I got fired today........... and....GOT A NEW JOB!!!
Wow what a rollercoaster me and my wife have been on for the last month.
Sept 4th - I get called into the President of the nuthouse/cult that I was working at about not singing a ridiculous new employment contract. 45 minutes later I get an email from my headhunter that I didn't get the job EVERYONE thought I was a lock. They decided not to hire anyone. They had even taken me to lunch on the Friday before.
DAMN!
So I find out about this other job....a GOVERNMENT JOB... I stealthily went to two interviews. I got the call yesterday basically telling me that I had it but that they needed to verify my wages, a referral from my current supervisor 
OR my last two signed performance evaluations. I informed my current supervisor (who isn't that bad at least compared to the whackjobs at the very top) who took the call. She told me (I knew what this meant) that H.R. would take care of it (high priestess in the cult). They both kept their doors closed and phone off the hook for the rest of the afternoon. Finally at 4:30 I had had enough. I sent read receipt emails to H.R., my boss, and the Pres. and VP. No answer. I went down and knocked H.R.'s door a couple of times. AS I was leaving I opened her door (H.R. open door policy -- right?) and she grabbed the phone and said to me "I am not faxing them". I said "I need the copies on my desk by 8 am. Thank you". Closed the door.
I get home and find copies of my last two evals but they aren't signed copy. Part my stupidity - party the cult's sociopathic ways.
Today I get an email from after I left wordsmithingly telling me that they were not going to fax the emails at all. I requested copies again as I did yesterday. Finally not only did they say they didn't have to provide me with the documents (that have my signature on them) 
they wrote me up for bothering them yesterday. "This is your personal matter not business related". We went at it and finally they asked for my resignation.... I said "Ok" and left the office. They were literally doing a victory lap when I said, "I haven't given you an answer yet". "OH YES YOU DID!!!". The PRes finally came out of her lair and told me "you have to go".
I packed up my stuff while 5 people watched me and the Pres audio recorded it. The first thing, after she turned on her recorder, that I said was - "I feel threatened by you and this situation". 
I get home at about 10:30.
At 2:15 I got the call. I GOT THE JOB AAAAAAAAAAAND A RAISE(a slight one)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What a way to get a job! 
Have a fantastic weekend and go dance in the streets!
and all that stuff, and considering the weather, you SHOULD have a great weekend!!!
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Can't connect with ANYONE, ANYWHERE to ask questions.
Not on line, not by phone, and not in person.
Great news for you! Now you can tell the old company to fo guck themselves. 
Glad you got another job.
actually I just say that instead of telling people I'm retired.
Congrats!
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