For those of you who don't know already, I got fired! Here's the email I sent out on April 5, the day I got fired:
SUBJECT: Praise Report: I got fired! =)
My boss called me into his office today to let me know that things are
not working out with me at TMA. He said it was obvious that I had
talent but even more obvious that I wasn't motivated to do my work.
Praise God!!
Why am I so thankful? I've known since last year that working at TMA
was going to be my last technical job. I just had know idea when, and
what God was calling me to do. I stayed with the job because I saw it
as an avenue to become financially independent in a few years and then
move onto full-time ministry without having to worry about money. I
didn't know if that was the right thing to do but it made sense. So
I've been wondering for years now when I should go all the way. That
question got answered today.
I'm still trying to justify why I spent the last three years of my
life writing code for defense contractors. I was proving to myself
that I'm not just another young idealist with no bearing on reality;
that I could do a normal 9-5 job if I wanted to; that I could make my
own money if I wanted to. That's been my pattern for years. I spent
college proving that I could work really hard and endure crazy
deadlines and stress. I went to Marine Corps boot camp to prove that
I could endure combat, make life and death decisions and make them
with a clear conscience. I've proved to myself that I could endure
all this stress, monotony, mediocrity, deadlines, traffic,
NullPointerException's, and ugly decision making without cracking,
without going schizo, or bi-polar, or suicidal. I've endured all this
crap, and the only psychiatric label I've managed to acquire is ADD.
Life has sucked for the past several years and I was getting good at
letting it suck. What a stupid goal! For those of you who feel the
need to prove that you can endure a boring passionless existence in
the name of ADULTHOOD or MATURITY or RESPONSIBILITY or INDEPENDENCE:
don't bother. I don't recommend it, because you might actually
succeed. God help you if you do.
I have run out of excuses. So we'll see where God leads me now. Now
that I don't have to convince my boss to give me time off from work, I
am thinking and praying about going to Brazil this summer to help
plant some churches, do some street drama, and teach English. Let me
know if you're interested in going and I'll pass on the info.
Also, if you have any recommendations on how to get fired from the
Marine Corps Reserves, please let me know.
I hope you all had a great Easter this past weekend. Have a great Wednesday!
SUBJECT: Praise Report: I got fired! =)
My boss called me into his office today to let me know that things are
not working out with me at TMA. He said it was obvious that I had
talent but even more obvious that I wasn't motivated to do my work.
Praise God!!
Why am I so thankful? I've known since last year that working at TMA
was going to be my last technical job. I just had know idea when, and
what God was calling me to do. I stayed with the job because I saw it
as an avenue to become financially independent in a few years and then
move onto full-time ministry without having to worry about money. I
didn't know if that was the right thing to do but it made sense. So
I've been wondering for years now when I should go all the way. That
question got answered today.
I'm still trying to justify why I spent the last three years of my
life writing code for defense contractors. I was proving to myself
that I'm not just another young idealist with no bearing on reality;
that I could do a normal 9-5 job if I wanted to; that I could make my
own money if I wanted to. That's been my pattern for years. I spent
college proving that I could work really hard and endure crazy
deadlines and stress. I went to Marine Corps boot camp to prove that
I could endure combat, make life and death decisions and make them
with a clear conscience. I've proved to myself that I could endure
all this stress, monotony, mediocrity, deadlines, traffic,
NullPointerException's, and ugly decision making without cracking,
without going schizo, or bi-polar, or suicidal. I've endured all this
crap, and the only psychiatric label I've managed to acquire is ADD.
Life has sucked for the past several years and I was getting good at
letting it suck. What a stupid goal! For those of you who feel the
need to prove that you can endure a boring passionless existence in
the name of ADULTHOOD or MATURITY or RESPONSIBILITY or INDEPENDENCE:
don't bother. I don't recommend it, because you might actually
succeed. God help you if you do.
I have run out of excuses. So we'll see where God leads me now. Now
that I don't have to convince my boss to give me time off from work, I
am thinking and praying about going to Brazil this summer to help
plant some churches, do some street drama, and teach English. Let me
know if you're interested in going and I'll pass on the info.
Also, if you have any recommendations on how to get fired from the
Marine Corps Reserves, please let me know.
I hope you all had a great Easter this past weekend. Have a great Wednesday!
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