Oh the Stories I Could Tell!

So now that I am separated from my previous employer, I can tell some of the stories that I have mentioned to friends, but until now, haven't published anywhere.

I had an assistant, Matilda that I constantly entertained me. I will miss hear and her young, naive, narrow minded perspective on life.

Before I left the company, Matilda told me that she has always wanted to be a stripper. Yes, this assistant is LDS and is 20 and married...in the temple. She went on to say that back when she was 16 she would tell her mom that she wanted to be a stripper. She was convinced that she would make tons of money and be very happy since she would be the center of attention and everyone would stop what they were doing and just watch her dance around. She said she still thinks she should do it, not tell her husband and start working at a strip club. She would be able to make all kinds of money and be able to pay off her car, her student loan and pay for her husband's schooling.

When I heard her vocal daydream, I stopped and asked, "so you don't mind random dirty men putting their hands on you?"

She responded, "they wouldn't touch me! They aren't allowed!"

That is when I couldn't control the laughter any longer and answered, "how do you think you make tips?"

Sadly, her face sank. "What? They let them do that? I would slap them...but then I probably wouldn't make much on tips."

"Well, there are certain places where the men like being slapped and you could make money."

Matilda then asked what I meant by that and where to find these places. As an LDS individual who really has no affiliation with that lifestyle explained that there are places where people like it a bit more rough and that opened the floodgate of questions. After defining several things that I know little about, Matilda decided that her idea of the stripper lifestyle was much better and that if she could do it her way, that would be a much better option.

Personally, I am convinced that she didn't believe me and that in her mind, she still believes that her idea of that lifestyle is how it really is.

Poor naive soul.

More stories will follow as I remember them.

Unemployed...again

So there you go! I had been working for a company and last week I contacted a friend to let her know that I had decided to start looking for a new job. Not that I needed one, but because I felt it was time to find something that compensated me more appropriately for the time and effort I put into the job I was doing. That same day I had been called in to discuss the opportunity of a promotion at the same company. Despite the opportunity, I still felt I should look.

Fast forward to the next day and bam! The same person I discussed the promotion with told me that the CEO had decided that the company couldn't afford the new position and my current position would be eliminated. I honestly tried not to smile as I got the news. Yes, it is better to look for a job when you are employed, but I really wanted to leave and not come back and until that moment, I really didn't have a reason to do so. I guess maybe I should have given my 2 weeks notice the day before--then I would have had at least 2 weeks to find something!!

This cloud has a silver lining!!