Scratch that

"The bottomline for you is basically nothing financially bad. You don’t get a suspension. You don’t get fired. Except that you do. See, they feel like the whole company is apparently watching to see what they do in this situation, just waiting to cry favoritism or whatever. So they’re going to demote you to unpaid intern status, and you’re going to be upset about that. But immediately after that happens, Tim is going to pay me more, and I’m going to pay you out of my pocket. But, and here’s the rub, no one can hear about that part of it. As far as anyone else in the staff is concerned, including a Robert or Joe or whoever, your grandparents are giving you extra money through this period, or something like that, and you’re staying on as an unpaid intern because you like the benefits and you’re hoping that through good behavior you’ll get hired on again. And then in six months, you *will* be officially hired on again, and nothing bad will happen."

I didn't feel like retyping what that email said, so there it is. Basically, I'm no longer on payroll or salary, and that sucks. My hope of being hired on full time this summer is shot, and now only taking one class next semester seems stupid, because I don't actually have a reason. I'm sitting at work now, trying to convince myself to get some work done. I already took a cry/cigarette break in my car, and I am pissed.

Super pissed.