If you've ever watched an episode of The Biggest Loser or The Amazing Race or Survivor or American Idol, you've probably heard people talk about being eliminated. How badly they want to avoid being eliminated. How they will react if they are eliminated. It all builds the drama. And as viewers, we talk about who we want to be eliminated, knowing that the drama has already happened (except for Idol) and that the participants know who won.
Well, I've never been on a reality show, but I now know what it's like to be eliminated. Last week, 2 of my 3 bosses at Tweedee Productions sat me down and informed me that my position will be eliminated effective July 1. They gave me 6 weeks' notice. That allows me a lot of time to try to find a different job. But I've been looking for work since they cut my hours in half in November. And I am still looking. I've been focusing on teaching jobs, and I remain hopeful that something will come along for me before school resumes in the fall. In the meantime, I also look for non-teaching jobs. To be honest, there aren't many jobs out there right now, though the economists say things are improving. We'll see.
1 comment:
You are so kind. Truth is that the 3rd of the three bosses is a spineless git and wouldn't even acknowledge either the cutting of your hours back in October of last year or now hasn't said one thing to you about this whole elimination. What a tool!!! I guess that's what happens when you're the big guy on campus huh? I hope the community sees him for what he really is.
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