I'll put this in context. I first logged in to HFUnderground way back in 2012 or 2013. I was still in high school. And many years later in May of 2022, having always wanted to work in radio (in a legitimate capacity) I landed a real job at SiriusXM.
And now, yesterday, I got fired. Which, y'know, certainly came as a shock to me. Never been fired before! But I wasn't the only one it seems who went to work for SXM yesterday and came home sans-employment. "we're tightening our belts" as it were.
I was getting paid peanuts, especially living here in NYC. But I loved who I worked with dearly. They were wonderful people, and I'll miss seeing them daily. My boss - I genuinely am not upset with him. I don't believe he was some sadist who got off on firing people. They did it on a Zoom meeting, and he just read off of a script. No personal message or anything. I would've appreciated a little phone call afterwards from him, sure, a little "hey Anthony I'm sorry about all this" or whatever. But, it is how it is.
I worked specifically on our Beatles Channel (my favorite band). I got to be a few feet away from Macca himself. I got to meet Sean Lennon in personal multiple times. Micky Dolenz, lots more. I feel eternally lucky to have had this experience and it's a shame it ended abruptly. At least I don't think I burnt any bridges.
Trying to not think too much anymore about the embarrassment and shock. Signing up for what I need to, freshening up the ol' Resume (Resume Mucho) and finding humor where I can.
Would I recommend someone work at SiriusXM? Yeah, if you can afford the dismal pay. But truthfully, you would work with some great people in a fancy skyscraper in Midtown, and isn't that alone worth it? In all seriousness, it was, for now, the best job I ever had.
Shoutout Dennis, Bill, Tom, Donika, Carl. You guys were a blessing in my life.
Topic: Musings on my time at SiriusXM (Read 1888 times)