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This episode of the Daily American takes you on my personal journey from being terminated to landing a role as the HVAC Manager for the Americas. Amidst the gossip and misunderstandings about my so-called "firing" from Uber and Lyft, there's a lot to unpack about the power of resilience and community support. Quick thoughts on the quirks of Catholic confession, this episode offers a raw and relatable look at life's unpredictable nature.

Join in with the dynamics of checking in on my unborn baby's health and maintaining a relationship with my beautiful baby’s mother all while battling demons 360 degrees. You'll hear about the surprising reactions from people around me, the mix of love and hate, and how leaning on my faith helped me through it all. This episode is packed with humor, personal anecdotes, and musings that highlight the journey of redemption and starting anew. Don't miss out on this honest and heartfelt discussion!

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:16

We are back with the Daily American boo Boop. Yeah, so that hiatus the podcast being halted did not take that long, thanks to you guys. You know everybody. I didn't even post it on social media. I just would tell people when they're reaching out about, uh, you know, coming on or when their episodes drop. And I was just taking a break break because I started a new job.

Speaker 1: 0:43

Now, as you guys know, I got terminated from my last position and then I made some jokes online about getting fired from Uber and Lyft. Like it's extremely hard to get fired from those places. So I figured most of you that I know understood the joke. Some of you didn't, and then some had the audacity to hit me with this. I'm going back and forth with my sister-in-law and she goes what do you know, you just got fired from uber. I said, come, are you kidding me? I was like that's exactly why I post stuff like that. Like, so people can gossip, call their little friends. Oh, dan Cianci got fired from Uber. How'd that happen? Like, come on, no, I didn't get fired from Uber, or Lyft, for that matter. I actually got like 55 stars from Uber.

Speaker 1: 1:45

The bottom line is, instead of helping, hey, you know, do you need assistance finding a job? I can help you. Or you know, I know this person. Why don't you reach out to them? They can get you a job. No, none of that. Strictly just hate, hate and gossip From certain individuals. Now much love to other ones, obviously.

Speaker 1: 2:09

I guess I should try to focus on the positive. The positive is I actually landed a job. That's better than my old position. I am just learning, so I don't want to get ahead of myself and I've got to remain humble, but I'm the heating and air conditioning manager for the americas for a manufacturer, um, which is pretty cool. I got fired at one point. I had he is him as my pronouns on linkedin and now I get a promotion. Now that's got nothing to do with me, everything to do with God.

Speaker 1: 2:47

And here's the deal. The reason I was halting the podcast is because I didn't want these people. I mean, it's already been. There's already been some like whatever, I'm not even going to get into it, but there's already been a little bit of distaste for me. Part of it has to do with me, but there's already been a little bit of distaste for me. Part of it has to do with me, a lot of it has to do with them, but at the end of the day, it is what it is. If I lose this job, either way, the Lord is going to provide. The only thing I'm really concerned about is if the little baby is going to be healthy, which I'm pretty sure it should be, but you never know.

Speaker 1: 3:22

I've haven't lived the most sinless life and sometimes I think you know the Catholic church uh, you know God's going to punish me for watching, you know, pornography or doing something like that, like I. It's, it's sick, it's it's. But you know, at the same time you got to turn away from your sins and that's something I'm. You know I'm stuck in, not necessarily the pornography, but stuck in sinning period. I called BM we're going to call her Bravo, mike, baby mom Yesterday to check in and she's crying and I'm like, oh, what's going on? Her mom happened to be driving and she just left confession. Now BM is not a Catholic anymore, but you know, of course I voiced my opinion. Her mother's name is Trish. I said, trish, listen to me Confessing your sins to another man, another human being, in some like creepy gown with a fake bow tie on't really gonna behind, like a metal, metal screen isn't really gonna like.

Speaker 1: 4:27

I don't think that's getting you to heaven. First of all, jesus flat out said confess your sins to another man, meaning a friend, a woman, a man, anybody. Well, hold on, not a transgender, but a man or, I would think, a woman. You confess, you say them out loud and you're confessing them On top of that. He also said when you pray, go into your closet and shut your door, because I see what is done in secret, something along those lines. So again, let me stop trying to be a preacher. But the bottom line is it's got nothing to do with Catholicism and these older folks, some of them, they just stuck. They get stuck in their ways and that's okay, I respect it. If the grandparents want to have the baby baptized, that's fine, I'll be there, but that's pretty much where I draw the line. That's be baptized, that's fine, I'll be there, but that's pretty much where I draw the line. Just out of respect, I'll do that. No, catholic school, definitely a relationship with God he will be brought up with. Hopefully We'll figure out his education.

Speaker 1: 5:36

I did kind of bury her for a second. I felt bad, but I was like Trish. She was going on about these priests and how her mother came over from Ireland and all she brought was her faith. Well, yeah, trish, I get it Same with my father. He thought he was coming over here from a Catholic orphanage over in Italy where he wanted to stay to the United States with his friends. At nine years old he grew up in that orphanage from zero to nine. Oh, you're going over to America with your friends. And then he just rebelled ever since when he got here and realized what was going on. Then he gets married to my mom and guess what? I looked it up in the registry Very sad.

Speaker 1: 6:15

The dude was a pedophile who married him. Yup, st John the Baptist Down in Manioc or Roxborough, whatever you want to call it. There's a registry for these pedophiles. I don't know if they go to jail. I think they may just freaking. They switch parishes or they switch Ah shit, what's the word? They basically get relocated. It's ridiculous. But anyhow, I just had a brief stop to New York. I was going to halt the podcast, pause it for a little bit, but I already have some episodes recorded and next week, if you're in the class of 2006, 2007, pw, it's a pretty good episode with this fantasy, this live excuse me live fantasy draft.

Speaker 1: 7:01

I do, yeah and again. I can't live like walking on eggshells with new jobs, a set and a third. I got to be myself. I know I'm the best in the business. It just is what it is, and I know I always find a means. Hence I got locked out of the heating and air conditioning market in the United States, huh. So a French company hires me. That's crazy, and in the meantime I Ubered to get by. I'll find a way to get money, no matter what. It's not that important to me and I shouldn't have to walk on eggshells when I'm doing the right thing. Now, do I do everything right? Absolutely not. Do I do everything wrong? Abso-fricking-lutely. But you know, just a big-time transitioning phase for me. But we're not quitting, we're not giving up. I just can't do it. I'm out.