ARRGGHHH!

[andtckrtoo]

Oh this is so overtime it's not even funny, so feel free to ignore this... I just need to complain.

My company was bought by another one, and the merger is now complete. My job is being retained, but changing, dramatically. It's becoming a call-center environment and I'm going to be expected to sit on my butt all day long and answer customer questions from 8-12 and 1-5. My commission is going by the way side - which is 50% of my pay, so I'm taking pretty much a 50% pay cut.

I wish they would have just laid me off so that I'd get a severence and unemployment and the time to look for another job...

Okay, I'll go back in my little hole. I feel better for complaining. Thanks for listening.

 

[Sheilaraecote]

I have been through that myself and lost my job but it worked out for the better.

Good luck and I hope everything works out for you!

 

[Miss Lee]

Oh Christine, I'm really sorry. Wow, a 50% pay cut is huge! That doesn't seem right. I hope and pray that something better comes of this merger for you.

Michele

 

[andtckrtoo]

Thanks Sheila and Michele!

 

[fit_fairy]

Oh, I am sorry!! Is there any chance that would decide to leave you alone. Can you negotiate with them? This just sucks!!

Catherine

 

[andtckrtoo]

Catherine - no, the position is set, but I've gotten news that the number of people they are keeping is not set yet, so if they are offering to let people go I'll be jumping up and down at the front of the line. Thanks for the sympathy!

Seriously, though - I'm so much luckier than most. MY DH makes good money. My salary is only our play money, and we can live without it. And it will probably give me an opportunity to do more what I want. So, while I'm upset, I have to make myself look to the bright side as well.

That being said, I'm a horrible food junkie when I'm upset, and I just ate a month's worth of calories (or it feels that way!) at the lunch buffett. Gives me a good excuse for a 2 hour workout tomorrow. I'll take suggestions for a nice tough calorie burning 2 hours! I have a lot of calories to burn!

 

[SRP]

Hey, Christine - I sure am sorry to hear about your job! But I'm also very glad to know you'll be okay on your DH's pay. Whew. Maybe you could take a little vacation and scope out some other opportunities. I wish you lots and lots of luck!

 

[LauraMax]

Wow, that really sucks. Is there any way you can screw up badly enough that they fire you? That way you could collect unemployment, and work out more.......

 

[andtckrtoo]

LauraMax - I'm so with you on that one... I would love to have more time to devote to my fitness routine!

 

[fitxme]

Christine,

Sorry to hear about your job. I understand that it won't set you back too much, but it's just the prinicple of the matter. You have every right to be upset about it.

When you even think about eating more than you should...DROP AND GIVE ME 20!!! That should keep you in line!!


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[andtckrtoo]

Marietta - I could drop and maybe do a teeter totter on my belly right now, but push ups - not sure my hands and toes would reach the floor? x( (yes, that is a slight exaggeration!) I'm going to be working for a week just to get the sugar out of my system again. My issues with food are obviously not over... But, oh well, this too shall pass and I'm doing better. One day is not going to kill me. I just have to do better the rest of the day.