Bit of Ivory

I lost my job.

Sudden, eh?

Just wait.

I was informed at 4:00 that the division no longer has the budget to pay my salary. And that today was my last day. Bye-bye. So long. Farewell.

They were very sorry about it all. Very apologetic. I could tell that they felt bad about having to let me go so suddenly. It was an unlucky combination of circumstances, most of which didn’t surface until today. I don’t blame them at all.

Still, it was kind of a shock. I knew it was temporary, but I thought I’d at least have ’till October 14, when the person I was subbing for came back from her FMLA leave. But it was not to be.

I forgot my badge today, so I couldn’t turn it in. I’ll be going in tomorrow to give it to them and pick up my paycheck. I’ll have one more coming.

Five weeks of working full time is better than not working at all, I suppose. But I liked it there, and I liked the people I worked with, so I’m rather sad about it all.

On the plus side, I can now work on my fic. I can finish that editing project that has been gnawing at my conscience.

And I can stay up late chatting with and again. So it’s not such a terrible thing.

*sigh* Back to submitting resumes. I despise job hunting.