I try to miss order updates but it doesn’t seem to matter. Whether I see them or not, eventually there’s someone banging on my door with a bag of cold food.
If it’s going to happen, just play cool. If they terminate you, you don’t have to agree to anything or say anything you don’t feel like.
7 years is a good tenure. You can apply for new jobs from a strong position. Learn to leverage your sales pitch for what you learned and how you grew in those 7 years - that’s the story your next employer wants to hear. What are you finally good at? What did you fuck up and learn a valuable lesson from? Tell stories about that kind of shit in your next interviews.
Establish lines of communication with coworkers you want to maintain contact with. LinkedIn is good enough. You just want to be able to contact them for a reference on your job hunt. Prospective employers want to talk to them - so pick people that will sell you the best. They aren’t going to call your previous employer and ask how you did - fuck the company. Keep lines open with people you want to, and set them up while you’re still employed and can exchange emails with them.
What do you want to know in the meeting? Just ask. You aren’t under any obligation to answer any questions but you can ask whatever the fuck you want. It is unlikely to have any impact on the rest of your life if you ask a question or don’t. You’re done with these people. Don’t feel like you have to be obedient or indulgent.
If this is how it goes, that sucks. I know the anxiety that comes along with it. The last time I got laid off, I was even looking into fucking military service. Don’t panic and make rash decisions like I almost did. A gap in cash flow is scary as shit but you will bounce back and hit a new stride. The uncertainty is just shitty.
Why would anyone miss a meeting because they got Novocain? It’s a local anesthetic. Is it worse to attend a meeting and have slight difficulty enunciating some words compared to showing up in a stress sweat-soaked shirt?
Oh it doesn’t matter. He made the story up anyway.
Places like Creative Bricks and Blocks sell topsoil by the yard (ie it fills a pickup truck), but they also sell smaller quantities. I often see people at the big topsoil bin filling their own bag or bucket for smaller gardens.
A whole truck load of soil is like $45 so a small quantities will be absurdly cheaper than buying pre-bagged soil from a retail store.
There’s also lots of local garden centres that sell bagged soil. GardenWorks has been a go-to for me for years. They’re generally priced close to the big box stores and have a wider selection of soils.
Another option are nurseries. I go to Sun Tai Tsang farms in Burnaby in the spring to buy plants and they always have a good selection of bagged soil, and they’re usually cheaper than retail stores on practically everything they sell. Cheap local eggs too!
I try to miss order updates but it doesn’t seem to matter. Whether I see them or not, eventually there’s someone banging on my door with a bag of cold food.
“I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you!”
scene fucking EXPLODES into a high tempo musical number
Should have been:
“Shut up Wesley”
“Shut up Wesley?”
“Shut up, Wesley”
Of course I do! I’m on speakerphone and holding the phone an arms length away from my face for some reason.
“You’re now left behind!”
Then why can I still hear you?
If it’s going to happen, just play cool. If they terminate you, you don’t have to agree to anything or say anything you don’t feel like.
7 years is a good tenure. You can apply for new jobs from a strong position. Learn to leverage your sales pitch for what you learned and how you grew in those 7 years - that’s the story your next employer wants to hear. What are you finally good at? What did you fuck up and learn a valuable lesson from? Tell stories about that kind of shit in your next interviews.
Establish lines of communication with coworkers you want to maintain contact with. LinkedIn is good enough. You just want to be able to contact them for a reference on your job hunt. Prospective employers want to talk to them - so pick people that will sell you the best. They aren’t going to call your previous employer and ask how you did - fuck the company. Keep lines open with people you want to, and set them up while you’re still employed and can exchange emails with them.
What do you want to know in the meeting? Just ask. You aren’t under any obligation to answer any questions but you can ask whatever the fuck you want. It is unlikely to have any impact on the rest of your life if you ask a question or don’t. You’re done with these people. Don’t feel like you have to be obedient or indulgent.
If this is how it goes, that sucks. I know the anxiety that comes along with it. The last time I got laid off, I was even looking into fucking military service. Don’t panic and make rash decisions like I almost did. A gap in cash flow is scary as shit but you will bounce back and hit a new stride. The uncertainty is just shitty.
Good luck!
Paying anybody a small compliment is free.
some test body text suggests there’s more.
Well. Give it to us.
I read “being called a coprophagist”
Is he having a conversation with VLC media player?
The entire remaining Conservative caucus? That’ll be a cheap catering bill.
Sometimes I am not a good person. Then I revise my definition of “good” until we’re good to go again.
Not supposed to talk about it anymore, sir.
I had completely forgotten that sequel existed until I read your comment. Utterly forgettable.
What a liar.
Why would anyone miss a meeting because they got Novocain? It’s a local anesthetic. Is it worse to attend a meeting and have slight difficulty enunciating some words compared to showing up in a stress sweat-soaked shirt?
Oh it doesn’t matter. He made the story up anyway.
Places like Creative Bricks and Blocks sell topsoil by the yard (ie it fills a pickup truck), but they also sell smaller quantities. I often see people at the big topsoil bin filling their own bag or bucket for smaller gardens.
A whole truck load of soil is like $45 so a small quantities will be absurdly cheaper than buying pre-bagged soil from a retail store.
There’s also lots of local garden centres that sell bagged soil. GardenWorks has been a go-to for me for years. They’re generally priced close to the big box stores and have a wider selection of soils.
Another option are nurseries. I go to Sun Tai Tsang farms in Burnaby in the spring to buy plants and they always have a good selection of bagged soil, and they’re usually cheaper than retail stores on practically everything they sell. Cheap local eggs too!
We could. But Pop Tarts are a poor reason to start a revolution.
Like, I’ll come, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t want the ‘tart on our flag or anything.
I’m in. There doesn’t even need to be a war or risk of war. Let’s do it!
You’re back with a fresh account, I see.
I don’t think any of his fans will be watching this. It’s for everybody else.