You would think that fate would be kind to me given the events of yesterday, but fate is cruel sometimes. Although today wasn't nearly as bad as yesterday, it was not what I would call a good day. I did get some good news this morning, but I don't want to talk about it because it may jinx it. Suffice it to say that I see the light at the end of a very long tunnel.
Today my client gave me written notice that they were exercising their "30 day termination clause" of the contract. The original contract was supposed to go until the end of the year, but it's been cut short. This is not the best news in the world, but it is what it is. I cannot go into specifics about their decision but suffice it to say that 30 days from now I will not be working for my client and I will be on the bench. My hope is that the company that I work for will lay me off.
Why would I ask for such a thing? Well, because I will be heads down trying to tie up loose ends with my client and won't have time to interview. I'd rather be straight-forward and honest about my intentions to interview so that I don't have the pressure of having to try to fake being happy at my company whilst I sit on the bench unassigned. So, it's either lay me off or pay me to sit on the bench and interview. The later would probably stress me out beyond belief. Plus, if there is a co-worker that could be spared, then I'd rather go this route.
So, when I dropped off the official letter to one of the partners of the consulting company I work for, she called in the other partner that is responsible for the practice I belong to. I had to rehash the entire thing from yesterday even though the partner I was rehashing it for was told about what happened - that demonstrates just how much of a lummox this person really is. I relived the entire episode for the fool and was very honest about how I felt. I wanted to make sure that he understood very clearly how I felt about how he handled things and I swear he didn't get it. He just kept making excuses for the things that he did - bad excuses.
At one point he actually said, "Since you were on a long term project, I didn't think that you needed to be told about what was going on in the office" and since one of the partners had already spoken to me about my co-worker's departure he "thought it was taken care of and didn't think that he needed to contact me." Seriously, this is the kind of management that runs the consulting company I work for. So, because I was on a project I shouldn't worry about my career or what direction the practice I belong to is taking?
I am glad that it's Friday because if I ended up having another day like I did today, headlines would read: "Annoyed Consultant Loses Her Mind When She's Forced to Rehash - Yet AGAIN - Why She is Unhappy With Her Current Company"
But, on the plus side - because every bad day has a plus side, my oldest son is making great strides in potty training (thanks to my husband who has - I think - gotten part of the message). And, I spoke to his principal and he doesn't have to leave preschool - YET.
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