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).

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.

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.

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!

Update
Here is the mp3 of the above conversation:

Fired Again (1.8 MiB, 49 hits)

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

So vacation ends. Today I would go back to work. Would being the key word:

I’m not even going to get fired. The way these guys run things they will keep me on the schedule. Sale on Mybossisapussy.com shirts!

This I find amusing and cool all that the same time:

Not even the retards at the hotel have been able to do this. Go IRS!

Played some City of Villains last night with Gawain. Heres some updated pics of the Dead Presidents, who are now fully buffed:

For those really bored read the chat text in the screen shots to witness first hand the wit of Gawain. The last screen shot is a look at the bio of G’s character Rache Von Holstmann.