Fly 'til I die...

I'm a little late in posting this, but my appeal to regain my employment was shot down. I got a letter this week saying the "separation" stands. It's peculiar that they're now calling it a "separation", not a termination or resignation. Also interesting is that I am eligible for rehire and they put me in touch with a recruiter I have worked with before. Either they realized that my former boss royally screwed up or their legal team advised them to compromise and save face. Either way, they're at least trying to help me. I've applied for a position only because I was advised to. I could do the job, but will I enjoy it? I've got to get past the interview part if they even call me in for one. The recruiter took the time to coach me about an interview after all that has happened. She basically said I had to be positive and be as honest as possible when the question is asked about why I left. I told her that for me to be honest, I would have to declare that I did not resign. I know saying that won't get me hired so it's going to be tricky. I was also advised to defer reference questions to the VP of HR since I do not want them to contact my former boss.

Then, there is the whole issue of my loss of my vacation and sick time, my three years of consecutive service, my parking space, lost wages, and my name being pulled from the biggest publication of my career. I'm probably going to have to just let that last one go. Today, I devised a plan to recover some of the former if they give me an offer. Ideally, I'd like to get the other job I applied for, but no word yet on that. The good news is that I got approved for unemployment benefits-$275/week, baby, yeah! Hey, it's better than nothing! Bring on week 5 of boredom...