I have had many jobs in my life. One year I filed 11 W-2’s!
Most of those jobs were in the restaurant industry. They usually ended with me
quitting, on the spot or with notice. A few times I was fired. Today I was fired via email. My first thought
was is this really happening in an email but the more I gave it some thought
the more I realized that this was probably the best way for this to happen to
me!
Saying I can be emotional is an understatement, especially
for those who really know me. One of my goals for 2014 was to actively try and
manage my emotions better. It would be
nice to not have so many emotional breakdowns as I get older and supposedly more
mature. But some situations make it difficult for me to contain how I feel.
Obviously being drunk is one but also being confronted with negativity face to
face, such as when one is fired. I would have been fired yesterday but I was
busy preparing for my other job and did not feel like cleaning the snow off my
car, so I got my shift covered. So that
left my boss no choice but to send me an email explaining that I was let go
instead of sending me next week’s schedule.
I am not upset I was fired. I wanted New Year Eve to be my
last day so I would not owe any taxes for 2014. But I also needed the money so I
decided to try and tough it out through the summer. So in some ways I got what I
wanted, my last day was NYE.
But what would have happened had I been fired yesterday as
was the plan? For one I would have been pissed because I would have just paid
$15 to park my car for no reason. Not wanting to waste that money and being embarrassed
and angry for being fired I would have ended up having a drink. After a few
drinks I would become very emotional and at some point I could see myself, drunk, going back to the restaurant and letting everyone know just how I feel! For all
we know I could of spent the night in jail!
So maybe that email was a gift from the universe sent to
help me with those goals. I wanted to no longer work there in 2014 and I got my
wish. I wanted to not have so many emotional breakdowns and I avoided what
could have been a disaster. Thanks universe…2014 is off to a great start!
