Once more...

out of work. I was let go on Friday--since they really needed someone in the training area who knew the industry.

I might have to accept that my skills are too specialized and compromised by illness to be marketable. I had great hopes for this position.

This is just to let yaw'l know--am trying to work my way through the emotions to get to action.

I'm sorry M09, it takes a special kind of sociopath to survive in an auto sales environment, and in sales training, doubly so. The churn at the bottom of the pyramid is huge, and the top of the pyramid is populated by that subclass of humans known as 'big swinging dicks'. The industry is in an existential crisis of it's own making.

That said, you can't come away from something like that without a poo-pile of new skills.

Lick wounds. Medicate. Regroup.

Drinks are on me.

*sigh* I had a few managers who refused to talk with me (BSDs)--and a few who were cheer-leading all the way. Another issue was that they really didn't know what they wanted, but apparently what I was offering was the wrong direction. I am a little miffed that I got little to no feedback regarding my direction except that it was not industry-specific. I think that fibro played a large role, with fog and low energy.

Turnover in that business is frightening--it truly is. 90% leave. There are some nice people who care about the customer--but some who are hardened and just see people as numbers. I hate playing this card--but machismo and I will never be able to coexist. My term for it is similar to yours, F27--but involves tables and comparisons.

Drinks are good. I'll have a brown ale, please.

Karen--I know what you mean about being ill. BTW--check out this--a carsales campaign that is golden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG8cdMutLwA&list=PL5Po2mtF7ga63nV0PgQN5LYbfzWslN3jC

Yes I am F27. Told you I would puke. Ha!!!

I will check out the link Myself.

Hang in there sweetie, things continue to change. They will get better.

Hugs!!!

Trying to, Karen. The Badger is a riot.

Yepp--another would be nice. Had several last night with the football game. Tonight will be a nice dry French rose--might as well start now.

Updating Linked In. Updating resume. Sent a bunch of emails yesterday to contracting companies--focusing on data entry.

We are heating up here again. This afternoon I am doing a training to update my SAT rating certs, so when they start to need people to read and rate writing, I will be ready. Then I will head out to my garden. Almost everything is dead or dying--a few tomatoes and hot peppers. My chard has been eaten several times by pests--and I think it is dead.

Hope it continues cool.

My beans didn't do good. I think he needs to change the location. They use up so much nitrogen. I think that they have depleted the soil. My tomatoes are doing good and we haven't had a frost to kill the watermelon yet. So they are good. I have harvested two types of basil, sage, thyme and oregano. So all in all it wasn't too bad except for the beans.

I hope you are having a good day Myself.

Hello Lynnwood!

Hugs, Karen...

Been thinking about you all day, M09.

I wanted to share a song that helps me when I feel like I'm having "one of those" decades.

The Bottle Rockets - I've Been Dying

Turn it up and dance.