Sunday, October 30, 2005
The Worst Halloween
Someone (Drey, I think) said that he hoped nothing bad had ever happened on Halloween, after I told the tale of the worst Christmas. Halloween is usually a good day. Only one comes to mind that was miserable ...
Once, I was forced to fire someone on Halloween against my will (I was the Technical Support Manager, he was one of my techies), for reasons I didnt believe in ... and it made me completely ill. I even got written up for insubordination, but had to fire the kid anyway. I had fought to work with him through a lot of personal problems, he'd really come a long way as an employee ... he had been bouncing off the walls all day, had dressed up in costume, and at the end of the day "the bosses" announced we were firing him. I argued and fought and refused to sign the paperwork (like it mattered) ... but he was doomed.
I came home from work that evening and went straight to bed, about 5pm ... he wasnt the first person I had fired on the job, but he was the first one I took so hard because the reasons were petty and unfair, and I still think he was being singled out and picked on, made an example of. I think my boss hadnt gotten laid lately, so wanted to stick it to SOMEONE to make himself feel powerful.
Anyway, that was the worst Halloween I remember. Firing the kid, and then sleeping thru the rest of it.
Once, I was forced to fire someone on Halloween against my will (I was the Technical Support Manager, he was one of my techies), for reasons I didnt believe in ... and it made me completely ill. I even got written up for insubordination, but had to fire the kid anyway. I had fought to work with him through a lot of personal problems, he'd really come a long way as an employee ... he had been bouncing off the walls all day, had dressed up in costume, and at the end of the day "the bosses" announced we were firing him. I argued and fought and refused to sign the paperwork (like it mattered) ... but he was doomed.
I came home from work that evening and went straight to bed, about 5pm ... he wasnt the first person I had fired on the job, but he was the first one I took so hard because the reasons were petty and unfair, and I still think he was being singled out and picked on, made an example of. I think my boss hadnt gotten laid lately, so wanted to stick it to SOMEONE to make himself feel powerful.
Anyway, that was the worst Halloween I remember. Firing the kid, and then sleeping thru the rest of it.
# posted by Elims @ 1:45 PM 
