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Sympathy sought: out of a job again

  
 
captain piss
10:03 / 02.10.02
Sorry - know this is hardly an unusual situation for many of us here but I just discovered in the past hour that the magazine I started working on 3 weeks ago - marking the end of a long period of career-frustration and general lack of work- is to close at the end of the month. It's the 1st time this has happened to me and it's especially an arse as it's work I really enjoyed doing- writing about developments in the world of hi-tech and gadgetry.
Part of me relishes the moment where things fuck-up -cheering drunkenly as you go down with the sinking ship and all that (whoops,is that John Lydon quote-thievery?) but the reality of my slightly shattered finances -which I was about to start emergency repair work on, helped along by a decent salary- is starting to sink in and ..it's all a bit worrying, I suppose.
Anyway- it's another one of those threads innit
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
10:05 / 02.10.02
Oh, toss. I'm sorry, Meme - this is another shitty thing in a shitty couple of weeks for Barbelith London. Hugs.
 
 
Bear
10:16 / 02.10.02
Sorry to hear that Meme, things seem to be going mad for everyone I know this past month.

I'll break out the ol' sigil paper for you tonight.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
10:22 / 02.10.02
Only on Barbelith can the statement "I'll have my cock in my hand and be thinking about you tonight" from a casual acquaintance be responded to with, "oh, cheers, mate. I'll do the same for you sometime".....
 
 
Ariadne
10:22 / 02.10.02
Oh shit, Meme, that's crap. Didn't they know this was a possibility? It seems unfair to have hired you, but maybe they didn't know.

All i can do is send sympathies. I hope something turns up soon.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
10:24 / 02.10.02
Fuck and bother. You have my good vibes, naturally.
 
 
doglikesparky
10:26 / 02.10.02
Man, that sucks. Especially as it was work you plainly enjoyed. It's a rare thing in this world to have a job you enjoy (suppose they wouldn't have to pay us if we all did though..).

Big sympathies from this neck of the woods.
 
 
illmatic
10:33 / 02.10.02
Shite - sorry to hear it, mate. Have you made any new contacts who might help with next job - nepotism being everything in the employment stakes?
 
 
Lilith Myth
10:40 / 02.10.02
crap news, sorry. happened to me, too, a year ago. There's a bunch of UK networky places for tech-types...like ecademy and even ryze. dunno if they help.. PM for links if you need.

I have to say that when I was in a position to be hiring people knowing we were running out of money (dotcom mag) I felt duty bound to tell hirees that it was risky, so the choice was theirs. I can't believe whoever hired you didn't know. not that it helps.

Sending you good job-seeking vibes...
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
10:42 / 02.10.02
Ah bollocks. That truly does suck.
 
 
sleazenation
10:45 / 02.10.02
Shit - all was well this morning and when i bumped into you on the street and suddenly its all change and not in a good way -- comiserations.
 
 
captain piss
10:51 / 02.10.02
obrigado folks- the kleenex are on me (err, that's enough homo-erotic japery already). It seems to have hit most people between the eyes a bit, even my boss, who's a friend and wouldn't have hired me if he'd known, I'm sure.
Don't really have any plan B's, but my debt-levels-to-scare-Latin-American-governments will have to be dealt with so I suppose anything'll do
anyway, sorry to be so self-indulgent- have spoken to one or two Barbe-ers who're struggling on the job-trail
 
 
Bill Posters
11:41 / 02.10.02
the kleenex are on me (err, that's enough homo-erotic japery already). It seems to have hit most people between the eyes a bit,

There can never be enough homo-erotic japery when a man is being commiserated. Sorry Meme, I will sigilize for you and what's more no one will be hit between the eyes in that process at least, you have my word.
 
 
rizla mission
11:46 / 02.10.02
Oh fuck! What a terrible thing to have happened.. best of luck in finding an equally good (or better) replacement job..
 
 
Persephone
12:03 / 02.10.02
you have my word

I read that as "you have my sword." And now all I can think to say is that I too will die for you, Meme... I'm utterly corrupted.
 
 
Goodness Gracious Meme
13:59 / 02.10.02
That's shitty, hon. And you're not being self-indulgent, nothing wrong with asking your mates for a bit of sympathy. Grr. hugs and beer and things next time I'm in town, and good luck.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
14:02 / 02.10.02
"And my axe."
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
14:57 / 02.10.02
And I'll look in the middle distance, tearfully, upset about the trials our merry band's going through, and wondering whether I should wax the top of my feet.

Sorry to hear it, Meme. Seems there's a handout of shit sandwiches all round lately - not that that helps any. Sigh.
 
 
Cherry Bomb
16:18 / 02.10.02
"And my axe."

Oooh, Mordant, you're scary sometimes! And very funny too, which is good as we know Meme needs a chuckle.

Oh, Meme, that completely blows!!! I don't know what to say except hugs! And beers! And I freely offer to you the rays of my sunny disposition, still relatively strong (though under partly cloudy skies this morning) in the midst of all the crud for everyone else lately.

*hugs* my friend
 
 
Cherry Bomb
16:19 / 02.10.02
Seems there's a handout of shit sandwiches all round lately

Wasn't that the name of a Spinal Tap album?
 
 
The resistable rise of Reidcourchie
16:29 / 02.10.02
Sorry to hear about that Meme.

We have too many of these threads, time to start our own company.
 
 
pacha perplexa
17:04 / 02.10.02
Ok, everybody with me now:

AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!!!
Arse!! Baaastiiids! Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles!!! Filibusters!!
Argh!!
 
 
invisible_al
17:08 / 02.10.02
Fucknuggets. Meme you're a talented and funny bloke, don't worry you will prevail.

Oh yes, 'And mine...where are we going?'
 
 
Rollo Kim, on location
17:10 / 02.10.02
Hey you, I know the feeling mate - it happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Back to square one. Ho-hum. Here's to you.
 
 
nutella23
17:11 / 02.10.02
You've got my sympathy. Unemployment royally sucks regardless of which artificially (and arbitrarily)-designated set of borders you live within.

Sigh...We should bring back the Wobblies.
 
 
captain piss
09:28 / 03.10.02
cheers all, for the compassionate and heart-warming remarks- family servings of shit sandwiches have indeed been a feature of the year

sorry to hear you've ended up in a similar pickle, master Kim
 
 
Rollo Kim, on location
11:04 / 03.10.02
Shit sandwiches have been on the menu all year. I've been through so much weirdness this year that I simply don't know what I want out of life anymore. A job would be nice though. Curses. Hope something turns up for you Meme.
 
 
grant
13:49 / 03.10.02
You should collect all yer writings for the mag and make a book out of it.
 
 
pacha perplexa
14:24 / 03.10.02
Hey, that's a good idea.
 
  
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