Tuesday, 31 October 2006

broken man

i fucked up
the new job was shit
so when i was offered to either work all the hours under the sun (around 60+ a week and only be paid for 40) or leave today, with a month's pay and spend the time looking for a new job
that's exactly what i did
so now i'm unemployed
add to that the fact that because i quit without having a job to go to, the lovely lady told me to move out and ended our relationship
i can understand her POV because without a job to go to i can't provide for us and therefore there's no stability in our lives
so i started the day with a job, a house and a family, i end it with nothing

8 comments:

Natalia said...

Ummm...I guess I can see her POV...but ending the relationship? What happened for better or worse and all? Maybe you could have got a new job tomorrow. She could have tald you how she felt about you leaving a job without having abother lined up but kicking you out is a bit extreme. Maybe there were other things in play from her part and this was the way out. In any case...maybe it's all for the best. Maybe you will find a better job and someone who stands by you during the hard times.

-N

Lindsey said...

What?! Are you serious about this?
Okay...first and foremost...what your job was asking you to do was outrageous. It was bullshit and you said they've been screwing you over for as long as you've been there...so more than likely I would have done the same thing. It's not like you walked out without any sort of severance pay. You have to make a stand for yourself at some point...

Secondly...I can understand her being a bit miffed but that was NO reason to break up with you and tell you to move out. That's waaaay over the edge. It's not like you were planning on sitting on your ass for the next month until the pay runs out. As long as you're out there looking for something different..she should support your decision. I'm sure she wouldn't want to work where SHE is being treated poorly. Does she work by the way?

Does she have other stuff going on that's got her upset? Have you guys been having problems before? These can all be factors. maybe she'll wake up tomorrow and realize how foolish she was and she'll apologize.

At any rate...if I lived in the UK...you know you could always crash there. But since I don't, hang in there and let us know how you're doing.

Anonymous said...

You deserve more than that Pete... I hope you find the job of your dreams and manage to sort things out with your girl (if that's what you want).

if not then you could always beat up your ex-boss. I have a hammer. You may borrow it if you wish.

Alison x

Princess Pessimism said...

oh OH OHHHH MY GOD. You ahave GOT to be kidding me.

I can see her POV. But isnt love for good times and bad?..arent these things you're supposed to work through together, and find a way???

WOW...Pete...i'm really sorry.

FU said...

...woah.

ur ex gf sounds like gold digger.. good thing ur rid of her.

if she's only around for the stable and good times and can't handle the rocky ones then you are better off without her.

jobs are easy to find. u'll find another one.. no worries.

u can always work at tesco over the holiday :)

chin up.

NotCarrie said...

I could see ending the relationship if you had spent the next month not looking for another job and being a lazy ass, but the same day you quit for a valid reason? Yikes!

Best of luck finding another job.

onan the bavarian said...

They do say that you need to clear the decks to make room for new stuff in your life. You've certainly done that. By her extreme reaction, maybe she wasn't such a "lovely lady" after all.

Good luck.

Autumn Storm said...

I agree with Lindsey, all the way. Hope things look a lot brighter soon, hugs.