I'm starting a new job soon. (Horrible job that I didn't want, but whatever pays the bills for the time being.) Anyway, I got the news that one of my friends from home passed this weekend. I plan to fly back for the funeral to be with everyone since I moved across the country.
Because I'm starting a new job, my recruiter gave me the general spiel of “I'm sorry to hear that” and immediately in the same sentence, asked me about my start date and how this “unprecedented” trip would affect me. They need to know by EOD tomorrow because their executives are flying in to meet me. I don't have a date yet, as if it’s a deliverable I can pull out of my own ass.
But yes, very important stuff. But apparently, not important enough to let me grieve and process everything. “What about the executives?” What about them? They're wealthy enough to cancel their first-class flights and book other ones when I'm ready, no? It's not a now-or-never situation. I'm the only person they're flying in to meet me and nothing is really planned outside of that.
Look, I understand why they need to know, but I feel like me starting a new job on an EXACT date seems pretty trivial to losing someone important to me. I know they get commissions based on me working b/c that's how recruiting works, but I can't focus on my first day at work right now. Can I just have some peace and time right now?
Glad to know that I am, at the end of the day, just another money-making scheme. Don't expect anything different. Cherish your loved ones and screw the system. I value you all here in this community.