Cassandra's A Series of Unfortunate Events

I’ve often gone through life with the belief that I am low on the ‘luck’ scale. I don’t mean this in a self pitying way nor do I seek to claim that ‘everything bad happens to me.’ But, in a somewhat smaller and perhaps less important to the lives of others, I believe that many unfortunate things happen to me. Here is an example of something that does not affect anyone but me, but how I end up screwed (and not in the good way). The following happened to me this evening at my new job, Bluenotes, which if you recall my previous blogs or know me personally, knows it was the gateway to rid me of my endless agony filled years at Canadian Tire. I was extremely excited to land this job and thought it a fortunate stroke of unusual luck…or was it?

Sandy (my TWENTY year old MANAGER, yes that’s right, 20 years old! Younger than me): So since you and a couple of others were hired as temporary help for the back to school time, I have to let a few of you go because I can only have twelve people on staff, so it’s down to you and Breanna.

Me: Oh ok. (Internally: Temporary, what the fuck? Since when? Why didn’t anyone TELL me that so I could have actively continued looking for another job, and WHY are you telling me this before you make the decision as who gets to stay).

Sandy: So, I’m just waiting to hear back from Breanna about her availability and whoever has the better availability between the two of you, will get hired on.

Me: Ok. (Panicking internally at the thought of going back to school and living on my own with NO job and everybody having already hired their post-summer students).

So, the point of this blog is, please pray that my bad luck ass doesn’t end up unemployed. Thank you!

Side note: I went for a walk this evening and saw a possum! How cute is that?
(please note: this photo is not the actual possum in question)