Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Well that was a nice thing to say. I never assume I’m not going to get fired soon though. My replacement might be there Monday morning. This isn’t advice to anyone else but for me I prefer to make peace with the temporary nature of employment rather than strive for job security.

When I was a teacher I saw so many really good teachers get fired (or non-renewed since it was a yearly contract for most). For three years I had one period a day where I didn’t teach. I just bounced around and made sure the special ed kids were ok because I wrote their education plans and ****. But my point is, I saw the classrooms a hundred times more than the principal and time after time I saw the best teachers get let go. Most people think “if I work hard so I won’t get fired” but really it’s like poker: If you’re a good player it helps a lot but sometimes you get a streak of really ****ty cards and being a good player won’t compensate for it. And it can snowball either way. You can keep dropping down the job ladder. Our dishwashers last about three weeks. Since I’ve been at this job I’ve seen way better cooks get fired for far less than the bonkers **** I did.

They might have a replacement for me ready on Monday. You never know. Half of me would be shouting hallelujah I’m free and the other half would be totally sunk.