Fired again. It’s official. Damn near word for word transcription of the recorded phone conversation.

Sheriff: Good afternoon this is the Sheriff.
Turk: Hi Sheriff this is Turk.
Sheriff: Hey yeah.
Turk: Hey I checked the schedule last night. I’m not on the… I don’t have time on the schedule.
Sheriff: Oh yeah, I guess I… I guess I forgot to put you on the schedule.
Turk: So I’d.. Just you know… Am I working or not?
Sheriff: Umm… No actually, no your not working.
Turk: Yeah er. Could you care to explain?
Sheriff: Yeah I will explain. Actually I was going to be in here tonight anyways. But uh, the powers to be have decided to let you go.
Turk: So I’ve been fired?
Sheriff: Um. Yeah. I… I’d… If you want to put it in that sense. Yes. It wasn’t my decision. But they’ve let you go.
Turk: What was the reasoning for my being let go?
Sheriff: Well like I say. The powers that be let you go.
Turk: Was there a reason or did just decided just to just let me go?
Turk: Theres got to be a reason.
Sheriff: I think part of it was just to let you go. I think they they deemed that the morale of the team would be better without you.
Turk: (laughing to myself) Ok.
Turk: Alright I guess that works.
Sheriff: Yeah. But um. But no I didn’t want to see you go. But of course my vote was out voted by everybody else.
Turk: No of course. Of course. Thank you Sheriff.
Sheriff: But no. Because I think. I think your one hell of an auditor and I can work with you. I don’t care what your attitude is or anything like that. I just said your a hell of an auditor and I can work around all… all your attitudes and stuff like that.
Turk: (laughing again) Well I think my attitudes justified.
Sheriff: Yeah. And I agree also.
Turk: Ok well thanks Sheriff you have a good day.
Sheriff: You do the same Turk
Turk: Yeah I’ll try.
Sheriff: Ok.

The Sheriff ladies and gentlemen. Give him a round of applause for that performance. Bravo!

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Fired Again (1.8 MiB, 52 hits)

Fuck him. I think the sheriff has to be heard. Just so one can understand the magnitude of his pussy factor.

So I got my ass fired. That’s the recap. Here is what I did today.

First I called and talked to the Illinois Department of Labor and updated them on the latest developments. They were very interested to hear about my firing. The lady I talked didn’t think “the morale of the team would be better without me” was a sufficient reason to be let go. And that it was more than a little suspicious that I file a complaint and then a while later get fired for no good reason. Now that I no longer work for those assholes my desire to cause them trouble grows even more.

Second thing I did was file for unemployment. Which was fun. When it asked for the name of the person that fired me I entered “powers that be” and reason for being fired I put “the morale of the team would be better without me”. Will be interesting what those assholes at the hotel actual excuse will be when they fight my unemployment.

Thirdly I applied at the new Menard$ being built here in my neck of the woods. Was one of those deals were you go in and fill the application out and then someone interviews asking some general questions. Not sure if it’s a preinterview or if that was the real deal. Not sure what I would do at a place like Menard$. But a job is a job. Beggars can’t be choosers.

Finally I think I shall continue my boozing ways and go get a twelve pack. Seems like the thing to do when you’ve hit the bottom of the barrel.

Drunk and in a mood. These two pages from Cerebus issue 66 sums it up pretty good:

What I wanted was out of the hotel. Now that I got what I wanted I’m unhappy. Such is life.

Went and applied at a few places today. The big ones being CompUSA and Barnes & Noble. I have not drank today. Ending my two (three?) day streak of boozing it up.

CompUSA was looking for Tech Department and Sales. Tech I can handle. Sales I’m not really all that excited about entering. I’m really bad at selling myself. The bonus here is a discount on stuff I buy from them.

Barnes & Noble, well I am a reader. So it seems like a nice thing to get into. Again the possible discount on products purchased at the work place did have a deciding factor in applying. Not sure what the hell I would do there. I put down clerk/stocker/accounting hoping I get lucky on one of those.

Update on the Equal Pay Act situation. This below was the email I got after I called and told the Illinois Department of Labor about my getting fired for no good reason other than my absence being better for the team:

I reviewed your statement below and discussed the issue with our management and legal staff. It was advised that you file a separate complaint for retaliation. You may download our complaint form off our website online. I will also send you another form just in case you cannot download it. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

I hope they got a chuckle out of me and the sheriff’s conversation. I sent her a copy. So I’ll be filing another complaint and see what comes of it. And I don’t want my job back as long as those assholes run the place. I would laugh pretty good it those guys got hit with the a fine (max being $2,500).

Today is payday. Today is extra special because it’s the last time I have to set foot in that poor dilapidated building. The last time I ever have to see those assholes that work there. As per the usual incompetence of that hotel, I of course had no check waiting for me. The sheriff being a hell of a nice guy was able to wrangle out my last check from the foreign gentleman that does accounting now. It is of note that my last check had only my first name printed on it. Even at the bitter end these people fuck it up.

While I waited for the foreign gentleman to print my check I was able to get a copy of my Personnel Record as per the Personnel Record Review Act. And just so the lardass in the secretary’s office stays informed, below is the bit that says nothing about one asking nicely for a copy of his file:

Every employer shall, upon an employee’s request which the employer may require be in writing on a form supplied by the employer, permit the employee to inspect any personnel documents which are, have been or are intended to be used in determining that employee’s qualifications for employment, promotion, transfer, additional compensation, discharge or other disciplinary action.

My Personnel Record is below. All ten pages. None of which are writeups, discharge papers, or other disciplinary actions. The reason for my firing remains that the mysterious “powers to be” decided “the morale of the team would be better without me.”

For the rest click the read more link.
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There is a new poll down there. It asks the simple (yet loaded) question: What is the Best Hotel brand? Two choices. One of the few times brand names will ever appear here on this website. Either Holiday Inn or Ramada Inn. Pick the hotel you would stay at. I’m very interested to see what public opinion is on these brands. So scroll down a little and vote! If you have something to share about either of these brands leave a comment.

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Historic Footnote
This day was my first day at the new hotel.

Man what a day off. Nothing like talking to the man and having your domicile searched.

Update 4:49 pm
So as it turns out the shithole that I was fired from was robbed at an undetermined time yesterday supposedly. I have no concrete dates and times because the good cop/bad cop that questioned me didn’t having a fucking clue as they decided it was best to come right away and question me.

They were following procedures they said in questioning me. They had asked for names of employees recently fired. They were prepared enough when they arrived at my house. One local police car, one county car, and one county van (paddy wagon?). At the station they had also already called in the csi guy to get my finger prints. So excuse me if I don’t believe the “we are following procedure” cover story.

The questioning was a standard affair. The “good” cop asked the questions and the “bad” cop wrote down what I said. The “bad” cop looked like he was very good at being the tough guy bad cop. The whole questioning revolved around them asking pointed questions all leading up to the same place. As I asked questions back it is revealed that computer equipment was stolen.

So all of the questions of course did lead up to the inevitable end that I’m am a computer guy so I would steal the computers. I was asked what I had access to. I was asked if I had ever been in stuff that I shouldn’t. I was asked if I knew anyone else who would be disgruntled enough to steal from work. Which I replied everyone who works there, past and present.

The whole thing was rather scary. If it is as I suspect and I was point blank accused of stealing the shitholes fucked up computer. I don’t know of anyone stupid enough to want to steal those shitty virus ridden computers. I wouldn’t that much is fucking certain. I’m sure as shit not going to keep the shit I stole at my house. More than anything I took that as an insult to my intelligence.

Let me be perfectly clear that there is nothing I want from that hotel. The only thing that will please me is to hear that the place went out of business. I would smile if I heard that something very fucking horrible happened to either the gm or the sheriff. I won’t waste my time wishing for their demise. In good time every one of those worthless cocksuckers will get whats coming to them. Some sooner than others.

Since getting a new job I was ready to forget about filing my complaint against the hotel regarding the Equal Pay Act. But now I’m more than ready to take this complaint stuff to the bitter fucking end. I’m also going to use the Freedom of Information Act to get copies of the police report concerning this matter they felt I was worth talking to about. I’ll post that info here when I get it.