The End of the Line...

This whole economy thing is taking over the world. People are freaking out, and rightfully so, which is causing the economy to slip even further into recession. At first I didn't mind all the hub-bub because I don't really care about money, but now it's starting to get annoying. It's all people talk about. Now our company is devising new ways to save money, most of which involve me working more hours and taking less lunch breaks. How is that going to save money? More disgruntled workers = higher bottom line? I must have missed that class in college.

My other issue with the economy, is that it's put everyone in a sour mood. My boss doesn't even smile anymore, which makes my job that much harder. If I screw up even a smidgen (which usually happens twice a week) I get chewed out for a good twenty minutes. Last week I left work ten minutes early because I had theater tickets (fine, I was going to a happy hour) and my boss called my cellphone to explain how disappointed he was. Although, he didn't really explain anything. He just cursed a bunch along with the words 'lazy', 'no good bum', and 'that was your last strike'.

Normally this is a rather calm man, but the economy is acting like some sort of proverbial full moon that transfers him into a killing machine. At first, I somewhat understood. He just bought a house, he recently had his second child, and his wife is kind of a bitch. But are you going to act like this until the recession ends? Why does money effect your happiness so much? Some experts are saying this downturn could last until 2010, or maybe even longer. There is no way I could work for the werewolf version of this man for another year and a half, so I've thought about looking elsewhere for employment.

This whole week I'm scouring the classifieds for new, gainful employment. Granted, this is probably not the right time to do so, but if you had to work for this gentleman you'd be doing the same. Wish me luck, I'll keep you posted.