And now...the very long story...

I will finally tell the tale of how I became unemployed last Thursday evening. I know you have all been waiting on the edge of your seats to find out.

I found this job through a temp agency. So I wasn't an official employee of the company-that-shall-remain-nameless...yet. I had gone through two interviews and my paperwork was being drawn up to be signed on Thursday to become an official employee. Everything was fine and dandy until I embarked on my drive home after work...

That's when Moesha* (*names have been changed to protect identities, although I don't really care about her identity. Just trying to 'learn my lesson' here.), my contact at the temp agency called me. I could tell by the tone of her voice something wasn't quite right. Then she started lecturing me like I was her child. She told me that my company had found my personal (note the word PERSONAL) blog and read it. They were now concerned that I didn't like my job and was only there for the money.
Now, I'm pretty sure MOST people don't LOVE their jobs and are there for the money. Pretty sure. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm sorry if I don't love being a receptionist. Not exactly what I got a degree from BYU for.

Anyway... she even stooped so low as to compare me to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. She said that when she thought of Shannon, she thought apple pie, but then THIS (gasp!) happened and changed her opinion of me. After all of this, she had not said anything about getting fired. I was just thinking, "Oh great, now I'm going to have to go in and awkwardly apologize and they're all going to be mad at me. Just great." But then she told me in a very abrupt way, "They were all ready to hire you, way before they would usually hire anyone. They loved you! And then you go and do this. Well, effective immediately, they have gone back on their decision and decided you are no longer needed." My jaw dropped and I literally had nothing to say to her. I was absolutely shocked! I know I'm a temp, and they can fire me at will, but I couldn't believe someone would fire me over something personal that I wrote! Yes, it's on the world wide web, which means that the whole wide world can read it, but it's still a personal blog! I didn't say anything specific about the company, I didn't name names...and to be honest, I would've said anything I wrote straight to any of their faces. That would not have bothered me in the least, because I don't think I said anything in an 'attacking' sort of way.

So I am totally baffled about this.

At first, I was really shocked and hurt and confused. But luckily, Ogg and I were headed down to Savannah for the weekend to promote his company, so we were able to escape and have some fun down there and let me cool down.

I have come to this conclusion:
They've done me a favor.

I have been starting to get depressed lately. Some things have happened in my life that have made me sad. Some physical, some very emotional, and I was also quite upset about where I was working. I know I didn't go to college to be a receptionist. I know I MUST be able to get a better job than that, right?! I mean, I might get paid less (I can't believe how much they paid me to do nothing there), but at least I'll enjoy it right? I know I can find a job that I will be able to be productive at, that people will smile at me and appreciate me and maybe I can even make a difference for some people. This has given me the motivation to find this better job. My only dilemma is that I don't know where to start! My ultimate job would be to become a therapist. But that requires at least a Master's degree, which I don't have the funding for. If anyone was going to get a Master's right now, it would be Ogg. So does anyone have any suggestions for a girl who has a lot of experience in retail, and a little experience in administrative assistance?