On Friday 9/29 around noon my manager sent me into the conference room and sat me down. He gave me a look for a minute and then told me they were letting me go. He made sure I understood that it wasn’t anything I did - my performance was excellent and they didn’t have any problem with me. They wanted to combine the work I did into a different position which I am not qualified for (nor would I want to do) so they had to let me go.

He told me that if I wanted to go home I could, or I could finish out the day. He said that he would understand if I wanted to say “fuck you” and never deal with them again they would understand. He said that they really want to continue to work together on a contract basis if I would let them.

Granted I’m pissed that a) they laid me off, b) without warning, and c) on Friday afternoon making me wait three days until I could really do anything about getting a new job. But I will work with them because I want money, and I want all of the decent clients I can get. Plus, I can bill them my usual rate.

So much for three months of research.