think I'll just hang out and be me for a week or two. Then I'll figure it out.
Anyway, when I told my boss that I didn't want her to tell anyone I'd quit, she asked me if I was leaving because of any personal problem with anyone on the staff. I made it abundantly clear to her that I wasn't, and that I actually really liked everyone there a lot, and would even be interested in coming back at some point down the line if that opportunity ever did present itself. All of which is at least fifty percent true. She seemed to be very happy with that answer, so I didn't really think anything of it.
So tomorrow's my last day, and nobody seems to know a thing. But I've been replaying her reaction to my request in my head lately, and it's making me start to wonder if this was such a good idea.
Do you think this is going to look like a personal slight to people? I actually do like almost all these people a lot, and I might want to come back here at some point for work if things get tight. I don't want people to resent me. Or do you think they'll think it was a cool way to leave? Probably not, huh.
For the past two weeks, I have really enjoyed having this little secret over everybody, but maybe I should come clean tomorrow morning and tell them all it's my last day. What do you think? How can I make this right?
Sounds like a reaasonable idea. I don't know if anyone would take it as a personal slight or not but if nothing else it gives them the chance to say goodbye and for you to do the same to them.
Unless you want to get your car keyed or be reported to Homeland Security. By not aying anything everyone will naturally conclude that
Youre a very weird person,
Lemme get this right, You just want to be YOU for a Week? Are you nuts? Who were you before? You couldnt come up with anything creative to get a leave of absence for some made up family commitment or some deeply held religious bullshit?
Is being a bum what you wanna do when you grow up?
Now, if you can come up with decent answers to those, you can go over to your parents for Sunday dinner and have them slip you a coupla hundred bucks.
I think you should let everyone know that you have decided to move on and that it was very nice working them, and that you would like to return again sometime in the future.
You could also bring in a couple of ice cream cakes to give everyone an excuse to take a break and wish you good luck.
Farmerman, I didn't tell my boss all that stuff about being a lazy bum. Now that would be stupid, wouldn't it?
I told her that for the past two years, since I decided to freelance, I wanted to bounce around at different places, get a lot of experience at a variety of things, and that I actually stayed longer than I'd planned at both my last jobs. I told her I wanted to try something different. It really sounded fairly professional. I'm not an idjit, ya know.
This is the new Kickycan. Hes gonna give up his Ezekial 25 verse 17 and instead, walk the earth and witness his fellow man.
In other words hes gonna be a BUM.
Ooh, I love that one! When do I get to say the thing about pigs being filthy animals?
Grow up, kicky!!
Besides that, Green Witch has great advice. Buy the cupcakes and
celebrate your departure.
yeh but pork is goood, and bacon is goood.
"Then Julius says < "yeh But that would have to be one mutha F*ckin charmin pig"
Tell everyone you didn't want to make a big deal of things, apologize for being a schmuck but that's just who you are, and offer to meet everyone who wants for drinks later. Maybe buy the first round. They'll buy you a lot more.
And the few people you won't want to know down the line probably won't show up.
Just don't burn all your bridges.
And if you're gonna be a bum, go on and do it already.
"I'm basically just going to walk the earth. You know, like Caine in Kung Fu."
That's a good line. Maybe I'll use that.
Tell them you got a job waiting tables at Hooters. I promise there will be no follow-up questions.
kickycan wrote:"I'm basically just going to walk the earth. You know, like Caine in Kung Fu."
That's a good line. Maybe I'll use that.
Gustav: There is more to life than using good line, grasshopper. As quick as you can, snuff the flame from the candle. Then, only then, will you be ready to embark on your journey.
Kicky: I knew you would be here for me, Gustav. Thank you for showing me the truth.
Tell them you bought a farm with some sheep, and you want to tend to them.
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and with furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know that my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."
Yeah, I can dig it.
You know, that's some cold-blooded sh!t to say to a motherf*cker before you pop a cap in his ass.
Green Witch wrote:I think you should let everyone know that you have decided to move on and that it was very nice working them, and that you would like to return again sometime in the future.
You could also bring in a couple of ice cream cakes to give everyone an excuse to take a break and wish you good luck.
Ice cream cakes. Yeah, that might distract them. Or pie. Pie is really good. Or pizza. Pizza is universally loved.
But I still need a good story to explain why I kept it a secret for the past two weeks. I don't want to admit to doing this weirdo secret-notice thing. It sounds like I'm a freak. I need either a real good spin on it, or just a blatant lie that sounds good. Seriously.
You are a freak. There's no hiding being a freak. You might as well fess up to it.
Because people think you're really freaky if they know you're a freak and that you're trying to hide it.
When Tom Waits did this one in concert he prefaced it with, "This is about the weird neighbor you have. Or soon will be yourself.
Quote:What's he building in there?
What the hell is he building
In there?
He has subscriptions to those
Magazines... He never
Waves when he goes by
He's hiding something from
The rest of us... He's all
To himself... I think I know
Why... He took down the
Tire swing from the Peppertree
He has no children of his
Own you see... He has no dog
And he has no friends and
His lawn is dying... and
What about all those packages
He sends. What's he building in there?
With that hook light
On the stairs. What's he building
In there... I'll tell you one thing
He's not building a playhouse for
The children what's he building
In there?
Now what's that sound from under the door?
He's pounding nails into a
Hardwood floor... and I
Swear to god I heard someone
Moaning low... and I keep
Seeing the blue light of a
T.V. show...
He has a router
And a table saw... and you
Won't believe what Mr. Sticha saw
There's poison underneath the sink
Of course... But there's also
Enough formaldehyde to choke
A horse... What's he building
In there. What the hell is he
Building in there? I heard he
Has an ex-wife in some place
Called Mayors Income, Tennessee
And he used to have a
consulting business in Indonesia...
but what is he building in there?
What the hell is building in there?
He has no friends
But he gets a lot of mail
I'll bet he spent a little
Time in jail...
I heard he was up on the
Roof last night
Signaling with a flashlight
And what's that tune he's
Always whistling...
What's he building in there?
What's he building in there?
We have a right to know...
patiodog wrote:Tell everyone you didn't want to make a big deal of things, apologize for being a schmuck but that's just who you are, and offer to meet everyone who wants for drinks later. Maybe buy the first round. They'll buy you a lot more.
I can't do that. I'm going to a birthday party after work. Crap.
Then pass a doobie around at lunch.
Yeah, that's right. Doooooooooooobie.
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