One problem solved

I was asked to come to work an hour early today for an employee meeting.

I got to work, made coffee as I always do. My boss asked me to come with her, and not the other employee. I got into the room, and she read a prepared statement about all my errors, that I should promise to correct them all and one further error would result in my immediate termination.

It turns out that what got her set off was I retyped one of our standard sheets, which was being used in 50th-generation skewed copies, so that it would be more legible. Instead of being thanked for taking initiative, I was told I had overstepped my authority. She also had found two typos on the sheet (easily correctible) and said that was unprofessional.

So in the end, I was fired. I couldn’t believe it, after all the praise I have gotten for the work I’ve done, and the wide variety of tasks I’ve been assigned with virtually no training.

I drove home, crying of course, and hugged my honey, then got to work calling Social Security and the County Human Services to report the changes. I found out that both myself and my honey will have to completely re-apply for TennCare and Food Stamps. Should be able to get them by November though. I also called on a couple jobs, and notified a friend who I met through work (just in case he was more loyal to my employer than his need for a friend). Oh yes, and I called my mother to let her know.

I’m not going to bad-mouth them. There were errors made by me. There were errors made in training me, which mostly didn’t happen other than by criticizing the way I did things. I just want to know how I’m going to get through this month and the next few, on a reduced SSDI check and no other income.

Again, thoughts and prayers are welcome.

Hugs,

Me