2011 Came Back with one last Jab.

So, I had thought that 2011 totally redeemed itself. On the 31st of December I received an email offering me a job.

A design job non-the-less. I was excited to make money again, and pay off debts, and be able to afford the normal things of life.

I started the job on January 16th, a few days after getting back to California.

So far work has had ups and downs. It's an oddly managed place. Too many cooks, not enough food kind of deal. With a very hypocritical and condescending owner. But it was tolerable, and the other designer was quite fun to talk to. It was nice to have purpose and socialising again.

On Friday, 26 days after starting, at five minutes to lunch I was fired. For 'economic reasons'. I was supposed to be on a 60 day trial period, and I never even made it that far. I've been given another 2.5 weeks of work then I'm out. I'm actually so shocked and stunned by the whole thing.

I feel like every plan I had this year has just been blown up. The thought of looking and applying and interviewing again makes me so depressed. It took me months to even get an interview before.

The even crazier part is that literally the day before Jon and I signed paperwork for an apartment, all decided upon and based on both of our incomes. We have until March 19th – our move in date – to somehow find me another job. The whole thing is unnecessary stress.

I don't know if i've ever been so angry at anyone. I'm just so mad that another human being would be so reckless with someone else's life. I get the impression that everything he does is for his own personal gain without any kind of respect for his employees or the job they perform – as long as they get it done so he gets money. It's an awful way to practice business.

So, given that this job was all the responsibility of 2011, I'm blaming 2011, and hoping with all my being that 2012 still has a lot of great things to offer.