Interesting times, part the 26th....

[catherineldf]

So yesterday I called in sick seeing as I felt like crap after weeks of dysfunctional fun: having my work slammed by someone with no idea how to do my job who was also spending her time lying about me and attempting to have me pushed out. Apparently me actually working with the support and respect of other teams made her look bad. As an added bonus there was being yelled at on Tuesday by a boss doing an Incredible Hulk imitation (veins bulging, purple-faced, etc.). It seems that while my colleagues can call in sick (2 were out on Monday), I cannot and my contract was 'terminated,' a whopping 4 days early.
Honestly, apart from the economic aspect of it, it feels like a huge weight has been lifted. I got a bunch of emails and calls from my erstwhile project team and colleagues commiserating with me. The Development team is taking me out to lunch on Friday because they think I got a raw deal and are pretty P.O.'ed about it. And I had a really good interview in the meantime for a contract job I will probably get, barring funding/timing snafus. Plus an interview for another gig next week as insurance. Best of all, the horrible knot in my neck and shoulders is starting to loosen up and I actually qualify for unemployment if I need it, seeing as I didn't hurl anything at anyone on my way out of toxic day job. Fingers crossed. :-)

In writing news, an Italian publisher, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, is doing their own version of Best Lesbian Erotica, presumably in Italian, and want to get reprint rights on my story "Spoonbridge and Cherry" (originally written for Crave. Quite excited about this as it will be a first for me; they pick a few stories from BLE every year from what I can tell but this will the first of mine that they've gone for. New stories in progress, Night's Kiss, the new improved version, will get turned in within the next day or so, and I've got time to prep for the Donald Maas novel writing workshop on Saturday. Feeling generally optimistic. :-)

Comments

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're well quit of that place. May your next position arrive exactly when you need and want it and may it be a fabulous experience.

Congratulations on having your story selected for reprinting. How exciting! :)

[catherineldf.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :-)
Glad to see the presentation/panel you went to sparked some creative contemplation too.

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)