How In The F*ck Does Someone Get Laid Off From A Church?
Let’s quickly meander this story.
I didn’t start working for the church I was recently at until early December of 2023. I think I first heard from them in July about an open position they had. There were any number of red flags in that early discussion, but in July 2023 I was bartending and making some money from writing, so I was in an “any port in a storm” narrative in my brain. Ironically, I’m now in that same place because of this story I’m about to tell.
By “any number of red flags” I mean that the lady who first reached out, who is a very nice woman all-in, told me they had “hired for this position before” but “multiple people hadn’t worked out.” I think she even told me “We’ve had issues filling this position.” I should have probably dropped out there.
Instead, at the time I was still in LinkedIn Jail and we were communicating via Indeed. Months passed and I bartended at a few places, then I got a sales job with a company out of Seoul/Austin, so I started doing that while I bartended. Things were looking up. In October, around Halloween or so, the church got back to me and wanted to do some interviews. I did one Zoom interview with the original lady and a retiring minister, and I thought it went OK but not great. I was…
