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Remember how I posted a couple of posts ago about how Doran, the boss boss from Topeka who fired everyone I cared about at B&W, including my dear boss, was in town? Well guess what! Today, using the most lame, ridiculous and stupidest reasons I've ever heard, he fired me. Yup. Gone. Toast. Christmas week. That is it. 9.5 years with the company mean nothing to him--he wanted me out and he came up with the way. He didn't give a damn about my rock-solid history with the company (he has been with B&W since April). In fact he pretty much told me he didn't believe Chris ever evaluated me honestly. Too good to be true? Nope. I am that good. LOLOL. Word was flying around BNSF, all the people I helped hearing about it (and on the heels of Chris), already and Chris has heard from one who wants to talk to me. It is no secret (he tells me) that after all the work we did in our office was shipped up to Topeka that the quality plummeted. I believe it, as I had super-high standards and wasn't doing it anymore. Rawr. He hears complaints, which I knew, but yeah. Wow.
Soon as I got home I contacted BNSF corporate support, and there are two positions opening early January, both in contracts--lol where I hailed from. Same group. Steve, my former boss there, is happy for me to come back. Chris is there too, and all my old coworkers--I'm going to be welcomed back with open arms.
Insane, huh?
I have to say that though there is shock racing through my system, there are no regrets, there is mostly relief. I did nothing wrong, and I stand by that. I have watched that company go from incredible, awesome, caring and a really fantastic place to work, to a place that now has five people left, and Kevin was interviewing today--he called me on his way, having heard from Juan what happened. Juan too has been polishing his resume with the intent to start hunting after the first of a year.
It has been a fascinating experience, coming into a company--asked to come work there by Chris all those years ago--and doing fantastic work, learning so many new things, and watching it grow and change and catch the excitement of new technologies... And then to see it fall hard as all the best and brightest were systematically pushed out. Splat. And it isn't done yet, I am sure of it. Five people left, one actively looking--what ARE they doing? A year ago we had 14 people there. Now five.
So, here I am! Sitting in my daughter's Starbucks while she works and plies me with coffee. Looks like a couple of weeks off unexpectedly, but with a position after the first of the year. Thank you, Steve! Looking forward to working with that crew again, AND Chris again. :) I'll be cleaning the house and putting the tree up tomorrow with the kids, and we're planning on Tron for Christmas Day and dinner at my friend Leigh Ann's house. It's going to be a good, if very simple Christmas. Next week my sister Leslie and her daughter Lexie are coming, so that will be fun. And then hopefully the following week I can get back to BNSF.
In the meantime, I've got a lot of rewriting to get done, a book to polish, and another to finish. Will try to make the most of these two unexpected weeks off, and make 2011 a different, but awesome year. :)
Soon as I got home I contacted BNSF corporate support, and there are two positions opening early January, both in contracts--lol where I hailed from. Same group. Steve, my former boss there, is happy for me to come back. Chris is there too, and all my old coworkers--I'm going to be welcomed back with open arms.
Insane, huh?
I have to say that though there is shock racing through my system, there are no regrets, there is mostly relief. I did nothing wrong, and I stand by that. I have watched that company go from incredible, awesome, caring and a really fantastic place to work, to a place that now has five people left, and Kevin was interviewing today--he called me on his way, having heard from Juan what happened. Juan too has been polishing his resume with the intent to start hunting after the first of a year.
It has been a fascinating experience, coming into a company--asked to come work there by Chris all those years ago--and doing fantastic work, learning so many new things, and watching it grow and change and catch the excitement of new technologies... And then to see it fall hard as all the best and brightest were systematically pushed out. Splat. And it isn't done yet, I am sure of it. Five people left, one actively looking--what ARE they doing? A year ago we had 14 people there. Now five.
So, here I am! Sitting in my daughter's Starbucks while she works and plies me with coffee. Looks like a couple of weeks off unexpectedly, but with a position after the first of the year. Thank you, Steve! Looking forward to working with that crew again, AND Chris again. :) I'll be cleaning the house and putting the tree up tomorrow with the kids, and we're planning on Tron for Christmas Day and dinner at my friend Leigh Ann's house. It's going to be a good, if very simple Christmas. Next week my sister Leslie and her daughter Lexie are coming, so that will be fun. And then hopefully the following week I can get back to BNSF.
In the meantime, I've got a lot of rewriting to get done, a book to polish, and another to finish. Will try to make the most of these two unexpected weeks off, and make 2011 a different, but awesome year. :)
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Date: 2010-12-21 02:42 am (UTC)Merry Christmas and hopefully 2011 will be a great year.
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:32 am (UTC)Am at Starbucks eating gingerbread cake and drinking hot apple cider. Mmmmm!
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Date: 2010-12-21 02:45 am (UTC)xoxoxoxo bb
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:36 am (UTC)Well... i would be freaking out too if I hadn't been talking all the past week to former boss, and knew that Steve would take me back. It isn't a done deal, but close enough that I am sure it will work out. Especially after talking to Steve then getting a bunch of emails from friends excited to have me back. LOL.
Goodbye stress!
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Date: 2010-12-21 02:58 am (UTC)I hope you can just relax and enjoy your time off, consider it a Christmas vacation, eh?
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:43 am (UTC)Hopefully everything will smooth out and I will get situated early January. I had better.
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 03:45 am (UTC)I don't feel like crying at all. There is just nothing there that I will miss. Sad, huh, after so many years.
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:14 am (UTC)As an HR professional I am embarrassed that they slipped this in before the end of the year and even more so that the assholes clearly knew this was coming but didn't want any unpleasantness at Saturday's party. Apart from anything else they are rat-bastards and you are well shot of them!
New year and new jobs for you AND Nick. WOW!
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:49 am (UTC)Oh Bartlett & West, what are you DOING??? I will be watching from afar now to see what they'll do, but it will be with a head shaking as I watch.
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:25 am (UTC)It is sad to see a formerly good, strong organization killed by one person with an agenda and no sense otherwise. But I'm glad you're landing on your feet, and I hope you enjoy your time off!
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:49 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 03:47 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 03:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 03:49 am (UTC)Good luck!
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Date: 2010-12-21 03:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 04:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 04:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 05:37 am (UTC)At least you don't have to worry about finding a new job since you already have one lined up.
Congratulations on the 'new' job and may the New Year bring you joy and success.
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Date: 2010-12-21 08:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 06:18 am (UTC)I kind of wondered if something was up over the copier thing....I mean, talk about petty, and rumour-mill based pettiness.
Good luck with the new job.
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Date: 2010-12-21 08:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 07:25 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 08:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 07:45 am (UTC)i am glad you will be back with people who care about you so soon :)
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Date: 2010-12-21 08:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 08:27 am (UTC)On the other hand, it's such a sad story. Why must there be always someone who destroys a good thing? And it's never the task or a hostile environment, it's almost always a person from within who ruins it.
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Date: 2010-12-21 08:11 pm (UTC)But, a few weeks off. I hardly know how to deal. LOL.
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Date: 2010-12-21 09:11 am (UTC)Then I read on and discovered that all being well you will have a much better job in the new year with people you like. Well done you on keeping up the contacts!
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Date: 2010-12-21 08:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 11:55 am (UTC)Fingers crossed the new position materialises asap but it looks as if you've pretty much got everything sewn up :)
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Date: 2010-12-21 08:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-12-21 12:33 pm (UTC)Hey, now you have your writing time, if you want it. :)
Really glad to hear you have a position in January, but you probably could have considered a move to England otherwise...
It's a very simple Christmas here this year, too. Glad you've got good stuff to look forward to.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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Date: 2010-12-21 10:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 01:43 pm (UTC)I am entirely unsurprised the old one fired you -it had morphed to a point where it sounded like a very unhealthy place, run by people who really did not understand how a company works - that having people who love what they do, independently tackle the next task and think about how to make the job better, and who go out and look for more training so they'll be better at their jobs beats micromanagement handsdown - you probably know a lot more about the actual work than your new overboss does, but he's the MANAGER and thus can't allow anyone else to make decisions. Or some sort of male chest-beating like that.
So, you've had a good time, you've learnt a ton, now you're moving on - it'll be exciting in a new way.
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Date: 2010-12-22 12:45 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 02:02 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-22 01:13 am (UTC)One thing I am excited about--a good consequence of this. When my esop pays out, I will have more than enough to pay off my credit cards for good, and will stash the rest away. That will save me over 300 a month! YES!
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Date: 2010-12-21 02:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 03:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-12-21 02:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-22 01:17 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 03:15 pm (UTC)Do you get severance? Or is that just if you're downsized, not fired? Or does that not apply where you are?
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Date: 2010-12-22 01:18 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-22 01:21 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 04:43 pm (UTC)::HUGS::
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Date: 2010-12-21 05:53 pm (UTC)But yup! I already know where I will be, and basically what I will be responsible for. The timing is perfect as the woman named Misty gives notice on the 30th. I'm okay financially until I get that going. So going to make the best of it. And ENJOY!