My job search came to an end today. As of next Thursday, I am no longer sucking off the governmental teat, but will be a contributing member of our Great Society
To be honest, I was kinda getting used to the teat. It gave me money and didn't expect anything in return, other than a bi-weekly call to a robot named "Marvin." Marvin would ask me if I'd been looking for work (yes), been available for work (yes), and if I'd turned down any work (no). Then he would send me a nice check, which I would give to my wife, who in turn made sure the bills got paid.
At any rate, it's goodbye teat, as of Thursday. I'll miss Marvin, and more specifically his free money, but nothing good lasts forever (with the possible exception of The Simpsons).
My new job is at a newspaper, again. The company's one of those big monsters that owns dozens of newspapers; I'll be covering a couple communities near Grand Rapids and working primarily from my home office.
This means I'll be able to let the dog out ocassionally and pick up the mail from our Post Office box in the afternoon. Working from home also cuts down on the gasoline consumption, which was killing me in my last job. All told, this looks like a pretty good gig.
My new boss seems like a nice guy and my new editor seems like a nice lady.
It's good to be back to work. But, really ... I am going to miss that teat.
To be honest, I was kinda getting used to the teat. It gave me money and didn't expect anything in return, other than a bi-weekly call to a robot named "Marvin." Marvin would ask me if I'd been looking for work (yes), been available for work (yes), and if I'd turned down any work (no). Then he would send me a nice check, which I would give to my wife, who in turn made sure the bills got paid.
At any rate, it's goodbye teat, as of Thursday. I'll miss Marvin, and more specifically his free money, but nothing good lasts forever (with the possible exception of The Simpsons).
My new job is at a newspaper, again. The company's one of those big monsters that owns dozens of newspapers; I'll be covering a couple communities near Grand Rapids and working primarily from my home office.
This means I'll be able to let the dog out ocassionally and pick up the mail from our Post Office box in the afternoon. Working from home also cuts down on the gasoline consumption, which was killing me in my last job. All told, this looks like a pretty good gig.
My new boss seems like a nice guy and my new editor seems like a nice lady.
It's good to be back to work. But, really ... I am going to miss that teat.
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