Back to Ohio?
Uh oh. Work is making traveling noises. My boss asked me this morning if I “feel like going to Cincinnati next week.” Uh… No? I already did Ohio — Akron, in fact. I didn’t like it.
But on the other hand, it’s another $250 in per diem if I go, and it sounds like if I don’t go then my close personal friend and co-worker Gavin will have to go and he’s already going to Gallup, NM the week after so Cincinnati followed by Gallup is adding insult to injury but that’s his problem not mine and does anyone ever really want to go to Cincinatti and I really don’t want to but I also don’t want to have to drive the 65 miles each way to the office next week and I wouldn’t have to if I was in Cincinnati but the only problem is that I’d be in Cincinnati and I already promised Zoe I was finished with traveling and…
Deep breath.
…I don’t like breaking promises to her but it is another $250 like I said and I’m getting laid off at the end of the month so every penny counts but if they need someone to go to Cincinnati then things must be going really wrong there and if so that’s a hellhole I really don’t want to be in so maybe I should just say no and stay home and stick Gavin with it and just look out for Number One?
I can’t call it. So I told my boss that I’d have to reschedule some appointments I have next week but that I can go if she really needs me to, but I think I made it clear that I should be considered a last resort. And now I’m crossing my fingers that I don’t get The Call.
Better you than me.
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin… You have GOT to learn to stop transposing the subject of your sentences. I’ll let them know you said you’d like to go in my place.
You’re getting laid off? For real?
Ayup. 9/30 is my last day. Please hire me, I’ll be your cabana boy. ;)
Nothing good happens in Cincinnati. That’s my motto. It has never proven me wrong.
I think you should go to Cincinnati, mostly because I will be there in about three weeks myself. If I’m going to suffer, you should too.
Also, watch your line breaks. You said I am getting laid off … ” talk about coitus interruptus. heheh.
Let me know when you’re going to be there, maybe we can hook up!
Well then hell no, you shouldn�t go to Ohio, and definitely look out for Number One. What have you got to lose. You do some sort of IT consulting? Any knowledge of internal controls related to IT (general computer controls, privacy regs, etc). If so, shoot me an email and I can at least refer you at my “large acctg/consulting firm”.
Oh for God’s sake Chuck…please please please go in my place! they have me traveling the whole rest of the time I’m employed there…what? do you want to see me cry? Is that it? do you want me to cry?