Monday, January 19, 2009

First Horror Story From the Current Economic Climate

Our company has been contracted to attempt to fill some vacant spaces in 6 major malls throughout the state. So me and the mall leasing manager have been in contact for the past few weeks and on friday afternoon at probably 3:30 we set up an appointment to meet at the mall today at 3.

So, today me and another guy from work drive the hour and a half to the mall to meet with dude, and when we get there he's not answering his cell phone. So we walk into the manager's office and ask for him, the secretary doesn't seem to know him (he's based out of Chattanooga) but the manager quickly calls us back, sits us down and tells us he was canned friday afternoon.

Cold Blooded, mind you I talked to him at 3:30, and he's on the east coast, I may have been one of the last people he talked to.  The guy was also really nice and funny to talk to.  I guess he had been with the company for 20 years and the guy I was with said it was the 5th person he knows who has gotten fired this week.

I need to make a deal for some job security.

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