Ok, the 26th passed and I’m still employed. Al lot of my colleagues got fired though. Some I know pretty well. They offered me a new job as ‘client services manager’ – whatever that may be. They said they want to extend my contract with one year, so I guess that is positive.
Most people I know that got fired were from the sales department. Another guy was from the IT department that I work with and he was a ‘programmer’ (although he wasn’t any good at his work he was still kind of a nice guy).
I didn’t mention this yet in any of my Blogs, but I bought a 15” TFT screen about 2 weeks ago. I bought it from one of the sales guys at my work (Pieter). Well, he got fired too. So now when I work behind my PC I have a constant reminder of that. The TFT screen was only 190 Euro which is ridiculously cheap. I’m very happy with it since it makes it possible for me to actually watch my screen when the sun is shining into my office in the morning. Some people that got laid-off worked for more that 25 years with the company and one guy was even fired one year before he could retire early! It’s a dog eat dog world out there.
Some other news this week was that my girlfriend (Carrie) bought a house. I have no idea if I mentioned this before but she is an American and lives in Tallahassee, Florida. That’s also were she bought the house. Apparently it’s a cinder block house (we use bricks mostly and re-in forced concrete) with three moderate bedrooms, a small kitchen, two bathrooms and a swimming pool.
Needless to say that I’m very excited for her (in fact I’m sponsoring her a bit too). I’ve been in Florida (Tallahassee) quit a few times over the last years – ever since I met Carrie – and I really love the US and Florida. Although it can get there a bit too hot for my likings. One time I had to change a flat tire and it took me over twenty minutes or so because I had to get into the shade every 3 minutes because I got fried out there.
One of my favorite places to go (and this is a tip for those visiting Florida) is Wakulla Springs. It’s the largest natural well in the world and it’s really beautiful. Just look at this picture and also this one . Anyway: now I haven’t lost my job I’m pretty sure I will go to the US in December and help out Carrie with her home and visit Wakulla!
Ok, that’s all for now ffffffolkssss….