Hey Lisa, I've been thinking about you today, I wondered if you would hit a bit of a dip. I am so sorry about your job, its a big change and those things are harder when other areas of your life arent going so well (like the H sitch). I agree with Jeff... flirting will be the last thing on CEOs mind. Also thuogh, you have played very very hard to get and given him mixed messages maybe, so the poor man may have given up on you anyway! That doesnt mean he wouldnt still be interested if you went out for a drink with him to commiserate losing your jobs and flirted with him...
Question is.. which are you more upset about.. him not flirting, or H not being in touch?
I guess the fact he hasnt for 2 weeks and after a holiday with her isnt such a good sign. I dont think you should tell him his stuff is on the porch (Mishka, you're funny!), but you could ask to meet him and then ask him a couple of honest questions? Its better than not knowing/holding on?
What are your chances of getting another good job like that one, in London in your field? Have you got time to look around? And are you all losing your jobs, CEO included? Thinking of you,
Ali xx
Me:40! H:37 Together: 12yrs IDLY & left 11/07 ADs 03/08 OW 8/08 Reconciled 05/09 now married! my thread
Lisa, Aegean Airlines has an offer, 99 euros(taxes included Ath-Lon-Ath, but I am sure it works both ways). You want to try that? You want to plan when you feel like it? K
Round trip for 99 euros? All I need to do is swim to England! I think I'll just swim to Cornwall, it's a little closer, and I won't have to swim up the Thames!
I guess today was always going to be a difficult day- no matter how hard you try to prepare yourself it's still depressing to get notice, and CEO was nice during the meeting but came out with the standard stuff he has to say. There was nothing personal in it, although I think he was a bit friendlier with the others. I guess it's harder for him to make me redundant than the others.
Everyone in the company including CEO is losing their job. CEO has already effectively lost his (is not paying himself any more and is working for free). I know he's stressed- he has been for the past week or so and that's coincided with the end of flirting. Understandable, but I miss it because it was such as nice part of the day. Al- I'm not sure I have been playing that hard to get. I've asked him if he wanted to join me and a friend to watch the football a couple of times and have been flirtatious in e-mails. Unless I throw myself at him (which I'm not going to do), I'm not sure what I could try. Not that it's appropriate to probably try anything right now- he's very distracted and busy with trying to raise money.
It bothers me more to have not heard from H. I found myself today wondering why H isn't thinking of me, although obviously it's an assumption that he's not thinking of me. Since there was nothing I did to precipitate the change in his behaviour I can only think it was holiday with aubergine related. I don't know if that's good or bad- bad probably, but he could be caving after having a terrible time with her. Here's hoping!
Mishka- I would contact H and tell him to take his stuff, except then I'd be initiating contact. Since there's no hurray I'll leave things for now (I don't have a porch- it'd cost an extra �50000 in London to get one of those!!). If he doesn't contact me in the next couple of weeks I'll have to contact him to ask for his help with this other thing. *sigh* This should be simple, but for some reason it seems too complicated to bear today. Al- I don't think there's any point in having a conversation with H at this stage. It wouldn't help me detach/move on in any way- I can do that myself. I do still have 80% of his shoes, shirts and pants. And his golf clubs so he'll be in touch eventually.
Chances of getting a similar job- pretty slim! I think I'll have to find a new career path of some kind. I'll start thinking about that at the weekend; the credit crunch makes things hard- there aren't many jobs around. But you never know, I could be lucky. Fingers crossed.
CEO told me this evening that he'd cancelled his holiday and his life was rubbish. I told him to tell me about it because then I'd feel better about my life, so I commiserated with him a bit. Cancelling his holiday isn't too bad- I think it's more the stress about the company; you guys are right that he's taking it personally. He was misled (shall we say) by our parent company into thinking there was money in the bank to keep us going and is pretty mad about that. I wish there was something I could do to help, but I don't really think there is. He's going to have to sort it out himself. Maybe I'll try and arrange some office drinks in the next couple of weeks and see if I can distract him a little with laughter.
Sunshine- I'd love to come to Athens (or Handsome, to Arizona. I LOVE snakes ). I could do with getting away. I'll have a look to see if the offer works Lon-Ath-Lon aswell. jeff- do you think your W will mind if I come and stay for a bit?!
Sorry for the bit of a long and miserable post. I'm sure things will look a bit better tomorrow (hope at least!).
I'm so very sorry everything is such rubbish right now. You are such a kind and giving woman and I just want to give back to you as much as possible. I'm afraid I just don't have any words to spark you up.
Go to Athens and hoop it up with Maria! You two could set the place on fire!
T19 M15 S19 XH47 M43 bomb12/4/07 PA5/07 S12/26/07 D final 11/17/08 Back together with no defined R 05/2010 confused....to say the least!!!
I'm so sorry to hear about your job. That is terrible. You are such an amazing person, you have SO MUCH to give, I know you will be able to find another position where you can share your accomplishments with the world, even though everything is so hard right now.
could you and CEO start your own new company together? that is half joking and half serious.
I am sending you hugs, where I secretly stuff muffins in your pockets while we are hugging...
). I could do with getting away. I'll have a look to see if the offer works Lon-Ath-Lon aswell. jeff- do you think your W will mind if I come and stay for a bit?!
that is half joking and half serious.