Filed under: books, things at home, work | Tags: books, sophie the cat, work
For those of you who don’t know, I was laid off in late July (along with pretty much all of my co-workers) as my company is in the process of going bankrupt, while at the same time being “sold” to a new owner. Well, I was out of work for two weeks, which actually turned out to be a blessing as I mostly relaxed while sending out a few résumés. Luckily, my bankrupt company has, over the past month, paid me the three weeks of vacation pay I was due. And more relevant to my current situation, I was rehired after the two-week layoff by the new ownership/management group. That’s made for an awkward situation as I head to the old office to work. First of all, there are only three of us employed, and the other two are technically still working for the old company, even though they are being paid by the new company. I’m contractually working for the new company (and of course being paid by them), doing my old job, and attempting to avoid my old boss. (The Prez is being let go as soon as the transition to the new company is complete, once the old company has its day in court.)
Upon being laid off, I moved five-and-a-half year’s worth of crap out of my office. I haven’t moved it back yet, and likely won’t because in all likelihood the new company will be relocating to Chicago soon and I’ll be working for them — from home — until at least the end of the calendar year. This means I’ve had to find a somewhat permanent place for that crap I moved out of my office, which is largely a whole bunch of sports non-fiction books. So, voilá, my new bookshelf packed with books.
This doesn’t include the books I’ve worked on for the old company; those are still boxed up, where they will likely stay. The “records room” is quickly becoming a multi-media room, so to speak. Sophie doesn’t seem to mind, as long as the bookshelf isn’t blocking her view of the backyard. This cat has some serious “I gots to get myself outta this house” blues going on right now. The squirrels that play tag on the deck probably aren’t helping matters.
