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Akira Super Geek Posts: 182 |
posted March 06, 2002 14:47
So I have a crappy job. On Monday I interviewed for a better job. On Tuesday they called and told me to report to work on the 11th. It's in a city some 400 or so miles to the south so now I've got to use the rest of the week to pack and organize the move. So I go into my boss's office to tell him I need to quit, only i can't actually give notice. He get's this really relieved look on his face -- turns out the head office gave him word today that my entire department was to be summarily laid off. So not only do I have a new and better job to look forward too, I get to leave on good terms (and with good references) despite only being able to give a few hours' notice. Now all I gotta do is figure out how to get two adults, two cats, one dog, one snake, and a house full of stuff 400 miles south in 4 days without technically having a place to put it all yet. But as they say -- one day at a time. ------------------ IP: Logged |
Zwilnik Alpha Geek Posts: 291 |
posted March 06, 2002 15:14
I feel your pain. Just about to move flat too. Happily out of London (yay!). As far as the rather neat technical challenge of moving two adults, two cats, one dog, one snake, and a house full of stuff 400 miles south in 4 days, I have a cunning design that requires some very clever animal training, some specially made small harnesses and some very tricky gearing (oh and a lot of wheels). However, you might have a problem with the animal welfare people if you use it IP: Logged |
Tau Zero BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1685 |
posted March 06, 2002 15:35
You do this with U-Haul or Ryder trucks, storage units, multiple drivers and Motel 6's at the far end.� Once you're in a Motel 6 you can afford to breathe for a week and search for permanent living space. (Yes, I have done this, minus the second adult and the pets. You would not believe what you can do in 22 hours until you've done it.) IP: Logged |
Xanthine Highlie Posts: 513 |
posted March 06, 2002 16:11
It sounds like you got very lucky. Just keep reminding yourself of that if and when all hell breaks loose. ------------------ IP: Logged |
ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1117 |
posted March 06, 2002 16:21
are you sure you're not going to wake up from this one......Z IP: Logged |
pawn Assimilated Posts: 390 |
posted March 06, 2002 16:31
If you rent a truck to move your stuff be careful. There was a story in todays local paper of a guy who moved from B.C. to Alberta, only to have his rental truck stolen from out in front of the hotel he was staying at. He lost everything, and i'm not sure if insurance is going to cover it. It could be pretty easy to lose everything you own in just a few seconds. One idea would be to see if the rental place has a storage lot to secure your stuff until you can find a place. Well anyway congrats and good luck. IP: Logged |
macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1126 |
posted March 06, 2002 16:36
There is a big bright side to this. You just have to find it. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
Charisma Super Geek Posts: 100 |
posted March 06, 2002 20:34
Wow... good for you... how great is that!? *sigh* I need a job... ------------------ IP: Logged |
Charisma Super Geek Posts: 100 |
posted March 06, 2002 20:36
Prefrably one that requires little work and a big, tax-free paycheck... anyone know where I can get this? ------------------ IP: Logged |
Snaggy Moderator Posts: 1399 |
posted March 06, 2002 21:10
Akira! Congratulations, and best of luck at the new job. Keep us posted! IP: Logged |
Nemo Geek Posts: 86 |
posted March 07, 2002 00:24
quote: I know where, but it's taken... IP: Logged |
annie Super Geek Posts: 241 |
posted March 07, 2002 05:51
quote: The big bright side to this is that it will all be over quite soon, and then you can lie back and relax and enjoy your new job. ------------------ IP: Logged |
macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1126 |
posted March 07, 2002 05:55
yes, i hope you enjoy you new Job, and get lots of fun money. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
TechnoGram Super Geek Posts: 245 |
posted March 07, 2002 07:36
well, congrats for the new job and salary! let us know how the move goes or went, depending on when you have to post ------------------ IP: Logged |
Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1461 |
posted March 07, 2002 08:25
quote:So do I, so do I, after all I am in it. IP: Logged |
spungo Super Geek Posts: 212 |
posted March 07, 2002 13:32
quote:So do I, so do I, after all I am in it. [/B][/QUOTE] Be honest now - there MUST be a downside to living in Switzerland? You know, there's the mountains, the chocolate, the great food, the efficient public transport, the discrete banking system, that nice fountain in Geneva, ------------------ IP: Logged |
ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1117 |
posted March 07, 2002 17:16
the only downside would be at the ski slopes >;o) ...........Z IP: Logged |
tafkact Highlie Posts: 614 |
posted March 08, 2002 06:04
COLD freezing cold damn cold not a single palm tree in at LEAST 2000 miles sand?! ha! on the ROAD, *maybe* t-shirt weather? sure, if yer a Polar BEAR! nice place to look at from the inside of a fast moving airplane, but you wouldn't wanna live there IP: Logged |
Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1461 |
posted March 08, 2002 06:46
quote:It is expensive; it is a Police State, a democratic one, but still a Police State. Believe me, before I got into this job, there were a lot of downsides. Thanks to working in the UN, it has provided me with the possibility to turn my life around, pay off all my debts and get back on my feet. As for the Jet d'Eau, only get to see it during the summer months . It is still off at the moment. IP: Logged |
spungo Super Geek Posts: 212 |
posted March 08, 2002 06:56
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Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1461 |
posted March 08, 2002 07:43
quote:I honestly have no idea. I am glad that they will be joining, but I do not know what this means for my job. As it is, I am now looking into paying Swiss Unemployment and OAP just in case anything should happen. Oh yes, the Military are still running after their money One h**l of a thread drift? IP: Logged |
quantumfluff Highlie Posts: 672 |
posted March 08, 2002 08:28
thread drift doesn't matter in this thread. Akira is going to be so busy with the move and a place to set up that the thread should be long dead before she sees it again. IP: Logged |
Akira Super Geek Posts: 182 |
posted March 09, 2002 11:43
*pokes head up from mess of packing utensils and wrapped up geek toys* Wow -- thanks for the well-wishings, all! There's something of a plan forming as well -- I'm driving off tomorrow and crashing the couch of an incredibly patient college friend for a few days whilst looking for an apartment. The girlfriend will stay here to finish packing and get the apartment cleared out -- the landlord let us take this month's rent out of the security deposit (nice of him, I thought, especially given that he's not prorating us the extra 5 days into April that would constitute 30 days' notice) but we have to leave the place scrubbed floor to ceiling as a condition. So she volunteered to get stuck with that thankless job. This also gives us a way to take care of the pets until they can be transported. For the record: 1) The job actually pays significantly worse than my stint as a dotcom whore but will be entirely more enjoyable and hopefully a step on the road to a totally new and much more fulfilling career. And the reduced income will go �much* further in LA than in San Francisco, so the effective net loss of purchasing power is actually pretty low. 2) Akira is a he. Akira's companion is a she. ------------------ IP: Logged |
quantumfluff Highlie Posts: 672 |
posted March 09, 2002 19:54
Opps. My bad. I grew up in an Italian family. Girls names ended in 'a', boys names endit in 'y'. You sort of project that onto everything without noticing you're doing it. IP: Logged |
MBoprey Geek Posts: 84 |
posted March 18, 2002 19:38
Get an iBook to keep you company for the trip. : ) ------------------ IP: Logged |
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