I’ve had my first week of training at a branch of the business on Broadway, the main thoroughfare of Capitol Hill. That’s not where I’ll be once training is over with, but it’s been an entertaining week, and in some ways, I’m going to miss being able to wander up and down Broadway on my breaks. Some of the random encounters that go on can be fun.
Walking along the street during lunch, I’m approached by one of the many street denizens. He opens his spiel for money with, “Hey there, sir — you look like a fellow American.” “Yes, I am,” I reply, and walk past him and across the intersection.
A ten minute conversation with another person about my leather trenchcoat. His was cooler, of course, up until it got stolen out of his closet at a party. But mine was still pretty cool.
Passing one guy as I walked along, he asked if I could spare some change. “Sorry, man.” The next guy along, just a few feet over, heard the exchange. As I passed him — “Spare an apology?”
Watching a woman walk up to a pay phone and make call. “Hey, Jen? Yeah, it’s Kerry. I just got out of jail!”
Nod Yes, random.
I know this is WAY off topic, but I just wanted to say, I too was let go from a position once for something really stupid. I worked for a company that writes bank software and also own a site that bashes banks for unfair checking practices. I have unconfirmable information that one of the banks found out that I was writing their software and asked that I be removed, or they would take their business elsewhere. Sucks to be me, sucks to be you. Point is, we learn in the long run that some things just can’t be shared about our personal lives that will directly affect your business life.
On the other hand, this also shows that Microsoft has no sense whatsoever. If the problem was truly that was a security issue, they would have wanted you to remove the post and be done with it. The fact is, by firing you, the post remains and this “security issue” is .. well.. still an issue. They haven’t “solved” anything with their “solution” (much like a lot of their software these days). If this truely was a security issue, what would they gain by firing you? If they really valued employees and hard work, wouldn’t they want to correct the REAL problem, and also ask you to be very careful about what is posted in the future?
Whatever the case, I’m glad you have a job and hope your luck continues to change as mine has since my predicament.