BAD NEWS
Do you ever have one of those moments when you're not sure if you should be mad or not?
Today, I found out that the guy I picked to replace me as the choir director at my old church is being replaced. He was somewhat of a friend, but more of an acquaintance. I think he is a nice guy, but he tended to take things that choir members said too much to heart (there are some real bastards in the group), and he also didn't pick out enough fun music for the choir to sing. He was more of a classical guy, and while that's fine in some places, it doesn't work at that church.
I think, in the end, it's probably the right call for them. Here's what bothered me.
The pastor supposedly told him that had I still been there, this would have happened anyway, because they've been trying to get this new guy for several years.
WTF?
I BUSTED my ass at that place. The choir loved me. The congregation loved me. I picked out a really good blend of traditional and contemporary music, and I made sure the choir sounded awesome on all of it. I was a leader, despite my age. If he really had fired me to bring in someone else, I would have LOST it.
BUT, he didn't. In fact, he could have just been saying that to the new guy to make him feel better. Right? I don't know, and now I can't decide whether or not to be pissed. The very NOTION of them firing me when I poured so much heart and soul into that job just infuriates me. Crazy right?
I know, I know. I'm going to go take my happy pills and stare at the wall for a few hours.
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Editor's note (11:00 pm): My day is suddenly going better thanks to the fact that I just wrote an entire band piece in a day. A freakin' day people! I haven't been writing quickly for a while now and I can't tell you how good it feels to be (at least a little) prolific again.
Granted I'll still have to make some edits and other minor details, but the bulk of the work is done. Easiest $500 I ever made!
Do you ever have one of those moments when you're not sure if you should be mad or not?
Today, I found out that the guy I picked to replace me as the choir director at my old church is being replaced. He was somewhat of a friend, but more of an acquaintance. I think he is a nice guy, but he tended to take things that choir members said too much to heart (there are some real bastards in the group), and he also didn't pick out enough fun music for the choir to sing. He was more of a classical guy, and while that's fine in some places, it doesn't work at that church.
I think, in the end, it's probably the right call for them. Here's what bothered me.
The pastor supposedly told him that had I still been there, this would have happened anyway, because they've been trying to get this new guy for several years.
WTF?
I BUSTED my ass at that place. The choir loved me. The congregation loved me. I picked out a really good blend of traditional and contemporary music, and I made sure the choir sounded awesome on all of it. I was a leader, despite my age. If he really had fired me to bring in someone else, I would have LOST it.
BUT, he didn't. In fact, he could have just been saying that to the new guy to make him feel better. Right? I don't know, and now I can't decide whether or not to be pissed. The very NOTION of them firing me when I poured so much heart and soul into that job just infuriates me. Crazy right?
I know, I know. I'm going to go take my happy pills and stare at the wall for a few hours.
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Editor's note (11:00 pm): My day is suddenly going better thanks to the fact that I just wrote an entire band piece in a day. A freakin' day people! I haven't been writing quickly for a while now and I can't tell you how good it feels to be (at least a little) prolific again.
Granted I'll still have to make some edits and other minor details, but the bulk of the work is done. Easiest $500 I ever made!
5 Comments:
I tend to let shit like that go. Yeah. I can *see* why you would be pissed. Why it's bothering you. But for me, I vent about it and get over it. I have learned in many circumstances that it's way better to not dwell, let it go and move on. That getting angry about some things like this, dwelling on it, etc just ends up backfiring.
So you vented. And hell, you KNOW I am all about venting (understatement of the fucking YEAR, lol!) Let it go. IMHO. FWIW :)
And congrats on writing the band piece so quickly. That's awesome.
*smooches*
oh vix, your opinion is worth plenty, and I love ya for it. I felt much better after venting and hopefully I'll forget about this soon enough.
I see why you're upset, whether he meant to soften the blow or not - your name shouldn't have been mentioned considering all the hard work you put into your job there.
I agree with vix. I hope the venting made you feel better about it. Or was it the happy pills ;-) ?
You are so insanely talented honey. I'm honored to know you... really! Just remember you're "angels" when you're rich and famous and in stock of large amounts of orange and cherry jello! :-)
LOL!!!!!!!!
I agree w/ Bree.
HAHA! ah... my dream...
And thanks for what you said, I appreciate it.
Don't worry, I'll never forget my ladies!
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