Voice of Will: Employment Change

2003-05-14 - 8:46 a.m.
I just recieved a letter from an old friend, Brian (welby to many others). It seems his life is changing directions in regards to employment. It must be going around, because so am I.

In order to understand these ramblings, I need to give some background. I have worked in the field of mental illness, and group homes for seven years now. I rather like the clients I work with, I appear to understand my job and how to do it. And apparently I am too trusting of my employers.

In February of this year, my wife was tenitavely offered a job to teach english in a private school in Japan. We were thrilled. I mentioned that if everything went smoothly to my employer that we might be leaving as soon as early June. Well apparently what I said, was understood as "Leaving Early JUNE." And I was scheduled as having given notice, and to be let go.

Well after meeting with the superviors about this issue, they apologized for misunderstanding me, and told me I have a job. Not a week goes by, and the owner of the company tells them I do not have a job. Well there is always unemployment, god I hate the idea of taking handouts though.


Will