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Getting weird texts from ex-employer.. (1 Viewer)

OK, my disappearance.....

I was fired from my job at the CPA firm for basically not doing my job and lying about it on my hourly reports. I was an absolute wreck mentally and I didn't know what to do about it. I would come in every day determined to get a lot done, get my work out, set it on my desk and then just freeze. It was insane. I'd do anything but my job, play yahtzee, solitaire, angry birds, go get a soda, go to the bathroom, footballguys, etc., etc. Just couldn't ever get started. No one was watching me and none of my work was crucial....but NONE of it was getting done. I think my last two weeks I literally did about 2 hours of work. I didn't know what to say or how to stop. And since I was paid hourly, I couldn't go without a paycheck, so I made up stuff I was working on for my time sheets.

Since I didn't work for idiots, they started tracking my actual work, monitoring my internet activity and brought me in and fired me. They were really nice about it and I deserved it. Needless to say, I had to get my #### together or I was going to lose my wife and kids too.

So I got a job working where I am now. I stayed away from all of the crap that distracted me, including FBG for several months. Once fantasy football season rolled around, I started lurking here a bit. I've been "around" some, but nothing like I used to. I don't think I'll ever go back to that. I'm seeing a counselor and on medication and things have been steadily improving.

Anyway, that's whats been up. I checked in on this thread a few times. Thought it was funny for a while, but it ran its course. I'm still alive and life is getting better. It will probably get better if "Tim" gets convicted and maybe snaps out of his craziness, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

 
'Jayrod said:
OK, my disappearance.....

I'd do anything but my job, play yahtzee, solitaire, angry birds, go get a soda, go to the bathroom, footballguys, etc., etc. Just couldn't ever get started.
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Whoa whoa whoa...let's not be too hasty here. Angry Birds is not a distraction. j/k - Good to see you getting your life back together. :thumbup:

 
'Tom Servo said:
'Jayrod said:
OK, my disappearance.....

I'd do anything but my job, play yahtzee, solitaire, angry birds, go get a soda, go to the bathroom, footballguys, etc., etc. Just couldn't ever get started.
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Whoa whoa whoa...let's not be too hasty here. Angry Birds is not a distraction. j/k - Good to see you getting your life back together. :thumbup:
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I got three stars on every level of the first version and had moved on to Rio when it all hit the fan.
 
'Jayrod said:
'Tom Servo said:
'Jayrod said:
OK, my disappearance.....

I'd do anything but my job, play yahtzee, solitaire, angry birds, go get a soda, go to the bathroom, footballguys, etc., etc. Just couldn't ever get started.
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Whoa whoa whoa...let's not be too hasty here. Angry Birds is not a distraction. j/k - Good to see you getting your life back together. :thumbup:
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I got three stars on every level of the first version and had moved on to Rio when it all hit the fan.
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But have you tried AB Star Wars? Tons of fun.
 
'Tom Servo said:
'Jayrod said:
'Tom Servo said:
'Jayrod said:
OK, my disappearance.....

I'd do anything but my job, play yahtzee, solitaire, angry birds, go get a soda, go to the bathroom, footballguys, etc., etc. Just couldn't ever get started.
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Whoa whoa whoa...let's not be too hasty here. Angry Birds is not a distraction. j/k - Good to see you getting your life back together. :thumbup:
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I got three stars on every level of the first version and had moved on to Rio when it all hit the fan.
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But have you tried AB Star Wars? Tons of fun.
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Get thee behind me....I've thought about it, but probably won't. I've picked up chess and those time-waster games seem boring to me know.

 
'Jayrod said:
OK, my disappearance.....I was fired from my job at the CPA firm for basically not doing my job and lying about it on my hourly reports. I was an absolute wreck mentally and I didn't know what to do about it. I would come in every day determined to get a lot done, get my work out, set it on my desk and then just freeze. It was insane. I'd do anything but my job, play yahtzee, solitaire, angry birds, go get a soda, go to the bathroom, footballguys, etc., etc. Just couldn't ever get started. No one was watching me and none of my work was crucial....but NONE of it was getting done. I think my last two weeks I literally did about 2 hours of work. I didn't know what to say or how to stop. And since I was paid hourly, I couldn't go without a paycheck, so I made up stuff I was working on for my time sheets.Since I didn't work for idiots, they started tracking my actual work, monitoring my internet activity and brought me in and fired me. They were really nice about it and I deserved it. Needless to say, I had to get my #### together or I was going to lose my wife and kids too.So I got a job working where I am now. I stayed away from all of the crap that distracted me, including FBG for several months. Once fantasy football season rolled around, I started lurking here a bit. I've been "around" some, but nothing like I used to. I don't think I'll ever go back to that. I'm seeing a counselor and on medication and things have been steadily improving.Anyway, that's whats been up. I checked in on this thread a few times. Thought it was funny for a while, but it ran its course. I'm still alive and life is getting better. It will probably get better if "Tim" gets convicted and maybe snaps out of his craziness, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.
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That sucks, man. Glad to hear things are better now. Good lucking going forward. :thumbup: :nowgetbacktowork:
 
'Jayrod said:
'Tom Servo said:
'Jayrod said:
'Tom Servo said:
'Jayrod said:
OK, my disappearance.....

I'd do anything but my job, play yahtzee, solitaire, angry birds, go get a soda, go to the bathroom, footballguys, etc., etc. Just couldn't ever get started.
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Whoa whoa whoa...let's not be too hasty here. Angry Birds is not a distraction. j/k - Good to see you getting your life back together. :thumbup:
Click to expand...
I got three stars on every level of the first version and had moved on to Rio when it all hit the fan.
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But have you tried AB Star Wars? Tons of fun.
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Get thee behind me....I've thought about it, but probably won't. I've picked up chess and those time-waster games seem boring to me know.
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:kicksrock: :cry:
 
Jayrod, In all seriousness, glad to hear that you are doing ok. Seems like one of life's big bumps, but you seem to have made it through.

Good luck with the texting matter (can't believe it's still lingring) and say hello to BlueOnion for us.

 
'Koya said:
Jayrod, In all seriousness, glad to hear that you are doing ok. Seems like one of life's big bumps, but you seem to have made it through.

Good luck with the texting matter (can't believe it's still lingring) and say hello to BlueOnion for us.
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He's a sneaky dude. Probably the only thing I could prove was him over the last two years was the email to my wife. Everything else is using some fake email account or spoofed number and a fake name. I'm not the FBI and they don't worry about this crap. Local PD is ill-equipped to track down the actual sender of emails.
 
'shadyridr said:
sooooo... was your ex-employer right? :unsure:
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About what? The $109K? If that were true, I wouldn't be worried about spending money on lunch today.A forensic audit and the private investigator both determined I hadn't done anything, but he refuses to believe it.
 
Good to hear you're back on track, Jayrod. This place can be quite the distraction at work. If you don't mind me asking, what is the nature of the medication you are taking to deal with all of this?

 
'Slapdash said:
Good to hear you're back on track, Jayrod. This place can be quite the distraction at work. If you don't mind me asking, what is the nature of the medication you are taking to deal with all of this?
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Anti-depressant, anti-anxiety (SSRI) stuff
 
'Novice2 said:
'Joe Summer said:
'Jayrod said:
OK, my disappearance.....I was fired from my job at the CPA firm for basically not doing my job and lying about it on my hourly reports.
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Does Tim know about this? :popcorn:
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Tim should be informed of this before he is sent to federal pound me in the ### prison.
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I don't think he knows why I left, but he knows I'm not there. I don't think he's looking at any jail time, either.
 
'Thorn said:
'Jayrod said:
'Slapdash said:
Good to hear you're back on track, Jayrod. This place can be quite the distraction at work. If you don't mind me asking, what is the nature of the medication you are taking to deal with all of this?
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Anti-depressant, anti-anxiety (SSRI) stuff
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Did they give you a diagnosis? (if you are willing to share)
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Not really. I didn't go to a psychologist, I've been to an LPC (licensed counselor), but my general practice physician prescribed the medication.He basically said, we'll try this and if it doesn't seem to work in a couple of weeks we'll try something else...but it seems to be working so we stuck with it.
 
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Jayrod,

I really appreciate your candor. We've all slacked at our jobs, and I know I've gotten to the point that it was impossible to catch up without some long nights and weekends working from home.

Thanks for sharing. In sure it's embarrassing but I hope you don't get too much judgement for it here.

 
'Jayrod said:
'Thorn said:
'Jayrod said:
'Slapdash said:
Good to hear you're back on track, Jayrod. This place can be quite the distraction at work. If you don't mind me asking, what is the nature of the medication you are taking to deal with all of this?
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Anti-depressant, anti-anxiety (SSRI) stuff
Click to expand...
Did they give you a diagnosis? (if you are willing to share)
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Not really. I didn't go to a psychologist, I've been to an LPC (licensed counselor), but my general practice physician prescribed the medication.He basically said, we'll try this and if it doesn't seem to work in a couple of weeks we'll try something else...but it seems to be working so we stuck with it.
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Glad to hear.
 
'Jayrod said:
OK, my disappearance.....

I was fired from my job at the CPA firm for basically not doing my job and lying about it on my hourly reports. I was an absolute wreck mentally and I didn't know what to do about it. I would come in every day determined to get a lot done, get my work out, set it on my desk and then just freeze. It was insane. I'd do anything but my job, play yahtzee, solitaire, angry birds, go get a soda, go to the bathroom, footballguys, etc., etc. Just couldn't ever get started. No one was watching me and none of my work was crucial....but NONE of it was getting done. I think my last two weeks I literally did about 2 hours of work. I didn't know what to say or how to stop. And since I was paid hourly, I couldn't go without a paycheck, so I made up stuff I was working on for my time sheets.

Since I didn't work for idiots, they started tracking my actual work, monitoring my internet activity and brought me in and fired me. They were really nice about it and I deserved it. Needless to say, I had to get my #### together or I was going to lose my wife and kids too.

So I got a job working where I am now. I stayed away from all of the crap that distracted me, including FBG for several months. Once fantasy football season rolled around, I started lurking here a bit. I've been "around" some, but nothing like I used to. I don't think I'll ever go back to that. I'm seeing a counselor and on medication and things have been steadily improving.

Anyway, that's whats been up. I checked in on this thread a few times. Thought it was funny for a while, but it ran its course. I'm still alive and life is getting better. It will probably get better if "Tim" gets convicted and maybe snaps out of his craziness, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.
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HE'S ALIIIIVE!!11!!Good to hear.

 
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Whole lot of :confused: in the update --- hope you get everything in order as it sounds like you needed to get refocused.

Side note - were you doing chet's taxes?

 
Jayrod, I should have been fired for the same thing about 7 years ago... I was in a new type of job, and it had a long ramp-up time. Just as I started getting useful, they announced that the plant was closing and canceled most of the projects. I acted about like you all day, and I was miserable. Then I jumped to a new job where I felt plugged in, immediately changed my habits, and have never been happier at work.

I think we might all be wierd.

 
'Slapdash said:
Good to hear you're back on track, Jayrod. This place can be quite the distraction at work. If you don't mind me asking, what is the nature of the medication you are taking to deal with all of this?
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:goodposting: I've cut this place to a minimum and I get a whole lot more done these days. Had an employer force me to take a sick day because of my Internet activity about 8 or 9 years ago. When I quit shortly thereafter they were begging me to stay though, so it was more my boss being a #### than it actually effecting my work performance.
 
Glad to hear you are alive and well, Jayrod. :thumbup:

I seem to have the same problem and have checked out of the FFA a good bit the last month or so. Trying to focus more on my job.

 
wow, glad to hear things are looking up somewhat. My only advice would be to look more into why it happened and not to just rely on drugs to fix your attitude. Easier said than done, I know, but better for you in the long run.

best wishes.

 
Have you at least gotten your CPA current? I seriously can't believe you let that slip even if you were going through a self-destructive phase, you have three years to make sure you have the credits...

 
'xulf said:
Have you at least gotten your CPA current? I seriously can't believe you let that slip even if you were going through a self-destructive phase, you have three years to make sure you have the credits...
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I literally just failed to send in my form and $25 to the state....wasn't a CPE issue. Once I sent in the form and check, 2 weeks later I'm official.
 
'jamny said:
wow, glad to hear things are looking up somewhat. My only advice would be to look more into why it happened and not to just rely on drugs to fix your attitude. Easier said than done, I know, but better for you in the long run.best wishes.
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Oh yes....I know, I've been seeing counselors and stuff. Still don't have a sound answer. And I'm definitely still not in the clear. Something is still wrong with me and my approach to responsibility/work/etc. I get through, but I'm nowhere near to reaching my potential in life.
 
'Jayrod said:
'jamny said:
wow, glad to hear things are looking up somewhat. My only advice would be to look more into why it happened and not to just rely on drugs to fix your attitude. Easier said than done, I know, but better for you in the long run.best wishes.
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Oh yes....I know, I've been seeing counselors and stuff. Still don't have a sound answer. And I'm definitely still not in the clear. Something is still wrong with me and my approach to responsibility/work/etc. I get through, but I'm nowhere near to reaching my potential in life.
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:thumbup: good luck!I just always get concerned when doctors and patients care more about a cure, for physical as well as psychological issues, instead of paying proper attention to the causes. I recommend looking into mindbody disorders to look for the root cause.
 
'Jayrod said:
'jamny said:
wow, glad to hear things are looking up somewhat. My only advice would be to look more into why it happened and not to just rely on drugs to fix your attitude. Easier said than done, I know, but better for you in the long run.best wishes.
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Oh yes....I know, I've been seeing counselors and stuff. Still don't have a sound answer. And I'm definitely still not in the clear. Something is still wrong with me and my approach to responsibility/work/etc. I get through, but I'm nowhere near to reaching my potential in life.
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I wish I could define what it is in my current job that turned things around for me, because it's what all employers and employees want - I'm so much more effective than I ever was before, and I'm happy at work. However, if I were to make a comparison of this job to the last two, they sound almost identical.I hope you can find some trigger like a new job to turns things around for you.
 
'Tick said:
'Jayrod said:
'jamny said:
wow, glad to hear things are looking up somewhat. My only advice would be to look more into why it happened and not to just rely on drugs to fix your attitude. Easier said than done, I know, but better for you in the long run.best wishes.
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Oh yes....I know, I've been seeing counselors and stuff. Still don't have a sound answer. And I'm definitely still not in the clear. Something is still wrong with me and my approach to responsibility/work/etc. I get through, but I'm nowhere near to reaching my potential in life.
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I wish I could define what it is in my current job that turned things around for me, because it's what all employers and employees want - I'm so much more effective than I ever was before, and I'm happy at work. However, if I were to make a comparison of this job to the last two, they sound almost identical.I hope you can find some trigger like a new job to turns things around for you.
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Same line of work as before or entirely new gig?
 
'T Bell said:
'Tick said:
'Jayrod said:
'jamny said:
wow, glad to hear things are looking up somewhat. My only advice would be to look more into why it happened and not to just rely on drugs to fix your attitude. Easier said than done, I know, but better for you in the long run.best wishes.
Click to expand...
Oh yes....I know, I've been seeing counselors and stuff. Still don't have a sound answer. And I'm definitely still not in the clear. Something is still wrong with me and my approach to responsibility/work/etc. I get through, but I'm nowhere near to reaching my potential in life.
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I wish I could define what it is in my current job that turned things around for me, because it's what all employers and employees want - I'm so much more effective than I ever was before, and I'm happy at work. However, if I were to make a comparison of this job to the last two, they sound almost identical.I hope you can find some trigger like a new job to turns things around for you.
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Same line of work as before or entirely new gig?
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Same line of work... like I said, if I describe both jobs, they sound identical. I have no complaints about my boss at the previous job, either... it's hard to put a finger on.
 
'Tick said:
'Jayrod said:
'jamny said:
wow, glad to hear things are looking up somewhat. My only advice would be to look more into why it happened and not to just rely on drugs to fix your attitude. Easier said than done, I know, but better for you in the long run.best wishes.
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Oh yes....I know, I've been seeing counselors and stuff. Still don't have a sound answer. And I'm definitely still not in the clear. Something is still wrong with me and my approach to responsibility/work/etc. I get through, but I'm nowhere near to reaching my potential in life.
Click to expand...
I wish I could define what it is in my current job that turned things around for me, because it's what all employers and employees want - I'm so much more effective than I ever was before, and I'm happy at work. However, if I were to make a comparison of this job to the last two, they sound almost identical.I hope you can find some trigger like a new job to turns things around for you.
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Hot chick in the office?
 
'Apple Jack said:
'Tick said:
'Jayrod said:
'jamny said:
wow, glad to hear things are looking up somewhat. My only advice would be to look more into why it happened and not to just rely on drugs to fix your attitude. Easier said than done, I know, but better for you in the long run.best wishes.
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Oh yes....I know, I've been seeing counselors and stuff. Still don't have a sound answer. And I'm definitely still not in the clear. Something is still wrong with me and my approach to responsibility/work/etc. I get through, but I'm nowhere near to reaching my potential in life.
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I wish I could define what it is in my current job that turned things around for me, because it's what all employers and employees want - I'm so much more effective than I ever was before, and I'm happy at work. However, if I were to make a comparison of this job to the last two, they sound almost identical.I hope you can find some trigger like a new job to turns things around for you.
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Hot chick in the office?
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Not by a mile. I think they hire by the pound.
 
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