Great news everybody!

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-05-31 01:49am

I've been fired! Woooo!

A couple of IT contracts fell through so the cafe part of the business can't afford to keep on the staff, so I am officially un-employed as of one fortnight from today! Huzzah and all that.

So not only am I graduating from uni, but getting released from work too. This is such a fucking wonderful day that I could just beat the shit out a baby seal.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-05-31 01:51am

Today you join the legion of unemployed IT professionals

Time ta hit the drink

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-05-31 01:53am

I'm sorry to hear that. What brought it about?

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-05-31 01:59am

Incorrect. You have been made redundant as your job no longer exists. To be fired you would have had to have been a bad bad boy. Well, given that you are an Aussie, you probably were, you just were not caught

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-05-31 02:00am

And that's a good thing?

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-05-31 02:16am

neoolong wrote:And that's a good thing?

You see, there is not much stigma attached to being made redundant..cause it was defeinatly not your fault, but that of the company that employed you. Being fired allways means you were a naughty boy and that affects your job prospects.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-05-31 02:19am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
neoolong wrote:And that's a good thing?
You see, there is not much stigma attached to being made redundant..cause it was defeinatly not your fault, but that of the company that employed you. Being fired allways means you were a naughty boy and that affects your job prospects.

Who the fuck cares.

And I'm not an IT professional, I'm merely someone who has experience in IT and hospitality and has been working under a consulting firm in one branch of the business. It just really shits me because this means I don't even have enough money to pay my rent anymore (and my rent is only 63.75 a week).

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-05-31 02:20am

I meant that he lost his job, but whatever.

GrandMasterTerwynn · Post by **GrandMasterTerwynn** » 2003-05-31 02:22am

Frank Hipper wrote:I'm sorry to hear that. What brought it about?

I believe he explained it already. But the short story seems to be no money available to keep him employed.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-05-31 02:30am

weemadando wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
neoolong wrote:And that's a good thing?
You see, there is not much stigma attached to being made redundant..cause it was defeinatly not your fault, but that of the company that employed you. Being fired allways means you were a naughty boy and that affects your job prospects.
Who the fuck cares.

you, when you go for another job.

And I'm not an IT professional, I'm merely someone who has experience in IT and hospitality and has been working under a consulting firm in one branch of the business. It just really shits me because this means I don't even have enough money to pay my rent anymore (and my rent is only 63.75 a week).

Hey, I never said you were an IT type.. someone else said that..
But yeah, your situation sux, talk to your social welfare types PDQ.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-05-31 02:40am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
Hey, I never said you were an IT type.. someone else said that..
But yeah, your situation sux, talk to your social welfare types PDQ.

Welfare isn't a problem, being a uni graduate "actively seeking employment" I'll be getting a fair bit, but the problem is that seeing as I'm no longer in casual employment I acutally will have to be "actively seeking employment" rather than just e-mailing my resume to two random companies a week.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-05-31 03:11am

weemadando wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
Hey, I never said you were an IT type.. someone else said that..
But yeah, your situation sux, talk to your social welfare types PDQ.

Welfare isn't a problem, being a uni graduate "actively seeking employment" I'll be getting a fair bit, but the problem is that seeing as I'm no longer in casual employment I acutally will have to be "actively seeking employment" rather than just e-mailing my resume to two random companies a week.

Fuck..thats bad...actually looking for work? in a sociallist welfare state..cant have that.

Oh, dont say such things here..the American right will pounce on that and use it as proof of the American free market system as being the best deal since Adam shagged Eve. That could really undermine the Vast Leftist Conspiracy/Commune

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-05-31 03:14am

Stuart Mackey wrote: Fuck..thats bad...actually looking for work? in a sociallist welfare state..cant have that.
Oh, dont say such things here..the American right will pounce on that and use it as proof of the American free market system as being the best deal since Adam shagged Eve. That could really undermine the Vast Leftist Conspiracy/Commune

Haha

wtf