CANNED!

So...I've been fired. Me especially. Here's the exact email. Very exciting--

Tim, I've appreciated greatly your work and thank you. Unfortunately, when Ryan
and Becky work together not that much is getting done. When I came by (you were
not there that day) the two of them stood by a dining room window, spent a lot
of time (Ryan especially) holding the brush in the air while they talked away,
every so often applying some paint to the wood. I didn't say anything, but did
ask Tom to separate them so they would have to work more (since I felt the
payment was sufficient for the work that needed to be done). Well, last time,
they again were together, not accomplishing much, and when Tom returned,
evidently sitting and chatting in the living room.

All this is to say that I don't think I can continue to have Ryan do work and
am unsure about Becky once Ryan is not there, but I know Becky is your friend
and perhaps you can discuss this with her.

I am blunter than Tom wanted me to be, but I wanted to be as clear as I could
with you. You and Andrew are outstanding, but I will understand if you feel this
is somehow unfair to you. Tom said you'd be by at 8 a.m. tomorrow and I don't
know if you'll get this before then. I'm going to see if you also gave me a
phone number.

If you get this you can get back to me. If you don't get it I'll call in the
morning once you're at the apartment.

Again, Tim, I really do appreciate your help, and when Ryan was not there, I
did not think the same problems arose. My best to you, Ellsworth

Ok, so this guy is obviously a douche and here's why...He didn't send me any news of my firing, instead sending this email to Tim, and an email to Becky telling her to tell Tim to check his email. Secondly--the reason that I would be seen dilly-dallying is because they had no fucking idea what to do next, so of course I was twiddling my thumbs. Secondly, the only day he actually saw me working, he chatted me up, so of course I'm going to be genial to the boss to establish a good relationship. Maybe he doesn't understand, but I've been living in SPAIN for the last six months. Does he not understand that I'm still acclimating myself to the American work ethic? Seriously, for that subcontinent, I'm a fucking machine. A tower of power. Becky and I were ready to do work today, but they had no paint. Hello, if there's no paint, we can't...wait for it...PAINT. And taping takes a lot more time than expected. Moreover, we were never alerted to the fact that we were doing subpar work slowly. Maybe if ONE SINGLE GODDAMN word was said, then we could have moved faster, but nothing was said...NOTHING. OOOH, I'm on fire. This is the second time I've been passive-aggressively fired, and I'm not happy. But on the upside, I sucked over $300 from this schmuck, so the jokes on him. I'm looking for a library job now anyway. Plus, I care about my country. I want a job that can contribute to this fine country of ours. Maybe I should report this guy to the unions and the IRS for hiring scabs...illegally at that!

I'm not the most confrontational person in the world, but for the love of god, perhaps a warning or dealing with me personally would be in order. When I was there, I worked fine. Ellsworth, who was there one day, should perhaps have observed me personally, and if he thought I was doing unsatisfactory work, then he should have had Tom tell me to step it up. As it was, none of this happened, and now I'm pissed and going out because I don't have to wake up at the asscrack of dawn tomorrow. UGH. Back to poverty! Have fun Ellsworth...Becky's not coming back either, and Tim already wanted to quit but I pressured him to stay. Now you only have two people left. I'm sorry that I'm a chatty person, but unlike some people, I can actually talk and work at the same time. Don't miss my supreme court exclusive below.