First Birthday

After several months of working in Eureka, I was reassigned by corporated to KHIT, the Reno station I had worked at prior to my Northern California transfer.  The move came a good time too as my son’s first birthday was jus’ a few days away and I would be there for it, or so I thought.

Along with my transfer, corporate promoted several people, including a new General Manager of all Lotus Broadcasting properties in Reno. One of the first directives the new GM gave was to call for a manditory staff meeting.

Unfortunately, the meeting was scheduled for the eveing of Kyle’s birthday. I tried to get out of the meeting but was told that if I missed it, I’d be fired again.

So I crossed my fingers and hoped the meeting would be a short one, but it wasn’t and I ended up missing Kyle’s first birthday. By the time I got over to his mother’s house on H Street in Sparks, Kyle was fast asleep.

If I had to do it all over again—I’d rather quit than miss his first birthday again.