i'm not even going to tell them. lol. i'm going to wait til they call me to ask where i've been, and then i'm going to tell them. it's kind of rude, but they deserve it. it's the government after all. just a bunch of a-holes. this may mean less road trips to see the sixers. ha.
Good for you! This reminds me of the situation in Office Space. Nevertheless, life is too short to be consumed by a job that isn't rewarding in some way. What worries me is that this career move may result in the possible lack of your concert photos/videos on the board following your SK6ERS road trips. Hope you find something fantastic before the fall tour starts!
hah, good for you! i'm currently stuck in a non-paying internship that i have to commute an hour to and back for every day that they promised would pay me... haven't seen a dime and i'm almost done. too bad i can't quit that otherwise i don't graduate. oh bother. but yeah, get looking for something else quick. that may not be the best way to have done it if you were gonna use them for a reference 
but i'm guessing not.
NO, i won't be using them for a reference. haha. yeah, missing sk6ers shows is def some good motivation to get my ass into gear and finding a new job that's at least decent...although thank goodness for me being smart enough to have saved a ton of money! hmm, maybe i should of started a seperated bank account just for the sixers. well, that's hindsight for ya. lol.
call it the sixers fund, of course 
and when your new prospective employer asks you why you quit/didn't use them as a reference, give them a subtle yet smart-ass answer.
When I quit working for the Indiana State Fair Commission (yes, the State Fair requires a commission in Indiana), it was because I had been abused as far as pay and ridiculous hours and a hellish commute from the burbs; not to mention the fact that there was always rumored reorganization waiting to happen. When I was interviewing for the next bad job that I would take, I just told them that the governor was urging the Fair Director to reorganize the staff and that I wanted to be proactive rather than wait and see what the bureaucratic commission would decide. Everyone knows that the government sucks, and unless you're interviewing with a branch of the government, they'll probably understand...Just tell them that you wanted to be proactive about your job and with budget cuts in your area (everyone understands that catch phrase) you wanted to move on...
marissa seems to be the resident genius around these parts 
"the governor was urging"...wait...*goes and grabs a pen*...haha!
sounds like she is for sure.
Hahah! I don't know about resident genius, but I do know how absolutely ridiculous working for the state government can be, let alone the feds...Even if you don't use them as a reference, do talk up your experience there, like saying "Oh, working for the government, you have to be really detail-oriented, so I blah, blah, blah." Most interviewers will then have a flashback to filing out their taxes, and understand that you've had to endure years of a similar experience and then they will think you must be totally competent for whatever menial task they have for you (because, well, hey, if she can handle working for the government, she'd excel at filing TPS reports (or insert task here))...
that's no joke.
not to mention that i was a mail carrier, so i have the, i didn't want to 'go postal' thing working in my favor.
List the Sixers as a reference! I bet Boots would write a really great recommendation with an extensive series of asterisks/footnotes.
Hahaha..."go postal." You go Ang!!
Jobs suck. If my photography fails I'm going to be homeless. Not the bad kind though. The kind you meet once and a week later you find your living room window broken and me sleeping on your couch... and your fridge empty. Well, I guess that can be the bad kind...
How could your photography fail!? You're amazing. You can come take pictures of my "the government is paying me to go to grad school" fridge.
quitting a job is so vindictive!
good luck finding something nice to keep up those sixer trips!
Your beat me to the punch, starry.
I cannot see your photography failing!
working sucks... i just take advantage of my student loan.
boy, life is going to sure suck when i graduate in may 2009!
I work for the government too and my problem is while they pay nicely and I have the money to go, it's really hard to get off of work for any reason. But I'm planning a few "sick" days...even if it means I have to go to the doctor for a note. ha, I'm pathetic.
Haha, try working FOR a doctor...they can tell when you're faking!
ew, I never thought of that. I'd be so screwed. ha
Well... I am very negative. I need to move. 
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