Goodbye Comfort

The last bit of comfort in my life has officially come to a close.  Work let me go.  The one manager called me yesterday to break the news.  She said if it was up to her, she wouldn't have done it ... but it was a decision all the managers had to make together.  All of my friends still working there are a bit surprised, and I've got to say, I'm a bit surprised myself.  It's one of those places where they don't fire you unless they HAVE to ... like if you hardly ever come to work, or you're always late or things like that.  Aside from my numbers (which was the only real reason they could give me) I was good at my job.  I was one of the fastest cashiers there, and I got along well with mostly everyone.  Most of the people who've been fired in the past have been people that no one particularly liked and there was always more than one reason to let them go -- with me, it doesn't make much sense to anyone.

I don't really have any hard feelings though -- I was more than ready to let it go.  Granted, I would've much rather had another job set up to make the transition easier ... but if it's got to happen this way, I just have to accept it.  I understand their BS reason why they had to let me go, and I mean ... I was preparing to quit anyway, as soon as I had another job set up, so I really can't make myself have hard feelings about it.  Richard is making it easier to deal with too.  He got this apartment because it was something he could afford by himself ... so he really doesn't need my paycheck to pay rent too.  At first I felt terrible for getting fired before I found something else ... because if I live here, I should contribute even if he can handle it alone.  But he came up with a solution which makes me feel a little better: I'm paying bills with this last decent paycheck I got today (the last decent one for who knows how long) and Richard is going to take care of rent.  After that, hopefully we can stay comfortable and full until I find something else.

And speaking of finding something else, I decided I'm gonna go downtown to all the awesome stores down there and apply.  I was down there yesterday having lunch with Richard and shopping with my friend and I saw a lot of places with NOW HIRING signs in their windows.  At first I was thinking that would be too far away to work, but then I thought about it, and it's really not.  I live a 5-minute walk from the train station, and downtown is only five or six stops away.  I can get there in about 10 or 15 minutes -- it's totally doable.  I could have lunch with Richard, I could have lunch with Carly once her school starts up again, and when I get into college, that's right downtown too, and I could go right to work from school if I needed to!  I think it's totally a wise choice to make.  So some day next week, I'm going to go meet Richard for lunch again and then I'll spend the afternoon handing out resumes.

I'm optimistic here -- it won't be so bad.  I can find something before too long, I think.  It'll be easy, now that I'm living in the city.  I probably would've panicked if this had happened before I moved, but now, it's really not so bad.