Offices and Jobs

Lisa's first job, the one that got us here, was a bust, but she got a new one today. The law firm she worked at was a one-man show, and the one man was insane. And his other paralegal was bi-polar (my diagnosis). For example, when the bank's number was busy, she screamed "You're a big f****g bank and your telling me you only have one f*****g line? I'm going to keep f*****g calling back until you f*****g answer!" Or something like that. After slamming the receiver down and then repeatedly slamming the phone down on the desk. She was sweet as pie when she talked to us at other times. Add in an intern that rarely showed up and a spoiled princess daughter that sort of worked there for the remainder of the staff. And they all badmouthed the boss behind his back (even the daughter!).

The attorney, too, was fond of yelling, and the F-bomb, even when clients were in the office. He liked to tell stories about threatening people with his guns. He goes around armed at all times.
He's also a slumlord and spent much of what little time he was in the office on the phone cussing out his renters or his maintenance people, the latter for having the gall to charge him for fixing things. We almost made the mistake of renting one of his hovels. He was the very definition of a cheapskate. Lisa got chewed out for accidentally "printing" 14 blank sheets of paper. The office was a total pig-sty and probably violated numerous fire and building codes.

Her new job is in a nice, professional office. She was a good fit, as they are all veterans or current reservists. One of the partners survived one of the WTC towers, then went to Iraq in the Army (Airborne).

I found an EDS office that just happens to be 2 blocks from where Lisa's going to work. Actually, I found it last week, she just got her job today, after her 3rd interview. It was just a coincidence that they're close together (or is it? :) That'll be nice because we only have 1 car at the moment. My office is a tiny little place with 11 people working there, split between the Albany VA and Western Union accounts. And now me.