I did not get the job in Washington, DC. What I got instead was a confirmation that I made the right decision to leave my former work.
DC asked for three (3) references and I have some super people to back me up. A Senior Vice-President of CBS Radio in Atlanta, a Vice-President of MMA Financial and another Vice-President of John Hancock. The last two were two of the largest investment houses in Boston. All of them I have worked with very closely, on a professional level. An excellent relationship. The one from CBS became my very good friend since 1990 until now.
DC asked for more. They wanted to talk to somebody from my former work. When you quit your job, as in my case, chances are that you will not get anything good from them. Given the history of my former employer with their former employees looking for a job, I have heard so many horror stories. I explained to DC that I don?t want them to talk to my former boss. They understood me.
We settled with two (2) names. The Finance Manager that reports to me and a Senior Vice-President who I worked with very closely on a lot of deals. Both of us attends to two (2) major meetings on a weekly basis and are members of two committees. We have a professional rapport. We would have drinks occasionally, had dinners with the rest of our teams and I felt that we had a very good professional relationship. I knew very well that he was very happy with my work, he said it many times in our meetings and I felt very comfortable of giving his name. Even my superior gave me a stellar review. Heck, my position at my former work was actually a promotion! And I passed several people then at work, they thought I was superman!
So, I left a message on his phone yesterday about the DC people calling him. He never returned my call. Not that it matters, but he was Vietnamese and the guy reporting to me was Caucasian. I knew, I’d be ok.
The Chicago offer arrived and is waiting for my signature. I was just waiting for DC to make a decision. DC told me and emailed me that they really liked me. The President told me that he had a great conversation with me. We were talking about what happened in Wall Street. He was talking about subprime. He was stunned when I told him, that although subprime was “a” real culprit; it was actually the CDS (credit-default-swap) that brought down Lehman Brothers, AIG and the other big-named investment companies. He loved that conversation. He talked about the bailout. I brought up the car racing track tax breaks. He was laughing his heart out. Going home to Philly that night, I knew I nailed the interview.
This afternoon, DC called. He said, the Finance Manager gave them a very good response. Of all the references who gave me great feedback, there was only one who was very negative. He mentioned the name. But he did not discuss in detail what it was. Just a few hints. It was the Senior VP at my former office. I was stunned. I didn?t know what to say.
I called his Project Manager and I told him that I was so damned pissed. I felt like I was stabbed at my back. This was the guy I drank with, I dined with, and I laughed with. This was the guy who I helped save the company about $6.9 million one weekend where I had a car accident and the company would not even pay my bloody cheap $500 deductible for my car repair. This was the guy that I really thought I had a pretty good relationship with. This was the guy that I thought was a friend. If I was fighting to win DC, it was all because it was closer to Philly. But for me to lose the job because someone fucked me up, that was bloody ugly. I was pissed but I felt relieved because I am now more comfortable that I made the right decision to leave that hellish job, otherwise, I fear I would be influenced by their sick mindset.
A few hours ago, I signed and faxed my acceptance of the Chicago job offer.
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hayaan mo sila! so what if you move to Chicago, there are so many airlines that can take you to Philly. ingat po sila!
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parang trinaydor ako nung vietcong na yun! leche! kala ko talaga buddy buddy kame non! leche talagaaa!!! grabe ang shock kooo!!!!
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Hay naku, that is really ugly, Reynz! Makikita mo ba yan? Sarap umbagin ah! Di bale, maka-karma rin yan
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It probably wasn’t meant to be, Ateng. Malay mo blessing in disguise pala yang Chicago offer mo. Avah, kababayan mo ang future president ng Yu Es Ob Ey eh di social climbing to da max ang byuti mo diyan! Lahat ng fundraiser nila puntahan mo para makadaupang palad mo sha – pakodak ka kasama niya tapos i fax mo kay vietcong at sa mga kalaban mong bloggers, HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!
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May point si Kutz, Reynz! Hahahaha
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hi. the chicago trip was my pick, I like that big turban-bean thing, hahaha. Congratz, pakanton ka, damihan mo!
roni’s last blog post..cheer up man!
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ibig sabihin, hindi mo talaga kilala ang mga taong kasama mo. sad ano?
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chugi vietcong! chugi! (reynz: dinelete ko yong word mo baka madale ako! hahaha!)
ganun tumira ang mga TRAYDOR and INSECURE…don’t worry babalikan yung ng kung anumang forces of the universe para pagbayaran ang lahat ng kasalanan nya hahahha
if it’s for you, it’s for you! congrats on your new job. bigatin, director ka? gawan mo ko ng pelikula harharhar
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talagang un chicago ang nakalaan sayo, blessing in disguise na nakilala mo na peke lang pala un kebigan mong vietcong!!!!
sabi nga ni malen director ka dun, kunin mo rin akong artista ha hehehehhe
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wiz ko iniisip na tamaan nang kidlat ang byetkong na yun, pero minsan when you’re in a situation like this, sana chugihin yon sa office. i will blog about him. nakkuuu! malilintekan ang mga yan saken!
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hahaha! yaan mo, iso-social climb ko si Obama! pero uunahin ko si Oprah baka sakaling madiskover din ang lola! hehehe!
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pag nagkita tayo, buong trak nang canton hehehe! iyo yung trak, akin yong driver. hehehe!
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nung nakausap ko yong Project Manager na halos kebigan ko na rin, he told me na “I told you to watch out and be careful with him”.
di ko sya pinaniwalaan kasi nga halos buddy buddy ko tong Vietcong na to! puta talaga! na-traydor akooo!!!!!!!
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hmpt! makikilala mo kung sino tong VP na to dahil isusulat ko ang istory nya! grrrr!!!
reynz’s last blog post..Money Smarts features: That one!
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hehehe! malapit na! aayusin ko lang ang agreement ko ki Oprah hahaha! lahat kayoooo! bidaa! hahaha!
reynz’s last blog post..Money Smarts features: That one!
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Ibalik yan sa Vietnam! *Pasamahin mo na doon sa barkong aalis mamaya!!!*
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isa lang ang dahilan…….inggit sya sa byuti mo!!!
wala kasi syang korona hehe
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Hi reynz, i think the chicago job is really meant for you, grabe naman ang vietcong na yan,looks can be deceiving talaga, kaya mahal na reyna, pasakayin yan sa palanggana at mag mekong river cruise siya, ingat. an2nette
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ewan ko ba! parang nag-iba tuloy tingin ko sa mga byetkong! pwera yung byetkong na kebigan naten… pero…hmmm… hahaha!!!
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ewan ko ba ba’t ako trinaydur nang gagong yun! hangga ngayon di ako makapaniwala! uber!
reynz’s last blog post..Money Smarts features: Kengkay of Germany
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ikikwento ko ang story nyan! naku talagaaa!!!!
reynz’s last blog post..Money Smarts features: Kengkay of Germany
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Maryosep, bakit ganyan ang mga korte ng mag bagay-bagay diyan sa mga piniktyuran mo? Yung tren sa DC, si John Holmes, itong sa Chicago, si Dolphy!
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hehehe ewan ko ba! unang tingin ko nitong sa Chicago kala ko tae nang UFO hehehe, yong sa DC na tren, mistulagn dildo sabi mo nga hehehe at pagtapos na pala ang mga political debate na yan, balik sa pagtitinda ang mga lolo mo pati na si palin hahaha
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grabe naman, tumatawag talaga sila sa former work? ganyan pala sa states. hindi ba obvious na siniraan ka lang? Bakit sila maniniwala sa ganun?
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