I returned to work/former workplace on Wednesday morning. I had cried a little bit before I left, but Lucas reminded me to "keep it professional", which I resolved to do. I got to work a little before 8 a.m. and started to pack up my stuff, make a list of transition items, and finish the last item I had on my plate.
My boss got there a little bit after I did and asked me how I was doing. I said OK. She said that we would get together later that morning to discuss transitional tasks. I said fine. She then went
into her office and I continued to pack up. She then said, "You are going to love Wicked!" She had went to Wicked the night before with her sister-in-law and knew that I was going on Sunday with my mom. I was incredulous. What the heck am I supposed to say to that? I really wanted to respond with something snarky, such as "I don't think that I will love it...now that I don't have a job!" but instead just responded with a totally half-hearted "Umm...yeah."
Lesson #2: When you are laying someone off, THINK before you speak.
She didn't say a word to me for a long time after that.
However, the next thing we did talk about was somewhat equally as curious. She said that my co-worker in CA that I needed to talk to do some training would be in at 9 a.m. PST, 11 a.m. CST. To which I responded, "Well, I guess I can call her from home." My mom had offered on Tuesday to come over on Wednesday, but I had initially turned her down. However, after a rough morning, I called her on my way into the office and we agreed she would be there around 11:30 a.m. Lucas had offered to work from home in the afternoon, but I wanted him to be at work. We need at least one paycheck in our household, right? I had absolutely NO plans on being in the office past 11. My boss seemed slightly surprised by my response; did she really expect me to stay there for most of the day? I had the mentality of being in and then OUT.
We had also discussed me being able to say goodbye to people that I wanted to. She also told me at that time that I wasn't going to be able to do that what with the pending actions on Thursday and all. I could communicate with them after 3 p.m. on Tuesday. This made me feel pretty bad; I couldn't even say goodbye to people! She then mentioned that she had a meeting at 10 a.m. and a meeting at 11 a.m. and wanted to make sure we got a chance to have our transitional meeting. I suggested 10:30 - 11 a.m.; she asked, "Well, is that going to be enough time?"
I'm going to MAKE it enough time, I thought. She went into her meeting and I packed up my car. She had offered to help me, but geez, can we say awkward?
My boss got there a little bit after I did and asked me how I was doing. I said OK. She said that we would get together later that morning to discuss transitional tasks. I said fine. She then went
into her office and I continued to pack up. She then said, "You are going to love Wicked!" She had went to Wicked the night before with her sister-in-law and knew that I was going on Sunday with my mom. I was incredulous. What the heck am I supposed to say to that? I really wanted to respond with something snarky, such as "I don't think that I will love it...now that I don't have a job!" but instead just responded with a totally half-hearted "Umm...yeah."Lesson #2: When you are laying someone off, THINK before you speak.
She didn't say a word to me for a long time after that.
However, the next thing we did talk about was somewhat equally as curious. She said that my co-worker in CA that I needed to talk to do some training would be in at 9 a.m. PST, 11 a.m. CST. To which I responded, "Well, I guess I can call her from home." My mom had offered on Tuesday to come over on Wednesday, but I had initially turned her down. However, after a rough morning, I called her on my way into the office and we agreed she would be there around 11:30 a.m. Lucas had offered to work from home in the afternoon, but I wanted him to be at work. We need at least one paycheck in our household, right? I had absolutely NO plans on being in the office past 11. My boss seemed slightly surprised by my response; did she really expect me to stay there for most of the day? I had the mentality of being in and then OUT.
We had also discussed me being able to say goodbye to people that I wanted to. She also told me at that time that I wasn't going to be able to do that what with the pending actions on Thursday and all. I could communicate with them after 3 p.m. on Tuesday. This made me feel pretty bad; I couldn't even say goodbye to people! She then mentioned that she had a meeting at 10 a.m. and a meeting at 11 a.m. and wanted to make sure we got a chance to have our transitional meeting. I suggested 10:30 - 11 a.m.; she asked, "Well, is that going to be enough time?"
I'm going to MAKE it enough time, I thought. She went into her meeting and I packed up my car. She had offered to help me, but geez, can we say awkward?
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