Remember The Cubicle Freaks?
Come December 31, 1997 the company closes the department and moves the office to the headquarters offices.
They all were layed off, given a $2,000 parting gift, unemployment and they were on their way.
Mrs. Blackhat and Mrs. Bumblebee had a wonderful time going through their books, payrolls and comp-time.
They were allowed comp-time. We were not. Some freakish rule!
Everyone had been envious of my transfer in July. Some now were sheepish of their action towards me, some were down right mean. They probably spread more rumors why I stayed and they were gone!
One person I was surprised at. She had been the meanest! She wrote me a letter apoligizing of all the horrible things she had done to me. Also she admitted that in order to return into the workforce she had to take classes. She had been working for our company for 10 years. In ten years bookkeeping had changed.
Computers had hit the companies and you only got the best pay if you were trained in it. I was not allowed to learn on a PC only on the IBM.
So we say good bye to a group of co-workers who had a great time at my expense. But I guess I had the last laugh of them. I was still working not them!
Little did I know that they were better off than me.
Next time!
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