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underpants

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Sun Oct 4, 2020, 02:02 PM Oct 2020

10-4 good buddy. Funny story

The day my life changed.

I was working for an organization built in chaos. There was constant turnover. I’d survived due to the specificity of my job. Then they started tightening the screws. Really it was a matter of “oh he seems to be coasting through”.

Little did they know but I was getting out. Very slowly, very stealthy. This included once going to an interview at lunch and putting on the shirt tie and jacket for the suit ina parking lot.

Finally it came to a head on October 4th. They called me into my direct boss’s office. They had written me up for something. I asked “What if I don’t sign it?” ....”Then we’ll ask for your resignation”.....Me: “Okay I’m not resigning” ....they practically started high fiving. What? I asked. YOU SAID OKAY. 10:00 AM

So I’m sitting in my car and call my wife.

I go home and am sitting there looking at my box of office stuff. The phone rings. I’ve been hired at the position I have now. 2:15PM.

I was put of work for 4 1/2 hours.

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10-4 good buddy. Funny story (Original Post) underpants Oct 2020 OP
I worked for the Red Cross Blood Service. The day they officially laid me off because of losing brewens Oct 2020 #1
I love a happy ending! abqtommy Oct 2020 #2

brewens

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1. I worked for the Red Cross Blood Service. The day they officially laid me off because of losing
Sun Oct 4, 2020, 02:11 PM
Oct 2020

some hospital contracts, I got the call that I was hired by Inland Northwest Blood Center, that had gotten those contracts away from them. I too had snuck off to an interview at lunch time. I didn't even get a day off out of the deal.

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