it's embarrassing, but i'd rather you hear it from me than as a rumor from someone else. i'm obviously really upset about it. my boss gave me a raise last week and let me go this afternoon due to "lack of funds to pay me." i really loved my job, and i dedicated a lot of exhausting hours to helping the company gain more footing for a small stipend.
i am giving everything i've got to forgive the injustice i feel was done to me today. i learned many valuable things at the firm, and i shared many great experiences. i even made some wonderful connections with people of all kinds. i love my coworkers very much. working with my best friend was a dream of mine, and sharing my own office with casey for a month was a blast. meeting kristin was one of the best things to come from the job. i love her personality, we get along so wonderfully, and i know i've found a lasting friendship in her. miloy was very patient and shared a ton of her knowledge with me, and for that i am extremely grateful.
ultimately, it comes down to money. i'm a college graduate who has been working for a minimal stipend for over four months, and a beginning of the year increase was promised me at the start of my employment. i've been overworked and underpaid--taking work home and dealing with a full-time load, and i was starting to get weary, overwhelmed and frustrated. i said i couldn't go on any longer without a raise. to my excitement it was given to me, but i was let go today because of lack of funds. it was a shocking surprise, but i don't regret taking a stand for myself. i was constantly looking for ways to create value in the firm, and i know i displayed my worth. i'm very thankful for the entire experience, and i'm sad my time at lemonade is done. i know through prayer and persistence that the company is going to overcome its growing pains. it was a great place to work right out of school.
it stinks that the firm couldn't afford to keep me, but i know that there is something new on the horizon and i'm ready for it. great people lose their jobs everyday, and another one lost theirs today. i know i'm great at what i do, and i know i'm going to do great things. i'm looking forward to the next opportunity that the Lord brings me.
- erin whatley
- two-two-niine, Georgia, United States
- i never thought it would be hard to fit a nut into a nutshell, but here's a go at what i'm about. foremost, i know, love and follow the Lord. i'm a wild card. i enjoy being alone as much as i enjoy other people. i eat up anything art-related. i'm an only child. i have a BBA in Marketing & an AA in Fine Arts. i'm the marketing and PR gal for Stewbos group, a job i truly love. i do this part-time, and the rest of the time i'm a stay at home wife/mama to Justin and Vayda. i itch to travel and i delight at learning new things. you'll find i'm neurotic, intellectual, honest and somewhat naive. i'm open and compassionate, yet paradoxically hard on myself. my biggest fear is succumbing to cynicism, and my greatest joy is experiencing growth. my idol is willy wonka, because i never want to grow up. i sing and dance my way through the day. I believe the best ones are full of giggles. i think blogging is rather self-indulgent. writing about my thoughts feels selfish, yet i enjoy the exploration it brings. thanks for stopping by.
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