So I'll tell you what happened today...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
My boss called me into his office and asked me close the door. He had a dead serious look on his face. He then proceeds to tell me that the guy we hired changed his mind and wasn't taking the job. My jaw dropped. I couldn't believe it. I asked if he was serious and he said he was. I was quickly enraged. He showed me an email that the fella had sent him explaning why he wasn't taking the gig. I read the email and just about fell over. His wife just got a raise and he wasn't coming. I stormed out the door looking for the guy's brother-in-law (Brian, the audio guy, who also works for me!)
When I couldn't find Brian and walked back into the newsroom. My boss found me and asked me if I had Noah's phone number (Noah is our assistant chief photog and a close friend of mine.) I gave Anthony (my boss) the number asking why he would want to call Noah about this. He said because he wanted to talk to him about the situation.
So this piqued my curiosity...
I asked "Why would Noah have anything to do with my weekend director?"
Anthony says to me "Nothing... this about Joel... the newly hired photog that turned down the job."
I looked at him cock-eyed. I said "Joel? Who cares about him... I'm talking about Zack (the newly hired weekend director)... why would I care about Joel?
Backstory -
Joel, Anthony and I worked together in El Paso and in Jacksonville, Florida. Joel quit on Anthony in Jacksonville once already... and Anthony swore he'd never hire him again. I came to Dallas and Joel went to North Carolina somewhere. Suddenly, Joel found himself without a job... so he begged and pleaded for this one...
Turns out we were talking about two different people. Zack, my new guy, is starting on the 8th. Joel, isn't coming at all... after being offered a nice salary too! I was relieved... but my boss was still bothered.
So I do have relief on the way... and soon I'll be buying the rounds!
