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Indy’s BLOG – Thinking ….

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Vil:
“We are pretty screwed right now. In two weeks we need to leave the room and there is still no real job in sight…..”
Vil lights up a cigarette and inhales the smoke deeply.
Indy:
“We had worse. You remember last summer in Gava or Sitges? Homeless, sleeping for months at the beach, under bridges, stealing Wi-Fi, running from Police and Security, most of the time broke, hungry and the thirst was the worst. Now we are not hungry, we have a bed and it’s warm.”
Vil:
“And for how long? This is no stable situation. I am a bit tired about the uncertainty, the fuckups and all the unnecessary hazzle, I could use a bit more ‘silence’ and less up and down in the ‘roller coaster called life’.”
Vil continues to smoke his cigarette and the curly smoke shadows blue.
Vil:
“I started to apply for jobs all over Europe. Let’s see who comes back to us. Maybe we need to leave Spain and go somewhere else.”
Indy:
“And what about yesterdays interview. That was a job in Barcelona. The recruiter sounded quite impressed with your cv and he said that you would be a perfect match for the team.”
Vil:
Vil is not very enthusiastic.
“Yes, he sounded interested, but who knows? There are plenty of younger and cheaper people out there, which are also applying for this role. All the time I am ‘too qualified’ or the manager suxx.
We are in Barcelona for around ten months and we are still fucked. We lived in five shitty places and I had already four jobs. The combination of stress at home and stress at work is no good for me, you see how that ended the last time. I needed to stay in the ICU, vomiting blood and you needed to stay with crazy ‘Mr. Hauptmieter’. No fun at all!”
Indy:
“If you would have been totally healthy, all that wouldn’t have happened. I understand your frustration, but now you know why you are sick all the time! Now, you are not sick every morning, you don’t need to take so much medicine, you feel better and the power is coming back. Isn’t that more important then having a job?
“You are fucking alive and for me that’s all what counts.”
Job is no problem and living at the beach wasn’t too bad. I miss swimming in the ocean in the morning anyway. “
Vil:
“But we might need to go to a place with no beach, much less sun and maybe horrible food. “
 Indy:
“That sounds very bad, but we will still be together. I promise, that I will be with you all the time. We are together for more then five years, we traveled thousands of kilometers, we lived in Germany, France and Spain and I won’t miss a moment.
I know that it’s very hard to find a good room for us, because everyone loves dogs, but no one wants to house them. You needed to pay and organize all the time and I am very thankful for that. You are my best friend, forever.”
Vil:
“You have a cold nose.”
Indy:
“I know.”

Indy’s BLOG – Interview STAGE II

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Vil got positive feedback for yesterdays interview and the company wants to continue with stage II of the hiring process…..

Hello Vil,

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me.  You seem to have a very interesting background that fits with what we are looking for as a business, so we will speak with the hiring manager with a view to moving you to the 2nd stage in the process.  In the meantime, I would like to offer you some material to help you understand us a little better.

Here is a link to the livestream of our Worldwide Customer Event that was held last July in New York. This will give you an overview about our strategy, customers and solutions:XXXXXXX

Attached is also a job description to review and a Corporate Brochure.

We will be back in touch shortly to advise you about the next steps.

Kind regards,

XXX

GO FOR IT VIL, YOU CAN MAKE IT!

Indy’s BLOG – The status so far…

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HOME

Today the landlord stood again in front of the door and demanding something. I couldn’t understand what they where talking about, but one thing is sure; the whole situation smells fishy to me.

We will need to leave the place anyway end of the month and that’s actually quite sad, because the house is very nice and there is enough place for me. Also Badalona is a nice place to live, only twenty minutes with the train and we are in city center.

IF YOU KNOW ANY PLACE WE CAN OCCUPY THE SOFA FOR A FEW DAYS IN FEBRUARY, PLEASE LET US KNOW!

JOB

Today Vil had an interview for a position as a “Business Development Executive” for a big software company in Barcelona. The recruiter sounded quite impressed and Vil is quite sure that they will call back soon for a second interview. Lets cross the claws! 🙂

HEALTH

Vil’s health improved dramatic, in the morning he is not sick anymore, he doesn’t need to take all the pills and that’s very nice to see.

BLOG

Vil is busy rewriting stories, adding more details and media. Now we have around 150 stories in our blog and surely we will continue to write.

Indy’s BLOG – My Spanish bank SUXX! 

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Spanish banks are a catastrophe, their service is no good, slow and they overcharge you for everything.

On Wednesday at 08:25 am Vil put a chèque into his bank account, he asked when the money will be available and was told “in two days”.

Now is Sunday, fucking FIVE days later, 12:15 and the money is still not available. The statement shows the money for days on his account, but it’s still not available.  And the best. For that shit service he needed to pay 3,75 Euro?!

Thank you Caixabank! https://www.caixabank.es

WTF?!

[Update] – The money was again NOT available the following Monday 09. Jan. at 12:00! They promise that the money will be available later today.

[Update II] – 21:30 The money is still NOT available.

[Update III] – The money was available after SIX days!

Caixa you suck!

Indy’s BLOG – On the way to Badalona… 

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It’s cold tonight. Nothing compared to the German weather right now, but cold enough to make you shiver. Today we went to Barcelona City Centre and enjoyed the day. Now we are in our way back to Badalona, back to the “crazy house” where nothing is sure. It’s a possibility, that the landlord went on with his eviction order and cleared the house, that the door will be locked,  the lock changed when we come “home” and then we have no place to go. Ok,  the chance is not very high, but it’s a real possibility and the reason we desperately need a new place as soon as possible.

Whiff

Indy’s BLOG – Fired, but healthy!

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There is one good and one bad message for today.

Vil just got noticed that he will NOT pass his probation time!

.. and

More important,
finally we know what’s wrong with Vil’s health.

BARK!

Vil just got noticed that he will not pass his probation time, because he didn’t follow the procedures correctly, so “the base of trust is destroyed”. WTF?!

Vil was sick, actually pretty sick, the last weeks and yes, he needed to stay in the hospital for a few days, but now the reason for his sickness is found and all could be good, but… there’s always a but, ..… his company decided not to work with him anymore, because he didn’t pick up his personal phone for a few days while being sick.

Actually his team lead decided not to work with Vil anymore because he thinks that….. bla, bla, bla…. WTF!?

Don’t talk bad about people, but don’t accept everything!

You shouldn’t talk about ex-employers bad, but that team lead is not a good one. One time Vil overslept and came late a few minutes and the following face to face contained five times the threat “it’s no problem to fire you right now”, “HR told me to do so” and “you are here, because I protected you!”. Excuse me please?!

At this time there was nothing to do for Vil, because he had no passwords or accounts and that for more then two weeks, because “Mr. Team Lead” ‘forgot’ them.

Asleep?

And then the “accusation” Vil felt asleep while training.

What could Vil tell you to prove that’s not true? No one else saw Vil sleeping, no colleague, not the trainer, but Mr. Team Lead still insists and continues to bother Vil …….

Maybe “Madame Quality Whatever” should have put her glasses on her nose when sitting, typing loudly while we others try to listen to the trainer.

Whatever, people skills “sub-optimal”.

And what about you “Mr. Team Lead”?  Other than you, we have f***ing have prove that YOU slept while being at work.

Bullshit

OK, I have to admit that there might be was the issue that Vil was a bit way too senior for the team lead. No surprise, because Vil can’t hide his face when someone talks bullshit to him.

Drunk at work?

We can’t disclose any confidential information, but we can say that the team is falling apart. Many left already, others are looking for a new job and the ‘team’ is now an empty shell in utter chaos.

That is very sad, because the in the beginning there was spirit an potential within the team. Actually I feel pity for this “manager”, Vil will find a new job soon, but this guy will always be a very unpleasant person.

Funny Part I:

You can ask all managers and colleagues about Vil and they will tell you that Vil’s attitude and work quality is somehow second to none. OK, maybe a bit exaggerated, but I am no native English speaker! If you want to suppose a different wording, I’m happy to listen. 🙂

Funny Part II:

There is actually no one who can do the job in the moment and the foreseeable future. Vil saw his job advertised on LinkedIN yesterday, means that the market is not covered for minimum another two or three months. Well done, the client will be happy.

Funny Part III:

Vil would love to continue to work for the client, because he really understood and liked the product.

Funny Part IV:

“Mr, Team Lead” forced Vil to use a colleagues login and passwords and when stated that this is against company rules the only reply was: “Then just go to HR, but be aware that I will……!” and that was a threat.

Funny Part V:

“Mr. Team Lead” forced Vil to lie to the customer about the status of the project.

More important!

Anyway, more important, now we know what’s wrong with Vil’s health. Now we know how to treat the nausea, the vomiting and all other discomfort Vil was troubled with every morning for nearly the last twenty years. This was surely one of the reasons Vil was not up-to-speed some important times and we hope this is over now.

Now we can really start, because now we are back on track, healthy, looking forward and this is way more important then to be angry about any “procedure sticking” managers.

Bottom line: Vil lost his job, but way more important he found his health.

Never again ….

[UPDATE I – 17/01/2017] — Vill is still healthy, way better then before, his overall condition improved and now he isn’t so tired anymore. No more nausea or vomiting. The power is back. 🙂

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