I got a job and then they took it away

Well...I have so much to blog about....well back in this post I talked about how I wanted an iphone.  After searching online I found out that switching to AT&T from Verizon the actual "switch" was going to alot of money because of two phone bills, activation fees, and paying $75 to get out of our Verizon contract... but the actual monthly bill was going to be about the same maybe even less depending on what texting package we got.  So last week when I got a really good phone call, I decided instead of waiting a while lets go switch to AT&T now. Plus, JC had washed his 2nd phone in the washer and so it was either do that or go to Verizon and renew our 2 year contract...
Anyways...back about 3 weeks ago I had a phone interview and I was told that I was one of 25 applicants that was narrowed down out of 400.  I was super happy that I had even made it that far...but I didn't have much hope that out of 25 more I'd be number 1.  I then went to an actual interview last Wednesday.  The lady spent about an hour with me and she seemed to really like me.  She basically said "you've got the job," just not in those words.  So again I was super excited that I may actually have gotten this job.  So Monday morning I woke up and had a message on our answering machine.  It was the lady from Human Resources in Indianapolis telling me to call her back because she wanted to offer me the job.  Me?? You picked me out of 400 applicants???
So I immediately called her back....(she didn't answer..so I called again later..) and she said "Hey, the job is yours if you still want it."  Of course I took it.  I was soooooo happy.  She gave me all the details how I was going to have to go to Indy for training and what I needed to buy as far as work clothes and shoes etc.  I was soooo excited.  I was going to be making over $2.00 more an hour there than I was at my previous job.. and best of all it was part time.  So I could still make sure I can see all my cousins basketball and baseball games in the next 5 months...I could still work on Adiqshun Designs and still create things.  I could still be home...etc.  It was the PERFECT job for me.  So after I got off the phone JC and I needed to go into town because he needed to go to the unemployment office and find out why he wasn't getting paid yet... So he talked me into going up there with him and we decided since I finally got a job, that we'd go ahead and switch to AT&T and I could get my iPhone.

The next morning I get online to see if the lady from human resources had emailed me yet.  She said she would email me the address of the place I was soposed to be going to in Indy for training.  About the time I realized she hadn't emailed me, my iPhone rang.  It was her.  I was excited...I was thinking...I don't know.. anything but what she told me.

She said that yesterday after she had called me and gave me the good news that the president of the company told her to FREEZE hiring on all employees.  That they would not hire anymore employees at this time and to freeze it for 35-45 days.  She said she didn't have the heart to call me and let me down...so she waited until then...  I was devastated...  I couldn't believe that someone could do that to me.  JC and I were both so excited.  We knew with me working there, atleast one of us had a job, that we'd be okay. 

The lady said that after 45 days if the president takes the freeze off and they do hire for that position I'd be the first person she calls.  Which is great because I really do want that job but what am I going to do between now and then??  I still have unemployment but heck now a days you never know when were gonna run out of that.

So, I was employed for about 18 hours and then unemployed again.  Thank goodness I didn't go out and buy new shoes and new scrubs.  Unfortunately, I did buy my iphone.  Which I was going to get it eventually anyways...so its not that big of deal...our first months bill is gonna suck...but..we'll figure it out.  We always do.  I'm just tired of being on this Roller coaster of jobs or whatever... I go to interviews and then no call backs.  I go to interviews and get a call back....and get the job...and then lose the job...all in less than 24 hours... Is the economy ever gonna get any better?
JC found out at the unemployment office that he won't get any unemployment for atleast 8 weeks.  Thats 2 months without him making a single $1. Thank goodness we have some money in a savings account and thank goodness its tax time...  Otherwise I have no idea what we'd do.

Artwork by Kurt Halsey