Talk about vindictiveness!

First let me say I laughed about this on Wednesday.

I was called into a temporary position on Monday. Never mind I had only 4 hours of sleep and an ear ache. I told the temporary firm if they call me at 2 in the morning I would be there at 3. So here was my big chance to prove that.

I get the call around 8 a.m and then told to wait. Then another call and about about 8:30 giving me instructions. I jump in the shower, eat breakfast, and I'm out the door. I get there just before 10 a.m. I'm excited! This is my first job in 2.5 years. I want to do a great job in appreciation.

When I arrive the lady who will be on maternity leave greets me. She introduces me to the Controller. The Controller asks have you worked here before? You seem familiar. I say yes I worked here for 2 weeks13 years ago. Then I head to the desk to be trained. Now training is not easy. Especially if you are tired and sick. So I take good notes and ask relevant questions. It's an Accounts Payable position and I'm more of a senior level accountant. Still though I am just so happy to be working. I make it through the day in spite of my ear swelling shut. I keep thinking Immediate care just as soon as this day is over. Fortunately for me she's on the side of my good ear. At the end of the day we talk about plans for the rest of the week.

I head home thinking wow, work. I was making plans for the future and thinking about what I learned that day. It was a considerable. It just was such a relief to be working.

Now I turned my ringer off on my cell phone because there were no personal calls allowed. When I get home I am beat and still sick. I use some peroxide on my poor ear. That helps and I take a short nap. When I wake I wanted to see what the weather was for the rest of the week. I had some gardening that needed tended too. So I look at my cell and there are 4 calls, 3 from the temporary firm and 1 from Mom. All about the same thing.

I call the placement firm. I was fired! What did I do!? It seemed to go so well. She said I did great. However, the woman controller said she remembered me from 13 years ago and I had smarted off to her or someone. She didn't say her. I sure didn't remember that. I don't even remember her. I'm sure not above defending myself for sure.

So I pondered this all night and I mean all night, until 6 a.m. Tuesday. It was like breaking down a brick wall in my head to get to the memory. Then I remembered. I had been working there as a temp for 2 weeks doing collections. I told the lady in charge that I had an interview for a permanent position. She went livid and and berated me in front of the other personnel. I honestly don't remember yet what I said but I sure didn't have the dress down coming. Still not sure if it was the controller. Apparently it was. I know I didn't curse though.

I try to resolve the issue in my head. I couldn't. Then it dawned on me. She carried a grudge for 13 years for a temporary employee who had only worked there for 2 weeks! LOL

She harbored such a terrible grudge that she wasted money training me. Then too how about the employee who planned to go on maternity leave. She didn't even think of her. I am just amazed at that level of vindictiveness and I have seen some pretty petty people in my life. She wins though.

The reason I got a call from the placement firm so late was because another temporary had left. I can almost play out the reason. My recruiter was not mad at me in the least.

What do I feel like today? No different than I did last Sunday. Still need to find employment. Only thing is I get a check out of this.