#bwe

Dead Man Walking / BWEIn which our Hero is essentially fired without an end dateThe working situation is changing so fast that I don't really have enough time to document the progression. But I'm put in mind of a quote I used to reference a lot and that applies here. "Power is not a measure…

In which our Hero gets what he asked for and only six years lateLooks like Mrs Serin's little boy is hitting the job market for the first time in a long time. Since it's almost universally the first question from the very very few I've told, I'm okay. I've got feet to land on and…

In which our Hero sets a bare hook and starts frantically trying to think of baitToday was the day after. Not everybody at work knows that I or anybody else is on the way out. My own intention is to go as quietly into the night as it is humanly possible, yet without being willing…

In which our Hero expresses some of the frustration that comes with the business of being in businessMy contract with my primary client is for consulting services for the term of one year. It sounds good, but at any time, the client can always call done with just 30 days or notice. And by default...

In which our Hero recalls that in the Game of Grasshoppers, you win or you make hay.I haven't looked for a job since before I graduated from university. Even my start came as a referral, a friend saying "Got a resume?" This is my third job, and again, my start as a contractor came about…

In which our Hero discovers that karma isn't just something to console yourself withAbout a year ago, an old friend called me out of the blue, needing help. He bid on a project with a partner and won the gig and lost the partner to health issues. He explained the situation to me asking if…

In which our Hero is just working to remind himself of the right way to keep score because sometimes you get the elevator and sometimes you get the shaftI think it's called Ginsberg's restatement of the 3 laws of thermodynamics: You can't win. You can't break even. And you can't quit.Sometimes I ...

In which our Hero has a little glimmer of insight in the middle of the driest desertI've been getting teased a little about my lactose intolerance at work. It's a mildly irritating circumstance, but I take it as the poorly reasoned humour intended. My lactose intolerance also made for a simpler d...

In which our Hero just keeps reminding himself that he serves at the pleasure of the client (and sometimes the client is just jerking off)The provocation for my policy of ignoring automatic "obligations" like weddings of people I don't know was a mental implosion as an author I can't remember col...

In which our Hero can't stop thinking that "I So Screwed"And that's the ballgame... The rest of 2012 at work is just mop-up. Well, and a little bit of circus.I pointed out to the client that they'd written my contract to require me to take 20 days off during the year. And my workload had…