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yr pity is nectar to me. give me my nectar.

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08:10 / 19.02.02

have extreme allergy thang going on, oversize swollen thumb, panda eyes in fashionable - if terrifying - shade of red. look like mutant evolutionary dead end. feel itchy, irritable.

have been fired from latest in ong succession of temp jobs.

gah.

The Natural Way

08:15 / 19.02.02

Yr Brighton based aren't you? Oh, go work at Amex.... everyone else does....

They keep an Archon in there, you know....feed it Euros.

08:17 / 19.02.02

How come all the Brighton dossers get jobs at Amex Runce? Is there some comic masonic lodge thang going on there?

The Natural Way

08:30 / 19.02.02

Because Amex is one of the biggest employers and the agencies have deals w/ them, etc.

And because the Archon is a soul magnet. They come to Brighton for sun, sand, sea, sex and clubbing and they stay for the soul crushing, money counting ennui.

08:46 / 19.02.02

Fired from a temp job? That sucks.

Heres mine.
About two weeks ago, we had our little tie-in meeting at the beginning of the shift. When it was over:

New Boss: "Stick around, we want to talk to you."

Me (to co-workers): "Its been nice working with you. Later, guys." Just joking because thats the same "stick around" shit they do when they fire someone. I sat back down.

New Boss: "Were going to send you to graphics today"

Me: (thinking the word today meant for today) "OK. They short or something?"

New Boss: "Were going to transfer you over there."

Me: (not knowing shit about what they do over there) "What? Permanently?"

New Boss: "Yeah. Do you have any questions?"

Me: (knowing full well Im one of the better workers in my department) "Is this a performance issue?"

New Boss: "Uh, well..." (translation: I know you don't like me so I'm getting rid of you)

Me: "Forget it, it doesn't matter." (translation: If I open my mouth I'm going to get myself fired.)

Picked up my shit and went to the other office. Felt like shit for about five minutes. Then I realized my paycheck isn't going to be any different. And its a job, not a career so fuck it.

10:16 / 19.02.02

for the job Im stuck with only offering comfort

for the allergies - go get yourself a nice little air purifier thingee (actual words escape me today; be kind) – it works wonders, trust me. and they arent as pricey as youd think. another good thing - a little aquarium. hours of comfort and very little actual work or cost. I have two in my room - a little overboard, yes, but quite nice for the skin, membranes and soothing to boot

Suedey! SHOT FOR MEAT!

10:54 / 19.02.02

Drink coke!

Or alternatively, do lots of drugs until the illness seems to pass and emerge a bleary eyed junky. Then you can live on the street with a banjo like the man I saw the other day. He rocks. He has a tiny banjo, and he just sits there with his little dog. And his banjo.

You too, could be like BANJO-MAN!!!

I know your heart is in it.

11:29 / 19.02.02

Be positive. Only last week I posted the redundante? bastardo! thread, and not only was I quite touched by the support and positive help I received from other lithers, but I've already got a job interview for one of the posts I liked the look of.
If there's enough money in it, then it'll be a good move.
So think of it this way. Your next job could be the employment equivalent of 'the one'.

Got no advice on the allergy thing. Sorry.

pointless and uncalled for

11:39 / 19.02.02

Have faith. I am a career temp and every single time I have been fired I have been taken on in a new position with more pay.

Oh and lie about why you were fired. Well not so much lie as engage in suitable amounts of spin. There are two types of people in HR - clever and stupid. Either way none of them will hire you if you say flat out that you were fired. The clever one knows that just because you were fired it doesn't mean you aren't worth hiring. They want to hear you try and cover your tracks because it shows that at some level you have learnt something. The stupid ones won't know the difference.

In office politics, spin is the temp's greatest ally.

11:55 / 19.02.02

Do you want a new job, or are you gonna get yr head down for a bit and work on yr club nite/zine/world domination plan?

More's the point- can you afford to?

17:28 / 15.06.05

Pretty girl walks into my store. My natural reaction is to smile greatly, but in less than a second I think of how crappy my job is, how gross it would be to her if someone like me flirted with her, and so I don't smile. Instead I kind of put on this "I could really care less if you walked in here" scowl and try not to make eye contact. Then I go outside for a smoke and get bummed out.

20:55 / 15.06.05

if someone like me flirted with her

Dumbfiled, have you not been paying attention? You are being worshipped as a God here, by some. Smite her or shag her. Your choice.

unheimlich manoeuvre

21:20 / 15.06.05

The first test shall be humility.