Four years ago – almost exactly to the day – I lost my job. I hate that phrase, though. It’s not like I was walking along one day and suddenly misplaced it. “Hey! Where’d my job go?! It was right here a second ago, I swear!” More like, my position was eliminated. Out from under me. WithContinue reading “I Pray There is No Future”
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Gimme Those TPS Reports. And STRIP!
A few months ago, the company I work for moved into a cool new building in downtown Camas. It’s not really “new” because it was built in the 1920s and housed many businesses over the years, most recently an automotive dealership. Where service bays once stood, there are now desks. The ceiling was ripped out,Continue reading “Gimme Those TPS Reports. And STRIP!”
Damn Kids
You know you’re getting older when you wonder whose kid that is wandering around the office, and it turns out to be your company’s newest employee. I was on a phone call and when I saw one of my coworkers escort a young man who appeared to be no older than 15 to a desk, IContinue reading “Damn Kids”
Smaller And Better Things
Last night, when the kids came back from their mother’s house for the week, I was telling them about my new job. “I start tomorrow!” I declared excitedly. To which Audrey replied, “Does that mean you’re unemployed right now?” Hmm. I hadn’t thought about it that way, but realized that – technically, at least –Continue reading “Smaller And Better Things”
Off To The Salt Mines
I am a couple of days into my new job, and the early verdict is positive. It’s a great place to work! I’m not sure exactly when this became clear to me. It could have been the moment I spotted the framed Blitzen Trapper and Jack Johnson posters hung up on the wall. Or perhaps itContinue reading “Off To The Salt Mines”
I Killed The Elephant
20 months. 330 positions applied for. 19 interviews with 15 different companies. The statistics are staggering – and depressing. When I walked out the front door of my last employer on October 22, 2010 I never dreamed my unemployment stint would last so long. What was novel and actually sort of fun in the beginningContinue reading “I Killed The Elephant”
Mark Petruska 