Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
I don't know how to explain all this from my POV or current lens. Maybe I could just share some facts and go from there.
-5 Years ago we were moved from Miami to NPB/Jupiter area, 80 Miles North not that big of a move but a 180 from Miami and we kind of love it here like so many others who live in the area. Los/Ang/Santa Monica from '00-'08, Miami thru '15 then here.
-On the Friday before Thanksgiving, the President of the Foundation who hand picked my wife and brought us here, that lady was walked to the door and her security badge taken.
. This woman has exceeded the fundraising goals of this non profit hospital by about double almost every year she has been here and she put together the current fundraising team. This was all put in motion by a new Hospital CEO who in less than 12 months re-wrote all the Foundation laws and such so that he could gain control of all the money they raised the last 4-5 years and the Board allowed him to do it...
I am giving the cliff notes version because the day to day is filled with a lot of mysogyny that I believed had been erased from Corporate America or high level execs but nothing could be further from the truth. They were jealous that my wife's boss had created so many friendships and big donor relationships and the men(C-Suite Execs) weren't getting enough credit and so they decide to "Force-Resign" her because then this CEO JERK has his first meeting later that day and announces to my wife and the remaining staff that her boss "Resigned" and that's a total lie, she was fired and only resigned so she can get a severance.
Long story short, my wife cannot stay there and work alongside the man who worked endlessly over the last 12 months to get rid of the person who hired her, this guy doesn't know her at all and he's a snake. Now her former boss tells her she is going to land somewhere big and then hire her HOWEVER they are making her sign a 24 month agreement that she will not go and hire any of the staff away to wherever she ends up, that's how scared these men are of this woman.
-My wife and I are actively taking calls and interviews, there is one already that has made it crystal clear they would like to have us but we really didn't want to leave Florida. In the coming weeks I will share more about where this terrific opportunity awaits, I can deal RE/Insurance almost anywhere, just have to get licensed, not that big of a deal.
I wish we didn't have to do this, pick up and leave a place that I enjoy but we do have RE down here and we are not going to sell, if anything we will rent it until we return.
I also understand many folks have it far worse off, I don't want any sympathy. I'm more interested in hearing what other people are going to do. Deal with the reality that the job market is forever changing and it might completely make certain jobs obsolete? I think folks should keep a very open mind right now about how they are going to support themselves and family as we move forward.
Maybe there's a thread just on jobs and work place thru the pandemic but I find things getting worse and worse despite the stock market surging, very bizarre from the ground level.
What scares me is that all we really desire is a safe port for the next couple years while things cool down with the pandemic and getting the vaccine...is just trying to find a safe port a little short sighted? Are we not thinking long term enough?
Before you ask, we work in nonprofit and it's limited how many of those are in every city plus we like to travel and this has allowed us to live on both coasts over the last 2 decades...again no crying for us, we've had it good.
-Also wanted to add that the Pandemic plays a role in this...where we live we can operate as long as wear a mask indoors, Florida is not in a lockdown state at all. I am a little scared that we could end up where the local government is far stricter than where we are.
-5 Years ago we were moved from Miami to NPB/Jupiter area, 80 Miles North not that big of a move but a 180 from Miami and we kind of love it here like so many others who live in the area. Los/Ang/Santa Monica from '00-'08, Miami thru '15 then here.
-On the Friday before Thanksgiving, the President of the Foundation who hand picked my wife and brought us here, that lady was walked to the door and her security badge taken.
. This woman has exceeded the fundraising goals of this non profit hospital by about double almost every year she has been here and she put together the current fundraising team. This was all put in motion by a new Hospital CEO who in less than 12 months re-wrote all the Foundation laws and such so that he could gain control of all the money they raised the last 4-5 years and the Board allowed him to do it...I am giving the cliff notes version because the day to day is filled with a lot of mysogyny that I believed had been erased from Corporate America or high level execs but nothing could be further from the truth. They were jealous that my wife's boss had created so many friendships and big donor relationships and the men(C-Suite Execs) weren't getting enough credit and so they decide to "Force-Resign" her because then this CEO JERK has his first meeting later that day and announces to my wife and the remaining staff that her boss "Resigned" and that's a total lie, she was fired and only resigned so she can get a severance.
Long story short, my wife cannot stay there and work alongside the man who worked endlessly over the last 12 months to get rid of the person who hired her, this guy doesn't know her at all and he's a snake. Now her former boss tells her she is going to land somewhere big and then hire her HOWEVER they are making her sign a 24 month agreement that she will not go and hire any of the staff away to wherever she ends up, that's how scared these men are of this woman.
-My wife and I are actively taking calls and interviews, there is one already that has made it crystal clear they would like to have us but we really didn't want to leave Florida. In the coming weeks I will share more about where this terrific opportunity awaits, I can deal RE/Insurance almost anywhere, just have to get licensed, not that big of a deal.
I wish we didn't have to do this, pick up and leave a place that I enjoy but we do have RE down here and we are not going to sell, if anything we will rent it until we return.
I also understand many folks have it far worse off, I don't want any sympathy. I'm more interested in hearing what other people are going to do. Deal with the reality that the job market is forever changing and it might completely make certain jobs obsolete? I think folks should keep a very open mind right now about how they are going to support themselves and family as we move forward.
Maybe there's a thread just on jobs and work place thru the pandemic but I find things getting worse and worse despite the stock market surging, very bizarre from the ground level.
What scares me is that all we really desire is a safe port for the next couple years while things cool down with the pandemic and getting the vaccine...is just trying to find a safe port a little short sighted? Are we not thinking long term enough?
Before you ask, we work in nonprofit and it's limited how many of those are in every city plus we like to travel and this has allowed us to live on both coasts over the last 2 decades...again no crying for us, we've had it good.
-Also wanted to add that the Pandemic plays a role in this...where we live we can operate as long as wear a mask indoors, Florida is not in a lockdown state at all. I am a little scared that we could end up where the local government is far stricter than where we are.
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