in the seventh tallest building

[jes5199]

i had a good job interview	They were going to hire one of the five of us. We were all the best. They gave me a written test. I love written tests. They tested me of four unrelated computery fields (Windows Networking, Linux/BSD administration, MySQL, and Perl coding). By coincidence, I'm pretty good with all of those.
i quit my job	so after they forgot to pay me, i was so disillusioned by my 'job', by the under-the-table not-quite-legal paperwork, by the general asshattery, etc etc, that i just didn't go back after vacation. "Sorry, I don't actually work for you since you never actually hired me, so i'm not going to do this anymore, have fun by your lonesome, expect a call from the Bureau of Labor" (not exactly what i said, but close)
i didn't get the new job	"If we could afford it, we'd hire all five of you, but we've only got the cash for one right now. If you're still available in a couple months, we'll give you a call."
actually, i did get the new job	"Oh crap, this is embarrassing. The guy we were going to hire got a better offer from his current boss. Murphy's Law, you know. You're second in line, so... do you think you could come in on Monday after all?"

Comments

[akatchoom.livejournal.com]

Maybe you could set up a vigilante team, "Asshattery Abolitionists." Acapnoptic would be helpful.

[jes5199.livejournal.com]

for great justice!

[jes5199.livejournal.com]

you just need to have more weirdly magical luck

[prettydelial.livejournal.com]

oh shit..better luck next time. Oh wait: Congratulations! :)

[psygirl.livejournal.com]

heh, congrats. sometimes being second best ain't that bad.

[jes5199.livejournal.com]

too lazy to fail

congratulations of dubious value

[keturn.livejournal.com]

Wow. Your job history in the last few months has been more confusing than mine. The only way I see it getting any crazier is if you applied to work at Free Geek.