Begging to get fired

A person who works in our building got fired recently. When I got the scoop on why, I determined he was begging to be fired by his actions.

Here's what happened:

He was scheduled to attend a 2 day training in a city 2 hours away. He took a company vehicle and went, and he cashed his per diem check. The problem? The training was cancelled well in advance. So where was he for those two days, and what was he doing? Working towards being unemployed apparently.

"Something shiny" syndrome

I was discussing personal types with someone recently. She mentioned one particular type displaying "something shiny" syndrome. These individuals flit from idea to idea rather than finishing A and then going to B.

I have observed this in a friend of mine. In the past two months he has told me he was going to:

- Start Physical Therapy school this fall (a 6 year program)
- Move to California next summer
- Take a 96 hour real estate class starting next month
- Move to Florida instead of California. No time frame mentioned

It is very interesting (and a little exhausting) for me to see this in action as it is so different from my plotter/planner MO.

And it was good

I got two job offers today. Having to pick from two good options is a wonderful problem to have.

Disruption can actually be blessing in disguise

Thursday I was scheduled to have an interview after work (yea, an opportunity to leave my job!). I got a call at work about 10 that morning tell me that due to a scheduling conflict on their end we'd have to reschedule. The next day that worked for both of our schedules was Tuesday. I was not pleased. First, that will impact how quickly the candidacy process moves. Even more upsetting, it disrupted my plans. I had done all my prep work the night before, worn my interview attire to work, and driven the vehicle with functioning a/c to avoid being a literal hot mess when I arrived at the interview. This was all for naught now. But what can you do? The silver lining was I now had time in my schedule for a swim after work. I took advantage of that, and it was great.

Things got even better when I arrived home. I had a message from another company to which I had applied recently, and they wanted to set up an interview. Later that night while doing some research about this company and position, I checked my e-mail right before I went to bed. That is something I very rarely ever do. Well, would you believe I had an e-mail from a third company wanting to set up an interview? Not only that, it's a position about which I am really excited.

I got in touch with both companies on Friday. I now have three interviews for Tuesday- one at 8:30 AM, one at lunch, and one after work. In addition to feeling pretty in demand, logistically it works great. It is only 1 day that I'll need to dress up in interview clothes, remember to bring my GPS, and compile my interview folder with resumes, reference lists, and interview questions.

I was not happy to have my plans for Thursday disrupted, but I see now that it was completely a blessing it disguise. Life is like that a lot isn't it?

Crepes anyone?

When I ran across this recipe, I knew I would have to try it. While I despise pancakes, I adore waffles and crepes. Yes, I know it's the exact same batter, but I think it has something to do with the texture of the finished products.

Today I gave the recipe a whirl.

Oh my goodness, why have I never made these before? It was so easy and so delicious. I topped them with Nutella and whipped cream.

Yum. I have a feeling this recipe will be prepared frequently.

Thank you for a/c

Dear God,

Thank you for giving someone the marvelous idea to invent a/c along with the requisite skill to carry out said concept. I don't know how people did it when it was this hot back in the days before a/c. They were either

A. tougher
B. completely miserable

or more likely,
C. all of the above

That sort of defeats the purpose

Monday I was asked for a password to sign into my e-mail at work. That was odd as that's never happened to me before, and I've not been given a password for it. Well, I found out there is a password for it- all staff have the same password. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a password?