Caught Slipping!
The phrase, "caught slipping", is an old one that simply means a person is left holding the bag or having something pinned on you that was completely out of your control. A group of friends meet for dinner. As they leave one-by-one, the last person seated at the table, very unaware of what is going on, is now stuck with the bill. Or a group of robbers pull a heist. As the police bust in, everyone makes a dash for it except one person who was caught offguard and doesn't know what to do. Unsure which way to run, he is easily and quickly apprehended by authorities. Both of these are examples of getting "caught slipping". For the previous four months, I feel as if I've been caught not knowing where to go, what to do, or how to respond. In June, I left a job with Ole Grapevine Cigars & Tobacco Shop thinking I had another gig lined up with JR Cigars. Literally right before training was scheduled to begin, the company's human resource department em