AstroNerdBoy bloviates and rambles about different things.
Its strange being back at “The Company” after 3.5 months away. Its almost like I never left. Being the popular guy I am, people all over come by to say “welcome back” and to chat about things. Now that I’m again a contractor, I go back to being a “bastard step child” in terms of how “The Company” views us.…
Well, I have a badge again, thus making me a mostly real person at “The Company.” Sheeze. It has been rather troublesome to get though, mainly because my contract company contact is an Indian. While “Sudip” speaking English, he doesn’t communicate that well in English and so it took quite some time just to square things away. *_* So, with…
As expected, I got hired by Company 3 on Monday. It also means that I’m back at “The Company.” *lol* Yeah, 50% less pay stinks and no benefits stink too but it is a job and I’ll be bringing in more money than I did on unemployment. That also means budgeting in order to maximize savings and pay for school.…
Today, I learned something that is rather depressing — the job I was a sure hire for has been pulled from the market. That makes five jobs by my count where this has happened — a job placed on the market, interviews are conducted, things feel great, then all of the sudden, “the company has decided not to fill this…
It is hard to believe that four weeks ago tonight, it will be exactly four weeks since I received official word that I no longer had a job. The first couple of weeks went by slowly, but for some reason, the last week has flown by. Weird. Last night, I got to hook up with a bunch of former comrades…