No Job For You.
That You
Would be Me.

Me
Suddenly.
Unexpectedly.
Without a Job.

I was informed today, before I left the office for my infusion, that my current contract will end on November 30 2009.

The contract company called and told me.
On the phone.
My Manager was out of the country on business, then on vacation.
The contract company told me.
On the phone.
My Manager has known since at least November 13th
At least 2 weeks ago
He had promised me
That he would always let me know
What was going on with the job situation
He didn’t say a word.
The contract company was the one who told me
On the phone.

I’m not understanding what happened…. I’ve been working this job for almost 2 years, and each review has been positive. Last yearly review, I got a $2/hr raise.

I was not told that the position was open so that I could apply for it.
I knew they were trying to open it,
But I didn’t know it had been done.
I.did.not.even.know.

My Supervisor, was also on vacation and called me asking what the heck was going on. When he left for vacation he said that he would be “unreachable” and only to contact him if it was a Total emergency. And he contacted me.
Wanting to know
What was happening.

This is a Huge stress for me.
This is a Huge stress for me emotionally,
This is a Huge stress for me financially,
This is a Huge stress for me health-wise.
This Stress is not good when fighting cancer
This Stress is not good in this battle
This has hit me with a Huge stress.

HOW am I gonna find another job with the support system that I had with this one? The support system that I Thought I had at this one…

Somehow, I can’t help but think that this has something to do with the interview I went on, when I disclosed that I am fighting cancer. Disclosed because I thought it was the ethical thing to do.

How Ethical Is This?

My cancer was something that the main HR did not know. The job I didn’t get. Just too much of a coincidence…

So… No Job For Me.

Happy Holidays to You Too, ExxonMobil.

What am I going to do…?